Senior Corporate Counsel Gurgaon

ISS STOXX is growing! We are seeking an experienced and highly qualified Senior Corporate Counsel to join our dynamic Legal team in Gurgaon.

Overview:

As a member of the ISS STOXX Legal Team the Senior Corporate Counsel will be responsible for providing legal services and advice to ISS STOXX and its subsidiaries (in particular the groups benchmark provider STOXX Ltd.) with a focus on providing legal support to the global sales team in connection with the drafting negotiation and review of complex commercial agreements including professional services and licensing agreements.

This position is based in Gurgaon India where our subsidiary STOXX India Pvt. Ltd. is located. STOXX India Pvt. Ltd. primarily contributes to STOXX Ltd.s engineering operations and product development capabilities. The Corporate Counsel will join a team of four senior lawyers three of whom are based in Prague Czech Republic with the team lead being based in Eschborn Germany. Our Gurgaon office is expected to move to a new modern representative and easily accessible office location in Gurgaon in late 2026 or H1 2027.

The ISS STOXX Legal team consists of approximately 25 colleagues located throughout the globe the majority of whom are based in the US and the EU.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice to global teams on various legal matters including contracts (in particular index licenses) corporate law regulatory requirements product development compliance matters and subsidiary management.

• Structure draft review analyze and negotiate complex services agreements and license agreements including professional services agreements data and software licenses procurement and supply agreements and nondisclosure agreements.

• Assist with modifications and updates to template agreements.

• Assist with the review and modification of internal policies and processes.

• Conduct legal research.

Qualifications:

• LL.B. degree from a leading Indian law university or an internationally recognized foreign law school with strong academic credentials enrollment in good standing with an Indian State Bar Council (where applicable).

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience at a top law firm and/or as in-house counsel with experience in handling corporate and commercial matters for multinational firms.

• Ability to review analyze and draft contract provisions in support of the negotiation of complex commercial agreements with clients vendors and other third parties.

• Ability to lead the negotiation of complex commercial agreements and work effectively with clients counsel as well as internal stakeholders.

• Strong interpersonal analytical problem solving organizational time management and communication skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple assignments.

• Desire and flexibility to support a global business.

• Ability to learn business requirements quickly analyze legal and business risks and propose creative business-oriented solutions.

• Ability to build and maintain strong internal client relationships.

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What You Can Expect from Us

Our people are the moving force behind our work. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills perspectives and experiences. If you have the skills passion and drive to help us bring clarity and transparency to capital markets we want to work with you.

Together we can grow your career in an environment that fuels creativity drives innovation and has real impact.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX delivers world-class research data and technology solutions that empower capital market participants to pursue their visions with confidence. Our expertise spans indices corporate governance sustainability cyber risk and fund intelligence giving clients the tools they need to uncover opportunities manage risks and navigate evolving regulations. We are made up of 4000 professionals operating across 20 countries and serving approximately 5000 clients including many of the worlds leading institutional investors. Our scale and reach give us deep market knowledge while our innovative methodologies allow us to offer our clients tailored insights that drive impact and success.

ISS STOXX Indices including the renowned STOXX and DAX families sets the standard for rules-based transparent and liquid benchmarks and indices. Our ready-made products and customized solutions are used by sophisticated institutional investors ETF issuers and providers of derivatives and structured products.

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