About the Organization
A.P. Moller - Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics with over a century of industry experience. Operating in more than 130 countries with over 100,000 employees worldwide, Maersk focuses on innovation, digital transformation, efficiency, sustainability, and operational excellence across global trade and supply chains.
Role & Responsibilities
The Legal Manager – Customer Contracting will lead a dedicated team of approximately 5–10 legal professionals responsible for reviewing and negotiating international customer contracts across shipping and logistics. Key responsibilities include:
- People Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5–10 legal professionals; establish workflow priorities, set clear expectations, and coach team members through complex contractual negotiations.
- Customer Contracting: Oversee drafting, review, and negotiation of customer agreements focusing primarily on ocean transportation and end-to-end logistics services; personally direct high-value, strategic, or escalated negotiations.
- Risk & Compliance: Ensure full alignment with contracting policies, approval matrixes, playbooks, and global legal risk parameters.
- Technology & Process Improvement: Drive contracting process optimization using operational data, workflow automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools while ensuring quality and human oversight.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with cross-jurisdictional commercial, product, and regional legal teams to drive swift contract execution.
Eligibility & Qualifications
- A recognized Law Degree (LL.B. or equivalent) with a strong foundation in commercial and contract law.
- Significant professional experience in commercial contract drafting, negotiation, and cross-border risk management.
- Demonstrated people-management leadership with direct responsibility for developing legal professionals.
- Fluency in English with superior legal drafting and business communication skills.
- High degree of commercial acumen to evaluate business risks against legal protections.
- Comfort working in high-volume, cross-jurisdictional, fast-paced multinational environments.
- Willingness and proficiency in adopting AI-enabled legal tech tools in daily workflows.
- Preferred Background: Prior experience in shipping, logistics, ocean carriers, freight forwarding (NVOCCs), air cargo, marine insurance, or global commodities trading is highly advantageous.
Location & Work Mode
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Postal Code: 400079).
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply directly through Maersk's official careers portal.