Takeda

Lead Counsel, Southeast Asia and India

📍 Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
⏰ Job Type
Full time
📅 Posted
July 09, 2026
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About the Role

The Lead Counsel, Southeast Asia and India serves as the senior strategic legal partner for one of the most operationally complex clusters within the Intercontinental area. This role leads and develops a geographically dispersed team of lawyers across India, Thailand, and Vietnam, each with sophisticated healthcare systems and evolving regulatory frameworks. Other countries in scope include Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

The role operates at the intersection of legal, business, and strategy, shaping decision-making at both cluster and area level, and contributing to governance, risk appetite, and strategic prioritization.

In addition to leading the legal team at a cluster level, the Lead Counsel operates in a player/coach model, directly overseeing legal support for at least one country within the cluster.

The role plays a critical role in shaping the legal strategy for key commercial and m...

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