Regional Legal Manager (Non Litigation - Ahmedabad)

Job Description

To build an ecosystem that would assess/ recommend/ decision the viability of credit lending proposals based on institutionalized processes and dynamic market information

The role needs to mitigate the title risk in retail loan proposals/facilitate the approving authority to take decision on the proposal.

To be tasked with making sure the legal assessment, approval and recommendation of all retail/ prime/affordable/CF proposals.

Reviewing of PDD/ escrow, upholding MIS and monitoring of exceptions.

Formulation of product/policy/procedures by interacting with internal/external stakeholders in the field of legal due diligence during the entire life-cycle of loan portfolio.

Guiding the business/credit/risk group on the referrals/ escalations on a day-to-day basis.

Delivering guidance on the exceptional events, conflict management, strategic decision on the Company's approach on given situations.

Preparation/maintenance of legal/collateral acceptance policy & procedures.

To be tasked with APF legal vetting, CF proposal legal vetting, drafting of covenants specific to transaction/s, upkeeping of Retail legal agreements, procedures & drafts.

Drafting of Legal documentation and releasing EVs for execution within shortest TAT and driving entire LDD process with external empanelled lawyers.

To establish formats and norms for approval, make sure their ratification within the group and from approval authorities in the system and institutionalize the prescribed process

To engage with various business units (credit, operations, collections, sales, Channel partners, DSAs and other distributors) for optimizing the business opportunities and imparting required trainings.

To suggest measures for making sure workability of the loan proposals to the RMs, keeping risk in check like suggesting risk mitigation for the identified risks.

To draft or vet and negotiate, with precision and as per applicable laws, regulations and judgments, contracts , undertakings or documents with vendors, service providers, lenders, co-lenders, other financial institutions and other third parties

To make sure efficient Turnaround time (TATs) for validating the proposals

To make sure TAT within SLAs for panel advocates on title opinion reports, search reports, deferral/escrow account management.

To effectively deploy processes and mechanisms for making sure high quality TATs for validating lending proposals & share the same with all concerned

To liaise with the credit committee and pricing committees for closing the approval process after validation from risk

To make sure prompt resolution/ explanation of queries raised by sanctioning authorities.

To recommend delegation authority to zonal, regional and local teams

To regularly deliver inputs for new products, processes & credit lending norms

To deliver inputs and suggest amendments for newer Product Policy, Processes to be adopted keeping the current regulatory and compliance environment

To make sure that the group stays abreast of all the latest developments in the lending space.

To undertake improvements in approval notes and other processes to meet dynamic market environment and needs of new client segments

To execute portfolio monitoring and analytics for effective risk monitoring

Evaluation of non-recoverability of loan due to defective title, possession issue, builder disagreement, TPA issue, sale deed defects, Failure in security creation in takeover accounts, seller BT accounts, gap identification and fixing of responsibility, action/s to be taken etc.

Continuously take steps to change the strategies according to the portfolio behaviors in terms of sectors/geographies etc.

To review the covenants of loan proposals at frequent intervals and undertake action for serious deviations.

To review reports and analytics on repayment schedules, covenant monitoring, modification in terms and loan sanction, etc

Protect from potential loss on the credit portfolio by detecting early warning signals of deteriorating risks and advising these to the various business units and senior management.

To work closely with the collection group and legal group to take action against defaulting parties

Addressing the need of Stakeholders

Collaborating and dealing with various internal & external stakeholders to address their needs in terms of portfolio quality, monitoring and adherence to the regulatory norms.

ECL Management

Continuously keeping a track of ECL cost and qualifications as per the external & internal guidelines.

To construct, monitor and highlight MIS

To design MIS templates, monitor their data evaluation and accumulation and make sure that key parameters are highlighted to all concerned stakeholders.

To work towards skill enhancement and group building

To guide teammates for better client acquisition & deliver them best-in-class knowledge on selection norms, new ways of proposal evaluation & new concepts

Inculcating a risk culture across the business group (i.e.) the risk group, credit group, Technical group and the sales group.

This opening is for the Regional Legal Manager (Non Litigation - Ahmedabad) position in Zirakpur.