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Country Legal Specialist

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  • Bengaluru, India
  • Legal & Governance

Job Description

  • Job ID: 350755

  • Date posted: 23/06/2026

    • Who you are

    Assist to lead, review, support and secure the legal aspects of all the businesses and operations in assigned Ingka country.

    Experience

    • University Degree/master’s degree in law with a strong academic record.
    • Minimum 12 years of professional experience in legal and governance functions, with significant exposure to real estate and leasing for retail and office spaces.
    • Proven experience in reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing a broad spectrum of legal agreements and documentation related to real estate transactions and lease management.
    • Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex legal matters clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
    • Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and interpret information from multiple sources to support sound legal and business decisions.
    • Excellent negotiation skills with a track record of achieving balanced and commercially viable outcomes for diverse stakeholders.
    • Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic business environment while providing practical and solution-oriented legal guidance.

    Your responsibilities

    • Assist Country Legal Manager to lead, review, support and secure the legal aspects of all the businesses and operations in assigned Ingka country. Actively cooperate with Group Legal & Governance and contribute to the Business Plan and development projects and corresponding roadmap, as well as support implementation.
    • Cooperate with, integrate in the business and build good relations with stakeholders to secure mutually sustainable solutions. Proactively support the management and other stakeholders, in order to run the IKEA business, as well as to secure the rights and assess the obligations, in order to reduce exposure to legal risks and to optimize business opportunities. Support the business to be updated in relevant international and local legal and governance developments, including changes in international, domestic and case laws and regulations.
    • Review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements and legal documents.
    • Develop competence and provide education to relevant stakeholders in the area of laws and regulations.
    • Implement standard process and ways of working for the legal area in the Ingka Group.

    Together as a team

    When the world is changing we’re the ones who make sure that we are up to date and that local and international laws are harmonised with the best interest of IKEA and our customers. We’re diligent and work together to make sure our business is on top of the legalities and guidelines governance requires. If people were to describe our team they would probably say that we have a lot of integrity, vast capacity and great dedication to detail. Oh, and that we have a lot of fun together.

    Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don't apply for jobs unless they're 100% "qualified". If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.

    From: "Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified" by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014"








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