Website:
garrisontalent.com
Job details:
Our organisation is an all-in-one life skills platform — a scaled, profitable buy-and-build
business sitting in the space e between pure entertainment and pure education. Built through multiple acquisitions since 2015, our company has consolidated IP, distribution and brand into a single integrated ecosystem of category-leading digital and physical brands, operating internationally across markets including the UK, US and Brazil.
The role
You will be the organisation's lead lawyer. This is a hands-on execution role, not a delegation
role. You'll run matters yourself, bring in external counsel where it makes sense, and own
the outcome.
What's on your desk from day one:
● Deals. Domestic and international M&A at £150m+ — you lead the legal, from
structuring through diligence, negotiation and integration.
● Group structure. Corporate restructuring and entity work across jurisdictions,
including live international reorganisation projects.
● Governance. Board-level advice on risk, governance and strategic
decision-making.
● Commercial. Negotiating and executing the Group's most complex agreements.
● Specialist coordination. Driving tax and IP strategy alongside external advisers,
and managing counsel across multiple jurisdictions on a sensible budget.
● Build. Creating lean, efficient legal processes — enough structure to scale, zero
bureaucracy.
Who this suits
● A UK qualified lawyer with 8-12 years PQE with a genuinely strong corporate/M&A background — leading law firm and/or a sophisticated in-house or investment environment. This
is the core requirement; broad commercial generalists won't be the right fit here.
● Someone who has personally executed complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions
— not just supervised them.
● A confident adviser who builds credibility fast with founders and boards, and
challenges them constructively when it counts.
● Resilient, adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity — you triage well, hold your
nerve, and get things done without being handed a playbook.
● Commercially curious, with judgement that extends well beyond the legal silo.
Experience in private equity, family office or acquisitive, investment-backed businesses is
a strong plus.
Why take it
● Genuine seat at the table: direct, daily exposure to the CEO and leadership on the
decisions that matter.
● Deal flow and complexity most in-house roles can't offer — international M&A,
restructuring and strategic projects, back to back.
● Full autonomy to build the legal function your way.
● Equity participation: you share in what you help build.
Location: Mumbai, India — 5 days per week in office
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