Head - Legal - NBFC - LLB

Job Responsibilities:

- Provide proactive legal opinions in a timely manner and advise on all legal matters affecting the business and provide expert legal solutions to minimize risks involved in the business's operations

- Advising the management and the organization, providing timely, relevant council and inputs re- strategic and operating decisions

- Conduct diligent research into legal issues and recommend revisions as needed across a range of legal documents and agreements

- Responsible to develop and implement scalable policies as per business requirements

- Ensure the reliable and timely execution of the company's day- to- day legal activities

- Communicate with all internal and external stakeholders. Lead design discussions and drive constant improvement of documentation - aim for simplicity, ease of understanding, and quick turnaround times

- Anticipate and plan for all legal risks, and develop strategies to mitigate those risks;

- Responsible to take charge of execution requirements of organizational deals including interfacing, developing, and leveraging relationships with regulators, credit agencies other financial institutions, consultants, and other professionals to deliver best- in- class value, aligned with business

- Advise the leadership team on legal matters critical to the growth of the business, provide opinions and expert guidance to management on litigation matters

- Oversee the drafting, and vetting of contracts/ agreements/ legal documents and ensure the proper administration of executed contracts across all business units

- Develop networks with key law firms and lawyers for ensuring the best advice, build enforcement capabilities, as well as ensure the best economics

- Responsible for the effective and efficient legal support for business restructuring, contracts, documentation management, providing legal advisory services, and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks

- Ensure regulatory compliance with laws and regulations in force & provide opinions and expert guidance to management on litigation matters

Job Requirements:

Educational requirement - Degree in Law

- 10- 15 years of relevant experience working with private banks, law firms, NBFCs

- Should have experience in Indian lending operations for a large NBFC/Bank

- Have an excellent grasp of the law, pertaining to structured finance, retail finance, capital markets, equity raise, IBC, etc

- Drafting of various processes and standardization of templates

- Co- ordinating with external counsels for advisory and related matters

- Knowledge in drafting, vetting of deeds, collection handling, receivables, attachment of property, legal processes, etc

- Have impeccable integrity, the ability to maintain strict confidentiality

- Good communication - written & verbal, solution- oriented, and able to understand business requirements

About the Client: The client is an NBFC.