Manager/Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance - eCommerce/FinTech

Pinnacle Solutions is looking forward to fulfilling the profile of Manager/Senior Manager of Legal & Compliance for one of our leading eCommerce/ fintech clients.

Key responsibilities for the role :

- Leading the legal and compliance post acquisition integration stream.

- Identifying legal issues and risks that may affect business.

- Providing legal guidance relating to the formulation and implementation of organisational strategies and policies.

- Mitigating compliance risks, implementing the legal and regulatory risk compliance program and to ensure that the company business in India complies with local and international payments legislation and regulation.

- Centralizing the legal and compliance function and responsibilities that are deriving out of acquisitions.

- Providing legal and compliance knowledge for any M&A opportunities.

- Proper and timely reporting towards the India head of Compliance and General Counsel.

- The Indian Legal & Compliance Team will need strong leadership from an internationally experienced payments lawyer.

- Responsible for contact with regulators and our external partners, such as banks and super merchants.

Reporting : The incumbent will directly report into the LegalHead and will lead a decently sized team across legal and compliance.

Job Location : Mumbai

Education preference : Law + Company Secretary with 5+ years of work experience

Key Requirements :

The ideal candidate will be an experienced and independent individual with a strong background in fintech, credit & finance, payments and eCommerce who enjoys working in an international, dynamic, and diverse Internet environment.

The candidate must demonstrate :

- Extensive legal & compliance experience (PQE10-15 years) in eCommerce with a specific focus on the fintech, finance and payments sector.

To have strong technical skills in the following areas :

- Expertise in Indian laws and regulations concerning payments products such as credit cards, debit cards, direct debit, eMoney, consumer credit and alternative payment methods

- Experience in B2B and B2C financial institutions, fintech companies and credit institutions

- Experience in eCommerce business

- Expertise in local and international legislative initiatives like Data Protection, Sanctions, FATF, and AML

- Expertise in payment regulations (MC/Visa/AmEx) and general knowledge on PCI-DSS

- Extensive experience in dealing with regulators and supervisors

- Experience with M&A deals

- Experience with mergers

- Strong management and team leadership skills.

- Experience in providing strategic advice at a senior level to multinational organizations.

- International experience and documented work in different locations.

- Experience in running legal and regulatory risk management and compliance programs.

- Strong communication skills and fluency in English (both written and oral).

Key personality traits : Responsible, transparent, reliable and accountable.

Budget : 15-20 Lacs/ Annum

Should your profile match our requirements, please apply ASAP.

Team Pinnacle