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Senior Legal Counsel - FinTech/Banking

Employee Forums.8 - 10 yrs.Mumbai
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Senior Legal Counsel - FinTech | Banking


Job Description:


- 8 to 10 years of post-qualification experience in Contract Management, Product Advisory and Governance either as in-house counsel or external/law firm counsel or both.

- Good background of FinTech business, Companies Act, 2013, RBI (PAPG and KYC) & FEMA regulations, Data Privacy Laws (including DPDP Act, 2023 and GDPR), Contract Management related work in Digital Payments, BBPS and financial services space.

- Experience in developing and implementing processes for efficient and streamlining Legal operations especially for Contract Management including optimising contracting process, TAT expectations, stamping, e-sign, repository access etc.

- Strong drafting, communication and influence building skills with past record of leading teams.


- Exposure to a variety of contracts - Complex IT/ Software Development, e-commerce marketplace, payments, real estate to variety of vendors, suppliers, employment, service and partner contracts.

- Well versed with legislative and regulatory changes, improve contract versions/templates, particularly with IT and Data Protection laws, Contract Act, RBI PAPG and BBPS guidelines.

- Drive high stake and complex contracts including negotiations and contract finalization.

- Committed and ready to work under constraints/pressure. Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders.

- Drafting, review and advisory experience in Documentation and Policy making work related to Digital Payments (like payment aggregation, gateway, TPAPs, e-commerce marketplaces).

- Develop commercial understanding of the businesses and product lines for risk assessment of mandatory legal & compliance requirements.


- Evaluate impacts of any new changes in laws and regulations, anticipate issues and proactively solve for open gaps, eliminate or mitigate risks.

- Good analytical, research and multi-tasking abilities to provide time-sensitive support on legal and regulatory issues in connection with business operations of company

- High degree of professional ethics, integrity, analytical, interpersonal and judgement skills.

- Drafting, review, negotiation and standardization of various new, bespoke and existing templates for meeting ongoing business and product requirements.

- Highly diligent and professional acumen to foresee and manage Contractual, Governance,

- Regulatory and Reputational risks to Company and its group companies.

- Training around important legal developments to relevant employees on periodic basis.

- Negotiates, drafts and advises on legal agreements, business SLAs and end to end contract management to the Business and Product teams.

- Should be able to work independently, guide and manage legal team for achieving desired results and counsel cross-functional teams in a fast paced and diverse environment.

- 3/ 5 year law course graduate from a reputed law school.

- CS qualification (not mandatory)

- 1st class distinction grades both in SSC and HSC levels.

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