Senior Manager - Legal Contract - NBFC - LLB/LLM

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

- Understanding the needs of assigned business units and forming business unit specific contracting standards

- Formulate and modify templates for general transactions in accordance with the business needs

- Reviewing contracts against established standards and negotiate acceptable changes, working from templates

- Converting business ideas into legal constructs most suitable for commercial needs of the organization and expanding the constructs into comprehensive contracts keeping in mind commercial and legal risks

- Reviewing and redlining contracts and other transactional documents received from other parties, and aligning the same with the organization's objectives

- Providing alternatives to break deadlocks without compromising on the risk side

- Facilitate escalation of unresolved issues, approval and signature

- Research and analyse areas of commercial law as relevant to the company's business and prospects, including laws related to financial technology, financial institutions, outsourcing by financial institutions, data privacy, data protection, insurance broking, e-commerce, digital content, etc. and prepare memos or position statements for different audiences

- Maintain contractual records and documentation, such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence, contractual changes, status reports and other documents

- Digitize legal processes including contract management and litigation management Competencies / Skills

- Ability to understand the business requirements and interpret client's contracts & find solutions to complex legal issues and efficiently draft and negotiate the key business terms.

- Ability to work well in a high-pressure environment and within very tight timelines.

- Must be a highly motivated self-starter and able to function independently in a "hands-on" environment Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

- Manage multiple stakeholders and conflicting priorities.

The candidate must:

- Be a law graduate i.e. LL.B. (LL.M. is a plus) from a premium Law School in India

- Have a 7-11 years of total post-qualification experience in the Banking/NBFC/Fin-tech industry and/or law firms focussing on clients from Banking/NBFC/Fin-tech domain

- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of all Commercial Laws and regulatory framework around Banking/NBFC/Fin-tech industry, such as RBI Regulations, Outsourcing Guidelines applicable on Banks/NBFCs, Contract Act, Companies Act, IPR Laws, Information Technology Laws, Data Protection Law, Stamp and Registration Acts.

- Must have basic understanding of regulatory framework around other Techno-Commercial industries.

- Be experienced in performing legal research and writing advisories to different stakeholders.

- Possess excellent documenting, recording and project management abilities.

- Used to working in a fast-paced environment for a dynamic company