Your primary responsibilities include leading the review and closure of commercial contracts with anchor customers and actively supporting the Revenue teams in achieving their business goals.
You will also serve as the key legal advisor and interface regularly with cross-functional teams Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Engineering, Finance, Admin, and HR.
Given our obligation to comply with diverse global data privacy and regulatory frameworks, you will act as the company s legal sentinel ensuring strict compliance and positioning Locus as a trusted, anchor organization in regulatory adherence for our customers.
Key Responsibilities
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Contracting, Drafting and Negotiations: Review, draft and negotiate agreements and documents relating to regulatory matters and transactions involving the organization entities.
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Advice and counsel on a wide range of legal issues. Such advice and counsel involve identification of legal issues, analysis of legal risks and creation and implementation of solutions structured to achieve business objectives efficiently with minimum legal and practical risk.
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Monitor and research (changes in) laws and Data Privacy norms & regulations in country of operations.
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Act as a key contact to local authorities and governmental bodies and keep effective relations with them.
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Work with the CPO / Product org to file various patent applications in the US.
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Prepare & file documents and cases required to file overdue / other cases, work closely with legal counsel to represent the cases before respective authority.
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Support and provide legal assistance as may be required by other functions of the organization including brand protection, information security and general compliance.
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Focus areas for this role include laws relating to corporate governance, general corporate, commercial, business, consumer protection, antitrust and fair competition, trade, e-commerce, foreign investment and dispute resolution in India & other geographies.
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Providing legal support on the registration, use and exploitation of new and existing trade marks
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Partner with People & Culture team on matters related to employee governance
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Experience in handling corporate restructuring and governance would be a plus
Education Qualification: Bachelors or master s degree in law.
Professional Experience: 3-4 years of Exp in Law Firm + 2-3 years of Exp in IT/ SAAS B2B in general business, corporate and commercial laws.
Skills Required:
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Experience of working in SaaS /IT in a US domiciled B2B startup for enterprise is mandatory.
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Well versed with Companies Act requirement for India and US corporate laws and governance
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Expert knowledge on contract law, negotiation and should have demonstrated 5-6 exp in negotiation legal contracts with enterprise customers.
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Strong organisational and interpersonal skills, including ability to work effectively with the business teams and cross functional teams across geographies.
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Knowledge of global litigations with regards to breach of contract laws, default in payouts etc
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Should have filed and managed patents & trademarks as per rules applicable in US and various countries of operation of Locus
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Must possess strong prioritisation skills; must be creative problem solver
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Should be able to exercise sound judgment and discretion to opine on legal issues effectively.
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Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
