Legal Counsel

As a Legal Counsel, your role involves protecting and advancing the organization's legal and compliance interests by leveraging your strong legal acumen and business insight. You will work to mitigate risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and support strategic business decisions. Collaborating closely with senior management, business stakeholders, and external legal partners, you will ensure that the organization operates within the legal frameworks of India and international jurisdictions. Key Responsibilities: - Act as a trusted legal partner, supporting business teams from contract initiation to closure, identifying potential legal risks and providing solutions. - Advise internal teams on legal risks, rights, and obligations related to product development, data protection, cybersecurity, and confidentiality. - Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure legal compliance in new product launches. - Provide strategic legal counsel to senior management on critical legal, compliance, and regulatory matters. - Draft, review, negotiate, and execute Software Product License Agreements, SaaS Agreements, Master professional service agreements, and Non-Disclosure Agreements for clients. - Collaborate with the Finance, Operations, and HR teams. - Prepare, review, and negotiate agreements with technology vendors, consultants, third-party service providers, and infrastructure partners. Qualification & Experience: - Bachelor's/master's degree in law from a reputed institution. - Five to Eight years of experience gained from leading law firms and/or in-house roles within SaaS or product-based technology companies. - Good knowledge of corporate and allied laws with specialization in Companies Act and Rules, Processes, and Guidelines. Key Skills & Competencies: - Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under deadlines. - Proficiency in Enterprise Software Product License, Support & professional services obligations. - Demonstrated experience in drafting, negotiating, and managing technology contracts and organizational legal documentation. - Working knowledge of IP law, data protection laws (including GDPR), and Indian labor/employment law. - Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills with excellent attention to detail. - Excellent stakeholder communication and coordination abilities with a balance between legal risk and commercial priorities while maintaining high integrity and confidentiality.,