Manager - Legal

FanCode is India’s premier sports destination committed to giving fans a highly personalised experience across content and merchandise for a wide variety of sports. Founded by sports industry veterans Yannick Colaco and Prasana Krishnan in March 2019, FanCode has over 100 million users. It has partnered with domestic, international sports leagues and associations across multiple sports. In content, FanCode offers interactive live streaming for sports with industry-first subscription formats like Match, Bundle and Tour Passes, along with monthly and annual subscriptions at affordable prices. Through FanCode Shop, it also offers fans a wide range of sports merchandise for sporting teams, brands and leagues across the world. Role Overview: We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented Manager to join our Legal team at FanCode. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in handling e-commerce, licensing and IP advisory. As a FanCoder in our legal team, you will get an opportunity to engage with business teams, external counsels and counter-parties to help FanCode manage its rapidly growing legal needs. Key responsibilities: End-to-end legal operations of an e-commerce platform (including drafting and reviewing of varied documents across merchandising deals, listing and vendor onboarding, distribution, third party services, marketing, software agreements, etc.) IP monitoring, enforcement and strategy Supporting the sports broadcast operations of the business Collaborating with cross-functional teams and highlighting risks on day-to-day advisory Advising on litigation matters Building a robust legal and compliance structure for FanCode Enabling the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes Must haves: 5 years of post-qualification experience (preferably in an e-commerce company or a reputed law firm) Strong working knowledge of applicable FDI, e-commerce regulations and intellectual property law Experience in drafting and negotiating high value dealsAttention to detail and ability to manage high volumes within strict timelines Ability to translate complex issues into simple language for internal stakeholders Good to haves: Advisory experience in business and legal structuring Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Passion for sports Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with 250 million users, housing brands such as Dream11 , the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode , India’s digital sports destination, and DreamSetGo , a sports experiences platform. Dream Sports is based in Mumbai and has a workforce of close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports’ vision is to ‘Make Sports Better’ for fans through the confluence of sports and technology. For more information: https://dreamsports.group/ Show more Show less