Program Manager (Legal)

About Tracxn

Tracxn (listed on NSE & BSE) is a leading global SaaS platform providing market intelligence data on private companies. Our platform is used by venture capital funds, private equity funds, corporate strategy teams, investment banks, and governments across 50+ countries.

As a fast-growing and innovation-led tech business, we focus on enabling high-velocity decision-making while operating with strong governance, data protection, and compliance standards.

Role Overview

business-oriented Program Manager (Legal)

The ideal candidate will be comfortable operating in fast-moving situations, thinking creatively to resolve issues, and enabling the business to move forward while managing the risks .

This role will work closely with Sales, Finance, Product, Data, Procurement, and Leadership teams to:

• reduce friction in commercial transactions
• accelerate deal closure
• resolve structural/legal issues across business operations
• build scalable legal frameworks and processes

A strong sense of judgment, ownership, and problem-solving ability is critical.

Key Responsibilities

1. Deal Enablement & Problem Solving

• Act as the first point of contact for business teams to interpret legal issues into clear business decisions.

• Diagnose deal blockers

  and design commercially viable solutions.

• Work closely with leadership to define key frameworks

  around IP use, indemnity boundaries, liability exposure, governing law, and dispute frameworks.

• Support strategic initiatives

  including new geographies, data expansions, API integrations, reseller relationships, and enterprise partnerships.
• Draft, negotiate and improve commercial contracts (SaaS subscription, enterprise licensing, resellers, NDAs, procurement, data sharing, IP).

• Own the contract playbook:

  standard positions, fallback clauses, escalation matrix, risk filters.

• Improve contracting velocity and outcomes

  through better templates, checklists, automation, and use of technology.

2. Regulatory & Data Compliance

• Help interpret and operationalise data privacy requirements (DPDP, GDPR, CCPA etc.).
• Ensure compliance in licensing, IP usage, copyright, data sourcing, and customer data flows.
• Coordinate with external counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
  

3. Risk Management & Governance

• Identify legal risks early, break them down into scenarios, and recommend mitigation plans.
• Resolve disputes and draft response strategies, assisting in negotiations.
• Maintain corporate hygiene: policies, PoAs, board/committee documentation, and statutory registers where needed.
  

Skills & Attributes

• Problem-Solving First Mindset

  : ability to find solutions, not just answer questions.

• Commercial Judgement

  : think in terms of value, risk, timelines, and trade-offs.

• Clarity in Communication

  : simple, direct language; ability to explain positions to business teams.

• Negotiation Skills

  : balanced and outcome-oriented approach.

• Stakeholder Partnership

  : ability to work with fast-paced teams globally.

• Operational Discipline

  : organised, structured, and proactive.

Qualifications

• LL.B. with 4-10 years relevant experience. (MBA is a plus)
• In-house experience in a SaaS / technology / B2B environment is preferred.
• Exposure to international contracting and cross-border regulations is a plus.
  

What will you be expected to achieve at Tracxn

• Higher win-rate and faster closure of enterprise deals.
• Reduction in repetitive negotiation cycles.
• Strong commercial guardrails that protect Tracxn without slowing growth.
• Improved legal literacy across business functions.

• Legal function viewed as a revenue enabler, not a bottleneck.

Why This Role Is Different

This is not a back-office drafting role.

• Solve business and customer problems
• Influence product, commercial, and strategic decisions
• Work closely with leadership
• Build modern, tech-enabled legal infrastructure