Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

Role: Senior Legal Counsel Location : Chennai Experience: 8-13 years Key Responsibilities Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including MSAs, SaaS contracts, NDAs, vendor and partner agreements. Ensure compliance with data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, DPDP), employment regulations, and SaaS industry standards across global operations. Provide legal support on HR matters such as employment law, POSH compliance, HR policies, and internal investigations. Oversee data privacy and protection, including privacy-by-design, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), and cross-border data regulations. Manage intellectual property (IP) matters, including trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and protection of proprietary technology. Advise on IT and security compliance, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, vendor risk, and internal IT governance issues. Coordinate with internal teams and clients to address legal queries, support deal negotiations, and ensure contractual compliance. Handle legal operations and governance, including maintaining legal documentation, managing external counsel, and supporting board-level compliance. Requirements: Law degree with 810 years experience in tech/SaaS, preferably HR or HCM domain. Expertise in contract negotiation, employment law, data privacy, and IP. Strong communicator, cross-functional collaborator, and business enabler.