Senior Legal Counsel

Position to be hired for Senior Associate: Contracts

Department: Legal

Location: BKC

Whom are we looking for?

We are looking for a lawyer with 6-10 years of experience in PQE, working in-house in a corporate or startup looking to build contract lifecycles for our clients. The candidate will be given exposure to GDPR implementation, global contracts (APAC/MENA/LATAM), and contract lifecycle implementation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Independently draft, review, redline, and negotiate mid-complexity contracts (SAAS, MSA, SOW, Amendments, Change Orders) on behalf of the client independently or along with other stakeholders and secure favorable positions for the client.
• Provide strategic and pre-litigation advisory, engaging directly with marquee founders and investors.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables through rigorous process checks.
• Oversee end-to-end contract lifecycle management, including renewals, extensions, renegotiations,, amendments, and terminations.
• Develop and implement processes and controls that address applicable privacy and data protection requirements for India and abroad including GDPR, COPPA, etc.
• Manage multiple projects efficiently while enhancing client processes.
• Lead contract functions, working closely with Founders.

Key Requirement:

• LLB from a reputed institute.
• Minimum 7 years of experience after qualification (preferably in-house corporate counsel exposure)
• Organizational skills and flexibility to complete critical tasks on time.
• A Self Starter with the ability to work with minimum supervision in a team environment.
• Must have excellent negotiation and communication skills (written and oral).

Additional Perks:

• Direct interactions with multiple marquee startup founders and investors
• Exposure to cross-functional training including taxation, compliance, and finance.
• Great opportunity to grow with the organization - hockey stick growth