Associate Legal Manager - BFSI - LLB/LLM (4-6 yrs)

Job Overview:

- Legal Associate Manager.

- The Organization is seeking a talented Legal Officer to take care of the legal operations for the Indian market.

- In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day management of our legal department.

- The focus will include contract drafting, vetting, tracking contract life-cycle, drafting legal responses, tracking compliances, analyzing regulatory updates and its implementation etc.

- You will collaborate with our Ops, Credit, Finance, Digital, Design, Data Science, Growth, and Product teams to drive legal operations and compliance culture.

- This position offers a unique opportunity to enhance your legal and compliance skills in a dynamic and diverse environment.

Responsibilities:

- Drafting, vetting, reviewing, executing legal contracts to safeguard Company's interest.

- Develop and implement processes to ensure legal documentation is in place to safeguard the Company against any legal risk.

- Collaborate with cross functional teams to conduct vendor studies, audits, checking compliance activities.

- Maintain and track contract lifecycle and collaborate with the finance team for ensuring continuity.

- Drafting legal responses for various stakeholders depending on the requirement.

- Understand various lending business models, operations of NBFCs, Lending Service Providers, and upkeep with latest RBI regulations with respect to lending.

- Research, track and report on legal developments related to personal loans and other products of the Company and collaborate with the business lines to ensure compliance.

- Advising on contract status, advise on the risks and opportunities related to growth- initiatives and the legal liabilities associated with different deals.

- Review and comment on business and regulatory team policies and procedures, company training materials, and customer-facing collateral.

- Researching and anticipating unique legal issues that could impact the company.

- Prevent risk of litigation and review litigation files, if any.

- Negotiations and managing cost with law firm & experts.

- Reply to legal notices in an appropriate and timely manner.

- Reviewing data privacy laws & seeing to it that the company follows GDPR and Indian Data Privacy Laws.

- Ensure compliance with organization policies by all team members.

Qualifications.

- Law graduate (LLB / LLM).

- 4-6 years of experience in legal profile, preferably in fintech / NBFC.

- Strong hold on legal matters and up-to-date on regulatory matters.

- Benefits of Joining.

- Mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.

- Competitive salary and equity package.

- A collaborative and flat company culture.

- Remote first, with the option to work in-person occasionally.

- Fully-paid Group Medical Insurance and Personal Accidental Insurance.

- Unlimited paid time off including personal leave, bereavement leave, sick leave.

- Fully paid parental leave 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave.

- Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one time home office set-up budget.

- $500 Annual professional development budget.

- Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance.

- Team meals and social events Virtual and In-person.