Senior Manager - Legal (Regulatory & Licensing)

Reporting to: Director Legal
Key Skills: Drafting, Vetting, and Negotiating Agreements, providing Legal Advice, Structuring, Risk Identification, Risk Management

Experience: Minimum 10+ years experience, including experience in Financial Services/ FinTech/ Payments.
Education: University Degree in law with relevant subject matter expertise related to finance, corporate law etc. A Masters Degree in Law is not mandatory, but will be an additional advantage.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business
Drafting, negotiating and closure of contracts with the external clients, and help the business in execution of the same.
Ensure provision of legal advice in framing/ review of policies, and on all documents, contracts and agreements relating to the payments/ financial services business to protect the organization against any legal exposure and to minimize liability.
Scan the regulatory environment, identify, interpret and analyze existing and new legislations/ amendments and notifications that may impact business; bring to the notice of the appropriate internal functions about their implications and applicability as required.
Advise and assist all stakeholders including Compliance and Business on both, ongoing legal risks and anticipated/ new legal risks arising by virtue of new laws or regulations.

Internal process
Adhere to timelines in reviewing and vetting all official communications and documentations including all agreements.
Follow up with internal stakeholders, including business leads, for time bound closure of agreements; provide advice in course corrections; escalate when required.
Monitor the timelines for submission of applications pertaining to licences (new and renewals) to regulatory authorities and ensure timely escalation where required.

Learning
Maintain a database on applicable laws comprising FAQs, dos and don ts as a ready reference.
Keep a track on the latest laws and notifications (including all notifications issued by the RBI), and proactively advise the management and business about such laws/ amendments and its implication on
business, and accordingly suggest changes in process/ procedure.