Head - Legal - FinTech

Calling enterprising professionals to join the fintech community which is on a high growth trajectory!!

Our client offers a payment solution that enables a Buy now, Pay later product for frequent online purchasers with a credit term of 14 days. This not only removes the hassle of entering credit card details repeatedly but also allows consumers to buy items in bulk and settle the payment when they have time on their hands.

Their primary focus is to leverage data science to solve real-life challenges in eCommerce.The company was founded in December 2015 and its operations are based out of Mumbai. The founders of the company include alumnus of IITs and IIMs who have extensive experience in Finance and Consulting with companies like Accenture, Barclays, ICICI, etc.

Some prominent brands that have allied with them to offer this solution to customers include PVR, IRCTC - Indian Rail, Industrybuying.com, Tolexo, Crownit, etc.

As a Head Legal, we expect you to have complete oversight of the various product lines of the company to ensure that all activities are being done under proper regulatory frameworks.

What you will do :

- Surveying and auditing all internal and external interactions to ensure adherence to regulatory guidelines

- Engaging with counterparties like Merchants and Banks to ensure all contracts and agreements are done in a legal and proper way

- Handling due diligence for investments and other corporate actions for the company

- Negotiating and concluding vendor contracts

- Complying with all regulatory provisions applicable to company

- Leading and driving the legal advisory function for the organization across all the offices and business units

- Reviewing of legal documentation such as Contracts/ Service Agreements with Clients and Sub-Contractors, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Inter-firm memos etc

- Developing formats /templates for various types of Agreement

- Resolving overall legal matters/issues

- Engaging with external stakeholders in matters pertaining to legal and compliance

- Overseeing regulatory compliance for the NBFC subsidiary

Candidate Profile :

What you need to have :

- Min 5+ years of experience in a Fintech, NBFC or Bank

- Good understanding of legal and secretarial aspects for a Fin-tech startup

- Start-up experience preferred

- Excellent communication- written and verbal

- Law graduate with CS will be an advantage for the candidate

- Willing to work in a team with Individual contributor role.

Experience : 6 to 10 years