Key Responsibility
1. Legal Advisory
- Provide clear, timely, and practical legal advice to GCC teams while ensuring compliance with applicable Indian laws and regulations.
- Advise on matters relating to corporate governance, contracts, data protection, employment law, and regulatory compliance.
- Align legal support with GCC business priorities in India and global legal strategies.
- Protect and manage intellectual property rights, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.
- Support business decisions by advising on transactions, liabilities, litigation risks, and legal rights and obligations.
- Assist in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic transactions, including due diligence and post-deal integration.
2. Contract Management
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of legal documents, including contracts, agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), Master Service Agreements (MSAs), and related Statements of Work/Work Orders.
- Conduct end-to-end contract lifecycle management, including risk assessment, negotiation support, compliance monitoring, and dispute resolution.
- Ensure all contractual arrangements comply with applicable laws, internal policies, and regulatory requirements while safeguarding the organizations legal and commercial interests.
3. Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure compliance with all applicable Indian laws and regulations, including the Companies Act, Competition Act, FEMA, RBI guidelines, FCPA, anti-corruption laws, Labour Codes, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, Information Technology Act, and other applicable statutes.
- Oversee secretarial and statutory compliance requirements for entities registered in India.
- Provide ongoing legal and regulatory guidance to the Board of Directors and CEO, including updates on legal and regulatory changes.
- Monitor and interpret evolving Indian laws and regulations, particularly those impacting the banking and financial services sector.
- Develop, implement, and maintain compliance frameworks and programs across the organization.
- Draft and review regulatory submissions, procurement contracts, IT and property agreements, engagement letters, settlement agreements, confidentiality agreements, MoUs, complaints, and responses to regulatory authorities.
- Ensure timely identification, assessment, investigation, and resolution of compliance issues.
4. Risk Management
- Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across business operations.
- Develop and implement internal policies and procedures to minimize legal exposure.
- Review business activities, new products, and services to ensure compliance with competition laws and prevent anti-competitive practices.
5. Dispute Resolution
- Manage and resolve legal disputes, coordinating with external counsel as required.
- Represent the organization in legal proceedings where necessary.
- Respond to legal notices, queries, and correspondence in a timely and professional manner.
6. Liaison with Regulatory Authorities
- Maintain effective communication with regulatory bodies and government agencies.
- Ensure timely regulatory filings and prompt responses to inquiries and investigations.
7. Intellectual Property Management
- Oversee protection and enforcement of intellectual property, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.
- Develop and implement IP strategy and manage IP-related disputes and risks.
