Senior Manager - Legal (Regulatory & Licensing)

Job Description

Industry: Payment Aggregator / Financial Services / Payments business

Functional Area: Financial Services, Payments

Role: Senior Manager
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.
Location: Bangalore

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.