About This Role
We’re looking for a Head of Legal to lead and scale our legal function as the business grows across markets. This role exists to ensure our global compliance posture, contracts, disputes, and regulatory obligations are managed with depth, foresight, and commercial judgment.
You’ll own the legal function end-to-end — from global compliance and registrations to court litigation and arbitration — while reviewing and uplifting the existing legal team. You’ll be a trusted advisor to the CEO, CXOs, and the Board, balancing legal rigour with practical business needs in a fast-moving fintech environment.
What You’ll Do
Global Compliance & Regulatory
Own the company’s global compliance framework across all operating jurisdictions
Lead compliance registrations, renewals, and filings across geographies
Stay ahead of evolving fintech, data, payments, and consumer-protection regulations and translate them into operational playbooks
Build and maintain the compliance calendar, controls, and audit-readiness across entities
Advise leadership on entry into new markets, including legal structuring and licensing
Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Handle court litigations and arbitrations across India and international jurisdictions
Lead strategy on commercial disputes, regulatory matters, and high-stakes proceedings
Manage and direct external counsel across geographies; control outcomes, timelines, and costs
Maintain executive-level oversight of all active disputes and pre-litigation risks
Legal Team Leadership
Review, structure, and uplift the existing legal team — roles, ownership, and capability
Mentor in-house lawyers and set quality standards for drafting, review, and execution
Define legal team OKRs, workflows, and SLAs aligned with business priorities
Build a high-performance, business-aligned legal function fit for global scale
HR Legal & Workplace Matters
Advise on HR-related legal matters globally — employment disputes, terminations, investigations, and grievances
Partner with People and HR leaders on policies, employment contracts, and cross-border employment compliance
Handle sensitive client- and employee-related issues with discretion and legal soundness
Oversee POSH, whistleblower, and workplace conduct frameworks across jurisdictions
Tax & Local Regulatory
Provide legal oversight on local taxation matters, including direct and indirect tax positions
Partner with Finance on tax notices, assessments, GST matters, and litigation
Advise on cross-border tax-legal questions, transfer pricing documentation, and entity-level tax exposure
Commercial Contracts & Risk
Set the standard for contracting across the company — templates, playbooks, and approval matrices
Lead negotiation on strategic, high-value, and complex global agreements
Identify enterprise-level legal risks and drive mitigation with clear accountability
Stakeholder Collaboration
Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the CEO, CXOs, and the Board
Translate legal complexity into clear business guidance for non-legal stakeholders
Partner closely with Finance, Product, Sales, People, and Operations on cross-functional matters
Represent the company with regulators, auditors, and external counsel
What We’re Looking For
Holds an LLB degree; CS or LLM is a strong plus
10–14 years of relevant legal experience, including in-house leadership
Expert in handling compliances and compliance registrations globally
Hands-on experience with court litigations and arbitrations across multiple jurisdictions
Strong working knowledge of local taxation matters, including GST
Experience advising on HR legal matters, employment disputes, and client issues globally
Proven track record of leading and reviewing a legal team
Candidates from the fintech industry strongly preferred
Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
Experience working with CXOs, Boards, and regulators
Bangalore-based candidates only
Professional working proficiency in English is mandatory
Nice to Have
Prior experience as a Head of Legal, General Counsel, or equivalent in a fintech or regulated industry
Exposure to global compliance frameworks (e.g., data protection, payments, AML/KYC)
Experience with legal technology, contract automation, and AI-enabled legal workflows
Experience supporting fundraising, M&A, or international expansion
What Makes You a Strong Fit
You combine deep legal expertise with sharp commercial judgment
You take ownership of complex, ambiguous matters and drive them to resolution
You communicate with clarity to legal experts, business teams, and senior leadership alike
You operate calmly under pressure and bring structure to fast-moving situations
You build and develop high-performing teams
Why This Role Matters
As we scale across markets, the Head of Legal is central to how we earn trust — with regulators, customers, partners, and our own teams. Your work directly shapes our compliance posture, risk profile, and ability to operate confidently in a regulated, global fintech landscape.
Why Join Us
Lead the legal function for a growing global fintech business
Own meaningful, high-impact legal and regulatory mandates
Partner directly with the CEO, CXOs, and the Board
Work across diverse jurisdictions and complex commercial matters
Shape and scale a high-performing legal team
