Experience 

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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">8 to 10 years of post-qualification experience in Contract Management, Product Advisory and Governance either as in-house counsel or external/law firm counsel or both.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Good background of FinTech business, Companies Act, 2013, RBI (PAPG and KYC) &amp; FEMA regulations, Data Privacy Laws (including DPDP Act, 2023 and GDPR), Contract Management related work in Digital Payments, BBPS and financial services space.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Experience in developing and implementing processes for efficient and streamlining Legal operations especially for Contract Management including optimizing contracting process, TAT expectations, stamping, e-sign, repository access etc.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Strong drafting, communication and influence building skills with past record of leading teams. Exposure to a variety of contracts – Complex IT/ Software Development, e-commerce marketplace, payments, real estate to variety of vendors, suppliers, employment, service and partner contracts.</li>
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Skills 

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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Well versed with legislative and regulatory changes, improve contract versions/templates, particularly with IT and Data Protection laws, Contract Act, RBI PAPG and BBPS guidelines.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Drive high stake and complex contracts including negotiations and contract finalization. Committed and ready to work under constraints/pressure. Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Drafting, review and advisory experience in Documentation and Policy making work related to Digital Payments (like payment aggregation, gateway, TPAPs, e-commerce marketplaces).</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Develop commercial understanding of the businesses and product lines for risk assessment of mandatory legal &amp; compliance requirements. Evaluate impacts of any new changes in laws and regulations, anticipate issues and proactively solve for open gaps, eliminate or mitigate risks.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Good analytical, research and multi-tasking abilities to provide time-sensitive support on legal and regulatory issues in connection with business operations of BillDesk (<a href="http://www.billdesk.com/" target="_blank"><ins>www.billdesk.com</ins></a>)</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">High degree of professional ethics, integrity, analytical, interpersonal and judgement skills.</li>
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Responsibilities 

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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Drafting, review, negotiation and standardization of various new, bespoke and existing templates for meeting ongoing business and product requirements.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Highly diligent and professional acumen to foresee and manage Contractual, Governance, Regulatory and Reputational risks to BillDesk and its group companies.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Training around important legal developments to relevant employees on periodic basis. </li>
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Deliverables

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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Negotiates, drafts and advises on legal agreements, business SLAs and end to end contract management to the Business and Product teams.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">Should be able to work independently, guide and manage legal team for achieving desired results and counsel cross-functional teams in a fast paced and diverse environment. </li>
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Qualification

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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">3/ 5-year law course graduate from a reputed law school.</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">CS qualification (not mandatory)</li>
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<li style="margin-left:1.6rem;">1st class distinction grades both in SSC and HSC levels.</li>
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