Assistant Manager - Legal (Contracts)

Cashfree Payments; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cashfree Payments is seeking a legal professional to provide support across contracts, product reviews, regulatory matters, and business advisory. The role will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to draft and negotiate agreements, assess legal and regulatory risks, and support the launch of new fintech products.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in payments or B2B fintech, strong contract lifecycle experience, and excellent English drafting skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of post-qualification experience in Payments or B2B Fintech
• Strong experience in end-to-end contract lifecycle management
• Hands-on experience in end-to-end legal and product reviews
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent communication and legal drafting skills in English

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to accelerate and support company strategy.
• Autonomously manage communication with internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Deliver, manage and support contractual and advisory matters.
• Review banking agreements, payment aggregation agreements, referral agreements, technology contracts and vendor contracts.
• Provide legal and strategic advice to stakeholders to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Draft, negotiate and advise on complex agreements, templates and forms.
• Identify and implement processes and policy improvements.
• Maintain and increase awareness about regulatory requirements and best practices.
• Analyse legal framework, prepare notes, opinions and memos.
• Review existing / new products and mitigate legal risk.

Skills

Contract lifecycle management

Legal research

Fintech regulations

Banking laws

English drafting

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Regulatory risk assessment

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are looking for a Legal professional to provide legal support across contracts, product reviews, regulatory matters, and business advisory. The role will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to draft and negotiate agreements, assess legal and regulatory risks, and support the launch of new fintech products. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in contract lifecycle management, legal research, banking laws, and fintech regulations, along with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

What You Will Do:

• Provide legal support to accelerate and support company strategy.
• Able to autonomously manage communication with internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Deliver, manage and support contractual and advisory matters.
• Review banking agreements, payment aggregation agreements, referral agreements, technology contracts and vendor contracts.
• Provide legal and strategic advice to stakeholders at various levels of the organisation on relevant subjects to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Draft, negotiate and advise on complex agreements, templates and forms.
• Identify and implement processes and policy improvements.
• Maintain and increase awareness about existing & proposed regulatory requirements along with industry best practices.
• Analyse legal framework, prepare notes/ opinions/ memos.
• Review existing / new products and mitigate legal risk.

What You Will Need:

• 3 - 5 years of post-qualification experience in the Payments or B2B Fintech industry.
• Strong experience in end-to-end contract lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience in end-to-end legal and product reviews.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong execution and ownership skills, with the ability to independently drive tasks to closure.
• Excellent communication and legal drafting skills in English.
• Strong foundation in legal research, interpretation, and analysis.
• Keen interest in evaluating the legal and regulatory implications of emerging fintech products and business models.
• Good knowledge and practical experience in banking laws and fintech-related regulations.
• Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant legal and productivity tools.