Head of Legal

Career Crafterz; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Careercrafterz in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced AGM/DGM - Legal (Head of Legal & Company Secretarial) to lead the in-house legal function and guide senior management on strategic matters.

The role covers contracts, corporate law, IP, litigation, governance, and DPDP/privacy compliance, with responsibility for the Company Secretarial function and board governance across the organization.

Qualifications

• LLB/LLM from a top 10 law school in India is mandatory.
• Minimum 8-12 years post-qualification experience in leadership roles.
• Experience in tech/SaaS or high-growth firms preferred.
• Strong handling of commercial contracts, corporate law, IP, litigation and governance.
• Experience leading DPDP/privacy compliance and data privacy knowledge.
• Experience managing Company Secretarial functions and board governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead or head the legal function; not just individual contributor.
• Oversee Company Secretarial matters, board and shareholder governance.
• Manage IP portfolio and oversight of litigation and external counsel.
• Lead DPDP/privacy compliance and advisory across the organisation.
• Build legal/regulatory risk framework including labour/employment compliance.
• Drive strategic transactions and day-to-day business advisory with a commercial focus.
• Manage a team of 4-6 and drive process improvement and governance.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Corporate law

Intellectual property

Litigation management

DPDP compliance

Labour law

Governance

Team leadership

Negotiation

Education

LLB/LLM from a top law school in India

Tools

Legal tech

Job description

Experience: 8-12 Years (post-qualification)

Role: AGM/DGM - Legal (Head of Legal & Company Secretarial)

• Senior in-house Legal leader who has headed or co-led the Legal function, not only worked as an individual contributor.
• LLB / LLM from a top 10 law school in India. This is mandatory.
• Background preferably in a leading technology, SaaS, consumer internet or high-growth organisation.
• Strong, hands‑on experience across commercial contracts, corporate law, intellectual property, litigation and corporate governance.
• Should have handled strategic transactions and day‑to‑day business advisory with a commercially minded, business‑enabling approach, not only a risk‑averse one.
• Should have managed an IP portfolio and overseen litigation, disputes and external counsel.
• Good working knowledge of data privacy, including the DPDP framework. Should be able to lead DPDP compliance and privacy advisory across the organisation.
• Experience building a legal and regulatory risk framework (identify, assess, mitigate), including labour law and employment‑related compliance.
• Should be able to lead or oversee the Company Secretarial function: Board and shareholder matters, statutory compliances and governance.
• Proven team leadership: has managed a team (team size is 4-6) and driven process improvement, standardisation and use of legal tech.
• Strong executive presence, commercial judgement, communication and negotiation skills; comfortable partnering with senior management and business heads.
• Good to have: exposure to fintech / financial services regulations, and handling legal and regulatory matters across multiple international jurisdictions.