Head of Legal (Trading)

Revolut Ltd; India; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial benefits

Work from home flexibility

Revolut Metal subscription

Year-round events

Job summary

Revolut Ltd in India seeks a Head of Legal to empower the business with sound regulatory and strategic advice. You will manage a wide range of trading and related product features and provide day-to-day pragmatic legal guidance to key stakeholders.

You will drive investment structuring, navigate SEBI regulations, and mentor teams while partnering with commercial counsels to shape policy and compliance for growth.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in law with excellent credentials.
• 10+ years of experience in wealth and trading (investment services, financial markets, and/or asset management).
• Experience as a private-practice lawyer at a top law firm.
• Expertise navigating SEBI regulations, stock exchange and clearing corporation rules.
• Business-oriented mindset to solve legal and regulatory challenges.
• Ownership to work independently in ambiguous situations.
• Exceptional project management and communication skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on investment features, from legal assessments to customer-facing documents and ongoing support.
• Advise on complex legal and regulatory issues around structuring investment products and promotion of services.
• Research a range of complex legal questions and provide analyses to support business decisions.
• Provide guidance on customer complaints and dispute resolutions.
• Partner with Commercial Legal Counsels in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating regulatory parts of agreements and policies.
• Identify, manage, and report on regulatory risks related to investment products.

Skills

Regulatory strategy

Legal advisory

English fluency

Stakeholder management

Project management

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Master's degree in law

Job description

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 80+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 15,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

The Legal team turns complexity into clarity by partnering with teams across Revolut to provide sharp, practical advice that helps the business move fast while staying protected. From structuring credit programmes to navigating new markets, the Legal team ensures growth is secure, compliant, and built for the long term.

We're looking for a Head of Legal to empower the business through sound regulatory and strategic legal advice. You'll manage and support a wide range of trading and related product features, as well as providing day-to-day pragmatic legal advice to key stakeholders.

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What you'll be doing

• Collaborating on investment features, from conducting legal assessments to preparing customer-facing documents and providing ongoing support
• Advising on complex legal and regulatory issues surrounding the structuring of investment products and promotion of services
• Researching a range of complex legal and regulatory questions, and providing legal analyses and recommendations to support business initiatives and decisions
• Providing guidance on customer complaints and dispute resolutions
• Partnering with Commercial Legal Counsels in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating regulatory parts of agreements, legal documents, and policies
• Identifying, managing, and reporting on operational, regulatory, and compliance risks in relation to investment products

What you'll need

• A master's degree or equivalent in law, with excellent academic and law firm credentials
• 10+ years of experience within wealth and trading (investment services, financial markets, and/or asset management)
• Experience as a private-practise lawyer at a top law firm, providing legal support for related compliance policies and contractual frameworks
• Expertise in navigating SEBI regulations, stock exchange and clearing corporation rules (NSE, BSE, NCL, and ICCL frameworks)
• A business-oriented mindset to find actionable solutions to legal and regulatory challenges
• Ownership skills and the ability to work independently in ambiguous situations
• Exceptional project management and communication skills, including the ability to oversee implementation of complex projects
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to analyse complex information to identify the key issue/action and drive resolutions
• Fluency in English

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

Get what you need to succeed

• Financial benefits that show we value your work
• Flexibility to work from home, the office, or abroad
• A Revolut Metal subscription loaded with perks
• Exciting events year-round so you can get to know your team