Legal Counsel I (Compliance)

Swiggy; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Part time

Job summary

Swiggy Instamart in Bangalore is seeking a compliance professional to manage certificates, licenses, registrations, and policy audits. You will collaborate with legal and business stakeholders to ensure regulatory adherence and drive a culture of integrity across the organization.

You will organize training, develop new compliance policies, monitor project compliance, and respond promptly to compliance matters. Willingness to travel and engage with authorities is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) mandatory.
• Audit, risk assessment, and mitigation experience.
• Ability to work with internal and external clients.
• Knowledge of food laws, food industry laws, legal metrology and ecommerce/compliance laws.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate acquisition of compliance certificates, licenses and registrations as required.
• Audit and implement compliance policies.
• Support legal and business stakeholders on compliance issues and transactions.
• Organize and deliver compliance training and communications.
• Be a key contributor to developing and implementing new compliance policies.
• Strong interfacing with internal auditors to address significant matters.
• Tracking and monitoring compliance for various projects and assignments.
• Tracking notices and preparing responses.
• Travel for work and liaison with regulatory authorities as required.
• Filings and record keeping activities.
• Preparing periodical MIS compliance reports for management.
• Proactive and prompt response on assignments.

Skills

Compliance experience

Audit & risk

Cross-functional teams

Attention to detail

Legal knowledge

Education

LLB degree

Diplomas in compliance

Job description

Ways of Working

Bangalore based role (Hybrid - 3 days work from office, 2 days remote every week).

About Swiggy Instamart

Swiggy Instamart, is building the convenience grocery segment in India. We offer more than 30000+ products to our customers within 10-15 mins. We are committed to delivering unparalleled convenience by making grocery shopping instant and delightful. Instamart operates across 100+ cities in India and continues to expand rapidly, redefining how India shops.

• Facilitate acquisition of compliance certificates, licenses and registrations as may be required for the operations of business;
• Audit and implement compliance policies;
• Support legal and business stakeholders on a variety of compliance issues and transactions, including, potential conflicts of interest, high-risk payments, appropriate segregation of duties, and audit and report compliance with the statutory compliance matters;
• Organize and deliver compliance training and communications in integrity and compliance culture;
• Be a key contributor to developing and implementing new compliance policies;
• Strong interfacing with internal auditors to address significant matters.
• Tracking and monitoring compliance for various projects and assignments
• Tracking notices and preparing responses
• Travel for work and liaison with regulatory authorities as and when required
• Filings and record keeping activities
• Preparing periodical MIS compliance reports for management
• Proactive and prompt response on assignments.

Desired Skills

• Proven work experience post LLB in compliance function, including audit, risk assessment, and mitigation;
• Suitable maturity, judgment, and expertise when addressing compliance-related issues and dealing with both internal and external clients;
• Multi tasking and willingness to work in fast faced work environment
• Self motivated and attention to details
• Ability to work across diverse and cross-functional teams;
• Well conversant with applicable laws with special emphasis on understanding food laws, food industry laws, legal metrology and any such laws relevant to the operations including logistics, and e-commerce related laws and compliance, internet and technology-related laws, and laws regarding software as a service.
• Professional Qualifications: A bachelor of Laws is a must; added diplomas in compliance-related courses would be an added bonus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.