Manager Legal Operations And Contracts Management

Arcesium; Hyderabad; In loco; INR 3.500.000 - 7.000.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Arcesium seeks an experienced Senior Counsel to join its Legal & Compliance team in Hyderabad. The role focuses on drafting and negotiating procurement and technology contracts, NDAs, MSAs, and SLAs, while providing practical employment law guidance and handling internal investigations.

You will advise on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and cross-border matters, collaborating with global teams and external counsel to drive risk‑adjusted, business‑aligned solutions.

Competenze

• 8+ years of post‑qualification experience (PQE) in top-tier law firms or leading corporate legal departments.
• Experience handling contracting, corporate advisory, and employment law matters under Indian regulations.
• Experience supporting cross-border or global legal matters is a strong plus.

Mansioni

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a broad range of procurement and technology contracts, NDAs, MSAs and SLAs for Arcesium.
• Provide practical legal advice across employment lifecycle and workplace policies, employee benefits, investigations, and POSH compliance.
• Advise executive leadership on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and strategy under Indian law; manage external counsel.

Conoscenze

Contracting

Corporate advisory

Employment law

Cross-border

Governance

Negotiation

Leadership

Formazione

LL.B. or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description:

Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

Arcesium is seeking an experienced, proactive, and business-focused Senior Counsel with 8+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE) to join the Legal & Compliance team within the Corporate function, based in Hyderabad, India. This role will act as a strategic legal partner across the organization, handling a wide range of corporate matters, complex commercial contracts, and employment law issues arising out of Arcesiums Indian and global operations.

What Youll do:

Contracts and Transactions:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a broad range of procurement agreements, including SaaS/technology and vendor contracts, partnership agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), master service agreements (MSAs), and service level agreements (SLAs), reflecting Arcesiums position as a financial technology and managed-services provider.
• Develop and maintain standard templates, playbooks, and contracting guidelines to streamline and standardize the contracting process across Arcesiums business teams.

Employment and Labour Law:

• Provide practical legal advice across the employment lifecycle, including employment contracts, consultancy agreements, and the enforceability of non‑compete, non‑solicit, and other restrictive covenants.
• Guide Human Capital and management teams on workplace policies, employee benefits, performance management, code of conduct, statutory Labour compliance, and dispute resolution or separations.
• Manage and advise on internal investigations and compliance matters, including inquiries under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) framework and other employee grievances or disciplinary issues.

Advisory and Governance:

• Advise executive leadership and business heads on corporate law, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives under Indian law, including the Companies Act, FEMA, and foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations, as applicable to Arcesiums India entities.
• Act as a trusted legal advisor, working independently with cross‑functional leadership including Human Capital, Finance, Administration in India.
• Identify legal and operational risks, and provide practical, pragmatic, and risk‑adjusted solutions aligned with Arcesiums business objectives.
• Manage external counsel effectively to drive favorable outcomes within budget.

What Youll need:

• B. degree from a premier or reputed law school or university in India orLLM. from a recognized institute preferred.
• Enrolled with the Bar Council of India.
• 8+ years of post‑qualification experience (PQE) at a top‑tier law firm, a leading corporate legal department, or a combination of both.
• Proven track record handling contracting, corporate advisory, and employment law matters under Indian regulations.
• Experience supporting cross‑border or global legal matters is a strong plus.
• Prior exposure to the financial services, fintech, or technology/SaaS industry is an advantage.
• Communication: Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex legal concepts clearly to non‑legal stakeholders across global teams.
• Leadership & Mentorship: A natural ability to guide peers, support junior colleagues, and foster a collaborative, growth‑oriented team environment.
• Independence & Ownership: A high degree of autonomy, with the confidence and maturity to drive projects independently from start to finish.
• Cross‑Functional Agility: Strong interpersonal skills to build rapport and work seamlessly across diverse teams, global functions, and senior stakeholders.
• Business Acumen: The ability to balance legal rigor with commercial reality and business priorities.

Recruiting Security
Emails from genuine Arcesium recruiters who are employees of the company will always come from the @arcesium.com domain. In some cases, you may also be contacted by independent search firms engaged to recruit on our behalf; emails from their employees should always come from their firms applicable domain. Well never ask for your banking information or any payment as part of the recruiting process. If something seems off or youre contacted by an unexpected third party, please reach out to us at [e-mail] (US/UK), [e-mail] (India) or [e-mail] (Portugal/Sweden)

Arcesium is an equal opportunity employer.