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Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 2-4 years

Team: Legal & Compliance

Reports to: GC / Senior Legal Counsel

Role Snapshot

As Legal Counsel I, you will operate as a high-ownership individual contributor supporting HyperVerge’s identity AI and HyperStart CLM businesses. The role combines commercial contracting, first-line negotiations, product advisory support, and legal operations execution.

You will independently drive standard SaaS contracting, partner with business teams, and contribute to AI-driven legal automation initiatives that improve velocity and scale.

What You’ll Do

Commercial Contracting & Negotiations

• Draft, review, negotiate, and close NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, Order Forms, DPAs, and partner agreements
• Independently handle standard enterprise SaaS negotiations and escalate edge-case risks
• Apply approved fallback positions and playbooks to accelerate deal closure
• Identify legal, commercial, and operational risks and propose pragmatic solutions
• Ensure alignment between commercial proposals, scope, and legal documents

Pod Ownership & Business Partnering

• Act as legal point of contact for one or more business pods (Sales/Product/Strategy)
• Support deal structuring, pricing constructs, and commercial models
• Provide quick-turn advisory on day-to-day business questions
• Balance risk management with business velocity

Data Privacy & Compliance Support

• Support operational implementation of DPDP and global privacy expectations
• Assist with customer diligence responses and compliance questionnaires
• Maintain compliance trackers and documentation
• Support audit readiness and policy implementation

Product & Partnership Advisory

• Review product features (PRDs), integrations, and partnership structures
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical product guardrails
• Flag AI, data usage, and cross-border data risks early

Legal Operations & AI / CLM Initiatives

• Manage legal intake and contracting pipeline for assigned deals/pods
• Maintain templates, clause libraries, and fallback positions
• Identify repeatable workflows and automate through HyperStart CLM
• Contribute to team-wide AI initiatives to improve drafting, review, and risk spotting
• Track turnaround times and improve contracting efficiency

What Great Looks Like (Milestones)

Month 1

• Gain familiarity with HyperVerge products, templates, and negotiation playbooks
• Independently handle NDAs and standard Order Forms
• Build working relationships with Sales, Product, Security, and Finance

Month 3

• Independently negotiate and close standard MSAs and DPAs
• Support one business pod as legal partner
• Identify process improvements in contracting lifecycle

Month 6

• Handle majority of day-to-day contracting autonomously
• Reduce turnaround time using playbooks and AI-assisted review
• Implement at least one automation / CLM improvement

Must-Have Qualifications

• 3–6 years’ experience in TMT, fintech, or general corporate law (law firm or in-house).
• Hands-on experience with commercial SaaS contracting.
• Working familiarity with DPDP, GDPR, or CCPA frameworks.
• Strong understanding of SaaS models, IP, and open-source licensing.
• LL.B. required (LL.M. or privacy certification is a plus).
• Strong drafting ability and calm, solution-oriented negotiation style.

You’ll Thrive Here If You

• Combine technical curiosity with contract rigor.
• Look for ways to automate repetitive work and scale legal processes.
• Enjoy solving unstructured problems and thrive in a high learning and dynamic environment.
• Care about clarity, ownership, and measurable impact.