Legal Counsel

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, more freedom. And since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. With an arsenal of awesome products that span spending, saving, travel, transfers, investing, exchanging and more, our super app has helped over 20 million customers get more from their money. And we're not done yet.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth, we believe that two things are essential to continuing our success: our people and our culture. So far, we have more than 3000 people, based in 20 offices around the world, working on our mission. And we're looking for more. We want brilliant people that love building great products, love redefining success, and love turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

Revolut continues to grow and is entering India with a multi million pound investment in India over the next few years. Revolut India will look to introduce multiple digitally-enabled products across banking, cards and payments, foreign exchange remittances, investments and other financial services. We will help customers improve their financial health, give them more control, and connect people seamlessly across the world.

When you join Revolut, it's not just another job. You'll have the chance to build something that really matters, with a team that will become like family to you. We'll give you the freedom and tools to bring your absolute best, and the opportunities will be limitless.

We look for people who apply deep logic to their thinking and back everything up with data. We look for natural self-starters who see things through from start to finish, and who learn from every mistake.

The legal department sits at the heart of Revolut and is a core part of the business. Members of the team provide front-line guidance and support to all areas of the company, contributing to decisions that impact on Revolut's growth every day. The breadth of work you will encounter (and level of commercial involvement) is pretty unique for an in-house role, from structuring credit programmes to launching into new territories. We hire both generalists (typically corporate/commercial solicitors) as well as specialists (such as compliance), alongside operations analysts, all of whom have a large degree of responsibility for Revolut's ongoing development and growth.

We are seeking a highly motivated Legal Counsel and Company Secretary to join the Legal team in India. This legal counsel will provide general-level support on a variety of matters.

What you'll be doing

• Draft, review, negotiate and advise internal stakeholders and negotiate with external counterparts on a variety of commercial agreements, including third party agreements, operations agreements, services agreements, partnerships, and marketing agreements
• Develop and implement processes for efficient and streamlined operations surrounding contract negotiation and processes
• Develop and maintain form agreements, contract management systems, and other databases
• Serving as counsel in resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
• Provide strategic advice on governance and regulatory policies working with the global governance and employment law teams and working with regulators on matters including on labour law matters.

What you'll need

• Strong client-service and customer orientation and strengths in forming good working relationships
• High degree of independence, initiative and decisiveness
• An enthusiasm and drive for delivering results
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to demonstrate sound legal and business judgment, even in ambiguous situations
• Ability to work independently and also contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
• Excellent organizational skills, and an ability to manage multiple projects at once, to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to adopt technology, being comfortable with use of tech tools, PPTs etc. will be an added advantage.
• Common sense, great judgment, and a good sense of humour
• Strong experience in advising clients on commercial contract matters (past experience in: IP, IT/ITES is a plus) and experience in handling employment law matters.
• Working in a fast-paced, high pressure, entrepreneurial environment
• Work hard but have a lot of fun doing it!

Nice to have

• Excellent academic credentials and a LLB (or equivalent) degree
• A Company Secretary qualification is an added advantage.
• 4+ years PQE with strong experience as a lawyer dealing with IT/ITES at a top law firm or in-house experience in the same.
• Excellent English skills (written and oral) are a must
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