Legal Counsel

Role Snapshot

As Legal Counsel II, you will serve as a front-line legal partner to HyperVerges identity AI

business and the HyperStart CLM platform. The role combines commercial contracting,

data-privacy operations, and day-to-day advisory to cross-functional teams including Sales,

Strategy, Product, Security, and Finance.

You will help ensure that contracts move efficiently, legal risk is managed pragmatically, and

legal processes scale alongside HyperVerges 0-1s and the global SaaS business.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Contracting

Draft, review, negotiate, and close NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, Order Forms, DPAs, and SLAs

with enterprise clients including banks, fintechs, telcos, and internet companies across

India, US, ASEAN and MEA.

Drive contract negotiations through redline matrices, approved playbooks, and fallback

positions to enable efficient deal closures.

Identify commercial, legal, and operational risks and propose practical solutions aligned

with business goals.

Data Privacy & Compliance

Support operational implementation of Indias Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)

framework and respond to GDPR/CCPA-related customer diligence requests.

Maintain vendor risk assessments, incident response templates, and policy

acknowledgment workflows.

Lead compliance projects, create high quality compliance documentation and resilient

processes, work with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective

implementation of compliance standards.

Product Counsel

Partner with product managers and engineering teams to review and counsel on

products and product partnerships.

Work with product teams to translate regulatory frameworks (including DPDP,

financial-sector expectations, and cross-border data requirements) into clear product

guardrails and design considerations.

Intellectual Property & Open Source

Maintain trademark logs and filings and monitor brand protection issues.

Track and review open-source software (OSS) usage and licensing obligations. Escalate

emerging AI-related IP or licensing issues for deeper legal review.

Legal Operations & Process

Triage and manage the legal intake queue and contracting pipeline.

Track and improve turnaround times (TAT) for legal requests.

Identify opportunities to automate repeatable workflows within the CLM platform.

What Great Looks Like (Milestones)

Month 1

Achieve full working familiarity with HyperVerges product stack, key enterprise

contracts, negotiation playbooks, and regulatory landscape (DPDP, BFSI expectations,

cross-border data).

Independently handle standard contracting workflows (NDAs, low-risk Order Forms,

standard DPAs) while aligning with the existing playbooks.

Map the current contracting lifecycle across Sales, Product, and Legal to identify friction

points and immediate efficiency gains. Build strong working relationships with Sales,

Product, Security, and Finance stakeholders, becoming a trusted point of contact for

day-to-day legal queries.

Month 3

Independently negotiate and close mid-complexity enterprise SaaS contracts, including

MSAs, DPAs, and security/compliance addenda with regulated clients. Improve

contracting efficiency by standardizing fallback positions and updating playbooks.

Operationalize at least one privacy/compliance workflow (e.g., vendor risk review, DPDP

response template, or customer diligence pack).

Must-Have Qualifications

36 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.

Basic 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.

Youll Thrive Here If You

Combine technical curiosity with contract rigor.

Look for ways to automate repetitive work and scale legal processes.

Escalate edge-case risks early while enabling the business to move quickly.

Care about clarity, ownership, and measurable impact.