Role : AM - Legal

Experience: 5 - 7 Years

Location : Whitefield, Bangalore (working from office 5 days a week)

About Niyo (https://goniyo.com/) :

Niyo was founded in 2015 with the vision of changing the way Indians approach their finances - no matter where they work, what they earn, or how tech-savvy they are. We are a Series C funded company with over 6 million users already on board, our aim is to make both travel and managing finance simpler, smarter and safer. We currently operate in 4 major business lines:

● Niyo Bharat - a prepaid salary card and digital banking product for blue-collar workers

● Niyo Global - a zero forex markup travel card that works anywhere in the world

● NiyoX - co-branded savings account with industry-best interest rates, 0 maintenance charges, and a host of exciting features

● Niyo Money - a wealth management platform with 0 commission mutual funds, domestic stocks, and more.

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership :

● Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of agreements including master services agreement, recruitment services agreements, referral agreements.

● Undertaking legal research on legal and regulatory issues.

● Assist in evaluating new products and services viz-a-viz the extant legal and regulatory framework.

● Executing and maintaining a repository of all the documents executed by the company.

● Coordinate with external consultants for registration of intellectual property rights, secretarial matters and procuring legal opinions.

● Handle IP Management – experience in trademark, patent applications and associated litigation

. ● Experience in Compliance – industry related compliance such as BFSI, fintech.

● Handle legal opinion on consumer forum cases, civil litigation and dispute resolution .

Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Experience :

● Qualified lawyer with a five-years integrated law degree from a reputed university

● Post qualification experience ranging from 5 years either working as an in-house counsel or in a law firm

● National Law School and an LLM would be an additional advantage.

● Holds strong drafting, reviewing and negotiation skills.

● Exhibits complete ownership over all assigned tasks and brings them to logical conclusion.

● Effective at coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.