Job Description

We are looking for an independent, commercially-minded lawyer, based in India, to own BlueOptima’s legal function on a full time basis. The role principally supports the contracting that underpins our enterprise SaaS business and owns, maintains and improves the legal framework that supports a quick-moving, multi-jurisdiction group.

Commercial deals are sold through our UK and US entities, and BlueOptima contracts on its own standard paper governed by England & Wales, Recent York or Swiss law. You will negotiate directly with counterparties — including some of the world’s largest enterprises — so the ability to lead difficult, high-value negotiations to a clean close with limited supervision is central to the role.

In addition to the group commercial work, you will be the legal point of contact for the India entity, covering Indian employment law and local statutory compliance. The role reports to the UK-based Head of Finance and requires working hours with meaningful overlap with the UK and US business day.

Duties and Responsibilities
Enterprise contract negotiation. Lead negotiations directly with large enterprise counterparties — from engagement through redlining to close — explaining standard terms and holding the company’s fall-back positions on complex,



high-value deals.
Commercial contracting. Draft, review and negotiate MSAs, order forms, SOWs, NDAs and DPAs across England & Wales, New York and Swiss-governed paper, supporting deals sold through the UK and US entities.
India entity legal & compliance. Act as legal point of contact for the India entity — employment-law matters, local statutory and regulatory compliance, and entity-level legal support.
Legal framework and playbooks. Own, maintain and optimise standard templates, fall-back positions, contract policies and the contract-management system; drive continuous improvement.
Vendor and procurement contracts. Review and negotiate inbound supplier, SaaS, professional-services and confidentiality agreements.
Data privacy and InfoSec. Handle data-protection matters (including GDPR-governed obligations), negotiate DPAs, and support InfoSec policy management and customer security requirements.
IP protection. Support IP protection, assignment and related strategy.
AI enablement. Embed AI tooling across legal review, triage, drafting and contract analysis, and help shape the company’s approach to AI-related legal and regulatory questions.

📌 Senior Legal Counsel Bengaluru (India)
🏢 BlueOptima
📍 India