This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 9000000 - Rs 18000000 (ie INR 90 - 180 LPA)
Min Experience: 10+ years
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
JobType: full time
We are seeking an experienced and strategic General Counsel to lead our legal function and serve as a trusted advisor to the executive leadership team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience handling complex legal matters, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, commercial transactions, and risk management, with a strong understanding of US legal frameworks and data compliance regulations. This role requires a business-oriented legal leader who can balance legal risk with organizational growth while establishing scalable legal processes across the company.
As the company's primary legal advisor, you will oversee all legal operations, ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, negotiate high-value commercial agreements, and provide strategic guidance on corporate initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, intellectual property, privacy,



and litigation management.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the principal legal advisor to the executive leadership team and board on all legal and regulatory matters.
Develop and execute the organization's legal strategy aligned with business objectives.
Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial contracts, partnership agreements, vendor contracts, customer agreements, and licensing arrangements.
Ensure compliance with US legal requirements and advise business stakeholders on evolving regulatory landscapes.
Lead the company's data compliance initiatives, including privacy regulations, information governance, and risk mitigation frameworks.
Establish and maintain corporate governance policies and oversee board documentation and regulatory filings.
Manage employment-related legal matters, intellectual property protection, litigation, dispute resolution, and external legal counsel.
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📌 General Counsel (Bengaluru)
🏢 Weekday AI
📍 Bengaluru