Job Description

About the Role:
We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented Legal Manager to join our Legal & Compliance team. This is a mid-senior level role with end-to-end ownership of legal operations in the NBFC business.

The incumbent will be responsible for end-to-end contract lifecycle management, providing timely legal counsel on legal & regulatory risks to business and operations teams, and advising on litigation strategy - from initiation of recovery proceedings to resolution through courts, tribunals, consumer forums, arbitral tribunal, IBC/DRT mechanisms. This role sits at the intersection of business enablement and legal risk management and requiresindependent ownership of the legal function, solid stakeholder management, and the ability to balance legal rigour with business pragmatism.

Key Responsibilities:
A. Contract Management & Closures:
- Draft, review, negotiate, and finalise all contracts, agreements, and legal instruments relevant to the NBFC business:
- Commercial contracts, including Loan Agreements & Facility Letters




- Co-lending / Lending Service Provider (LSP) Agreements
- Business Correspondent (BC) Agreements
- Vendor, Fintech Partnership & Technology & SaaS Agreements
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and MOUs
- Collection Agency & Recovery Service Agreements
- Maintain and manage a contract repository.
- Work closely with Business, Operations, and Finance teams to ensure contracts align with commercial intent while mitigating legal risk.
- Advise business teams on contractual risks, liability exposure, indemnity structures, limitation of liability clauses, and termination rights.
- Standardise contract templates, build a playbook and fallback positions for recurring contract types.
- Lead contract lifecycle management (CLM) initiatives and drive adoption of legal technology tools Review and advise on product terms and conditions, MITC (Most Important Terms & Conditions), Key Fact Statements (KFS) as required under RBI guidelines.

📌 Senior Legal Counsel (Haryana)
🏢 Airtel India
📍 Haryana