Role: Head – Legal & Compliance Location: Hyderabad Experience: 8–10 years Qualification: LLB (Mandatory);

Company Secretary preferred About the Role Our client, a rapid-growing, well-funded EdTech company based in Hyderabad, is looking for a Head - Legal & Compliance to lead and scale its legal and compliance function. This role will own legal frameworks, contract management, corporate governance, fundraising/investor compliance, IP, litigation, and policy implementation.

Key Responsibilities - Own end-to-end legal & compliance operations;

build standardized frameworks, workflows, and checklists;

track evolving EdTech/education/fintech-relevant regulation

- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts (NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, vendor agreements, content partnerships, licensing, leases, LOIs);

maintain templates and approval workflows

- Manage corporate secretarial and statutory compliance under the Companies Act, 2013 — Board/Committee/General meetings, resolutions, minutes, filings, statutory registers




- Support fundraising and investor compliance — term sheets, SHAs, SSAs, side letters;

FEMA/FDI/RBI compliance;

coordinate due diligence

- Support IPO/capital markets groundwork — filings, disclosures, DRHP documentation, post-listing compliance
- Draft and implement internal policies (POSH, Whistleblower, Ethics, Data Privacy, Code of Conduct);

run compliance audits and maintain risk registers

- Manage disputes and litigation — notices, consumer complaints, grievances, coordination with external counsel
- Oversee IP management — trademarks, copyrights, patents, domain names;

build IP playbooks

- Lead and mentor the internal legal & compliance team;

drive process optimization and knowledge management

- Act as the key point of contact for audits, due diligence, and regulatory inspections

📌 Head Legal & Compliance (Bahadurguda)
🏢 Magic Circle Partners
📍 Bahadurguda