Title: Legal Manager

Location:
Hyderabad (Onsite) About Keka Keka is India’s #1 HR-Tech platform serving SMBs, mid-market, and enterprise customers — and is now expanding aggressively across the GCC and the US. Our unified SaaS platform powers everything from Core HR to Payroll, Talent Management, and Employee Experience for 10,000+ customers. As we scale globally, Finance & Planning is emerging as one of our most strategic pillars — enabling accurate payroll, compensation planning, budgeting, and workforce forecasting at scale. In this journey, Legal plays a critical role in enabling structured, risk-aware, and high-growth expansion across markets. Roles & Responsibilities ? Contracting
• Review, draft, and negotiate customer MSAs and commercial agreements (including US customers).
• Standardize and strengthen contract management processes, templates, and policies.
• Advise internal stakeholders on contract structuring, risk identification, and negotiation strategy.
• Train and guide teams on legal best practices related to contracting and compliance. ? Compliance & Governance
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws including Company Law, FEMA,



and obligations under Shareholder Agreements (SHA).
• Oversee corporate governance and statutory compliance matters.
• Manage intellectual property matters including trademarks and related filings; coordinate patent-related support as required.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy regulations including GDPR and associated frameworks.
• Partner cross-functionally to proactively identify and mitigate legal risks.
• Support legal due diligence and documentation for fundraising initiatives. Requirements Education
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law (LLB / LLM or equivalent).
• Qualified Company Secretary (CS) certified by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) Experience
• 5–8 years of legal experience in a B2B SaaS company with exposure to US customers (mandatory).
• Working knowledge of IP, patents, and trademarks.
• Familiarity with GDPR and data privacy regulations is an advantage.
• Solid negotiation, drafting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

📌 Legal Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 Keka HR
📍 Hyderabad