Job Description of - Legal & Compliance manager

Uptitude is a contemporary consultancy delivering data, AI, low-code and compliance solutions to enterprise clients worldwide. Our operations span the UK and India, with a focus on delivering results with precision, transparency and innovation.

As our Legal & Contract Operations Associate, you will play an important role in protecting the company legally, supporting employment and corporate compliance, and ensuring documentation across vendors, employees and business operations is complete, accurate and well controlled.

You will be comfortable working across departments, supporting legal reviews, maintaining trackers and repositories, coordinating with external advisors, and helping the business make decisions with the right level of legal and compliance oversight.

Legal & Contract Operations Associate

LLB qualification is mandatory.

2–5 years of relevant experience, preferably within an IT, technology, consultancy or professional services environment.

Strong knowledge of contract law and Indian labour regulations.

Experience supporting legal, Intellectual Property, HR compliance and procurement in India and UK.

Experience maintaining contract repositories, trackers, statutory records or compliance documentation.

Ability to work cross-functionally with Finance, HR, Sales and Business teams.

Good understanding of corporate and regulatory compliance, requirements, IT regulations and internal governance standards.

Ability to coordinate with external legal counsel, Company Secretary and internal stakeholders.

Head office is in London, UK.

Legal & Contract Management

Support commercial contract negotiations with Sales and Procurement.

Ensure legal vetting is completed before vendor onboarding.

Support trademark and brand protection activities, including documentation and coordination where required.





Corporate & Regulatory Compliance

Support compliance with Companies Act requirements, IT regulations and internal governance standards.

Coordinate with external legal counsel and the Company Secretary.

Maintain statutory registers, corporate records and compliance documentation.

Track notices, legal correspondence and dispute-related matters.

HR & Labour Law Compliance

Support compliance with Indian labour law requirements.

Draft and update HR policies, including POSH, Code of Conduct, Leave, Remote Work and related employment policies.

Support POSH compliance, documentation and record keeping.

Procurement & Administration Support — Legal Oversight

Support contractual risk mitigation in procurement transactions.

Support internal compliance audits and evidence preparation.

Risk assessment mindset.

Ability to manage multiple compliance deadlines.

Practical judgement and ability to balance legal structure with operational realities.

The ideal candidate is someone who understands both legal structure and operational realities.

You will be comfortable working with Finance on contracts, HR on employment compliance, Procurement on vendor agreements, and Business teams on day-to-day legal and compliance questions. This role would suit someone who enjoys bringing order to complex operational processes and helping the business stay compliant, protected and well governed.

At Uptitude, we embrace a set of core values that guide our work and define our culture:

Uptitude values its employees and offers a competitive benefits package, including:

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Private health insurance.

Learning and upskilling support, including exposure to international operations.

Exposure to legal, compliance, HR, procurement and operational governance across a growing international consultancy.

📌 Legal and Compliance Manager - remote (Gurugram)
🏢 Uptitude
📍 Gurugram