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Revolut is a fast-growing fintech company on a mission to give people more from their money through products spanning spending, saving, investing, exchanging, and travel. With 80+ million customers and 13,000+ employees globally, the company is expanding rapidly across regulated markets.
The Legal team at Revolut partners across the organization to provide practical, strategic advice that enables fast growth while maintaining compliance and protection. This Head of Legal role leads the legal function in India, addressing complex legal and regulatory challenges in one of the company's key markets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advise on compliance and legal issues related to structuring new and existing financial products in India
- Negotiate commercial agreements with external partners, including third-party, operations, services, and marketing contracts
- Interpret and monitor regulatory guideline changes; proactively handle regulatory developments and advise stakeholders
- Liaise with specialist external counsel on new products, market expansion, and compliance/privacy/security matters
- Design and implement efficient contract negotiation and operations processes
- Develop and maintain form agreements, contract management systems, and related databases
- Lead counsel on strategic deals; resolve issues in existing commercial relationships; handle pre-litigation disputes
- Drive ongoing compliance review processes, including filings, policies, and procedures
- Provide time-sensitive support on legal inquiries across the business
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in a legal function within a regulated entity in India
- In-depth understanding of the local regulatory landscape in India and its application to digital banking
- Expertise in financial regulations related to payments and banking services
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to remain calm and professional in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
- Collaborative mindset
- Confidence making decisions with ambiguity or incomplete information
- Proven strategic leadership and hands-on execution capability
- Ability to navigate complex legal issues and deliver results under tight time constraints
- Knowledge of complex transaction management
Nice to Have:
- Experience in regulated startup environments
- Expertise in launching and scaling banking operations
- Knowledge of legal matters relevant to technology companies (corporate structuring, intragroup arrangements)
