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About the Role

Arcot Group is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel to lead the complete legal function for a fast-growing, multi-country technology group. This is the senior-most legal role in the organization and will report directly to the CEO.

The role will cover intellectual property, trademarks, patents, commercial contracts, corporate compliance, employment law, partnership structuring, dispute resolution, data protection, governance, and CEO advisory across entities in India, UAE, and the USA.

This is not a narrow specialist role. We are looking for a commercially minded legal leader who can work across multiple legal areas, make practical judgment calls, support fast business decisions, and build a legal function that enables growth while managing risk. The role will be supported by a Junior Legal Counsel / Paralegal, but legal strategy, final review, deal structuring, and senior advisory will sit with this position.

Key Responsibilities

Intellectual Property & Brand Protection

• Manage the Group’s IP portfolio across multiple brands, software products, and jurisdictions.
• Conduct trademark audits and manage trademark filings, renewals, registers, and enforcement across India, UAE, and the USA.
• Identify patentable software / AI innovations and work with engineering and product teams to document them in patent-ready format.
• File or manage patent applications through external patent counsel.
• Establish an invention disclosure process for technology teams.
• Monitor and act on IP infringement, brand misuse, and trademark conflicts.
• Clear new brand names before launch and support defensive domain registrations.
• Ensure employee and contractor agreements include strong IP assignment clauses.
• Advise teams on open-source license compliance.

Commercial Contracts

• Own the full contract lifecycle for client, vendor, partnership, employment, contractor, software, and inter-company agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor agreements, software license agreements, partnership agreements, employment agreements, contractor agreements, and inter-company service agreements.
• Review all inbound contracts before signature.
• Create and maintain standardized contract templates and a clause library for common negotiation points.
• Maintain a contract register with renewal, expiry, auto-renewal, and termination notice tracking.
• Ensure inter-company transactions are documented on arm’s length terms for compliance and tax purposes.
• Support fast turnaround on standard and complex agreements while protecting business interests.

Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance

• Manage legal compliance across Group entities in India, UAE, and the USA.
• Support India compliance including Companies Act, ROC filings, board resolutions, GST/TDS legal coordination, Professional Tax, ESIC/PF, and Shops & Establishment requirements.
• Support UAE compliance including trade license renewals, visa quotas, establishment card, beneficial ownership, economic substance regulations, AML requirements, and free zone obligations.
• Support USA compliance including annual reports, franchise tax, registered agent coordination, and state-level requirements.
• Build and maintain a master compliance calendar across all entities.
• Advise leadership on entity structures, jurisdiction selection, and legal implications for new ventures.

Employment & Contractor Law

• Standardize employment and contractor agreements for India, UAE, and USA.
• Advise HR and leadership on contractor classification risk, restrictive covenants, confidentiality, non-compete / non-solicit clauses, and jurisdiction-specific enforceability.
• Support disciplinary matters, employee grievances, terminations, settlement agreements, and HR policy reviews.
• Review employee handbooks and internal policies for legal compliance.

Partnerships, Investments & Venture Structuring

• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, operating agreements, and related documentation.
• Structure technology credit investments and document equity consideration with defensible valuations.
• Support due diligence for investments, acquisitions, partnerships, and new ventures.
• Advise on equity structures, vesting, anti-dilution, drag-along, tag-along, exits, and partner obligations.
• Support fundraising and investor documentation where required.

Dispute Resolution

• Act as the first legal responder for client claims, vendor disputes, employee grievances, partnership issues, unpaid invoices, and regulatory matters.
• Assess severity, legal exposure, financial impact, and likelihood of escalation.
• Manage pre-litigation resolution through negotiation, mediation, and settlement.
• Engage and manage external litigation counsel where court representation is required.
• Conduct post-dispute analysis to prevent recurrence.

Data Protection & Privacy

• Support compliance with India’s DPDP Act, UAE data protection laws, and relevant US state privacy laws.
• Draft and maintain privacy policies for websites, products, and applications.
• Draft and negotiate data processing agreements with clients and vendors.
• Create and maintain data breach response protocols.
• Provide privacy guidance for candidate data, student data, healthcare-adjacent data, entertainment talent data, and other business-specific data categories.

Governance, Policy & CEO Advisory

• Manage board meetings, minutes, resolutions, signing authority documentation, and corporate governance records.
• Draft and maintain policies including anti-corruption, whistleblower, conflict of interest, related party transaction, and document retention policies.
• Prepare legal updates for the CEO covering IP status, contracts, compliance, employment matters, disputes, risk register updates, and emerging legal concerns.
• Maintain a legal risk register with severity ratings and mitigation plans.
• Build legal FAQs, process guides, and a knowledge base for internal teams.
• Establish and manage external counsel relationships in India, UAE, and USA.

Team Management

• Manage and develop a Junior Legal Counsel / Paralegal.
• Delegate research, drafting, filing, and administrative tasks.
• Review junior work before it is shared with stakeholders or filed.
• Set priorities, manage workload, and develop the junior team member’s legal judgment and drafting skills.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• LLB or equivalent law degree from a recognized Indian university.
• Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of India.
• 8–15 years of post-qualification experience across corporate, commercial, and intellectual property law.
• Strong experience in contracts, corporate compliance, IP protection, employment law, and deal structuring.
• Trademark registration and prosecution experience in India.
• Working knowledge of patent processes, either through direct filing or managing external patent counsel.
• Strong understanding of Indian corporate law, Indian IP laws, and Indian employment law.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions or multi-entity corporate structures.
• Ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice.
• Excellent English drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage a junior legal resource effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• LLM in Corporate Law, IP Law, Commercial Law, or related field.
• In-house experience at a technology company or multi-product business.
• Registration as a Patent Agent with the Indian Patent Office.
• Technical background in computer science, engineering, software, or related discipline.
• Exposure to UAE and/or US legal systems.
• Familiarity with UAE free zone regulations.
• Experience with software patents, AI / ML-related IP, data protection, M&A, investments, fundraising, or open-source compliance.

Ideal Candidate

The right candidate will be someone who can operate independently across the full legal spectrum, work directly with the CEO and leadership team, and balance legal risk with commercial urgency. They should be proactive, fast, practical, detail-oriented, and comfortable being the senior-most legal person in the organization.

This person should be able to move from trademark filings to contract negotiations, employment issues, partnership structures, privacy questions, and governance matters without needing constant direction. They should know when to push back, when to find a safe path forward, and how to communicate legal advice in a clear, business-friendly manner.

What We Offer

• Senior-most legal role in a high-growth, multi-country technology group.
• Direct reporting to the CEO.
• Ownership of the complete legal function across IP, contracts, compliance, employment, partnerships, disputes, privacy, and governance.
• International exposure across India, UAE, and USA.
• Opportunity to work on software, AI, and technology-led business models.
• Exposure to multiple portfolio companies, brands, and ventures.
• Support from a Junior Legal Counsel / Paralegal.
• Competitive compensation aligned with Mumbai market benchmarks.

Location: HSR Layout, Bangalore (onsite, 5 days a week)

Role Snapshot:

As an Individual Contributor owning the end-to-end funnel, you will drive consultative, solution-based sales - from prospecting/lead generation to RFQ/tender management, deal closure, and handover to CSM. You’ll engage senior HR leaders at large enterprises, diagnose pain points, curate personalized proposals, and negotiate complex multi-stakeholder deals (tech, product, infosec, legal).

Key Responsibilities:

• Consultative Selling & RFQ/Tender Expertise
• Lead discovery sessions to uncover HR KPIs, craft tailored wellness solutions, and respond to RFQs and tenders efficiently.
• Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to exceed targets in the B2B workplace wellness space.
• Prospecting & Pipeline Ownership
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline via cold calling, LinkedIn outreach, and networking.
• Qualify leads rapidly, create customized proposals, and manage RFP/RFQ processes end to end.
• Negotiation & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Navigate complex commercial negotiations—mediating between internal (tech, product, infosec, legal) and client teams.
• Finalize contracts with senior HR/CXO stakeholders; ensure seamless transition to CSM.
• Communication & Relationship Building
• Demonstrate polished communication—presenting virtually/in person, crafting precise emails, and engaging on LinkedIn.
• Cultivate long-term relationships with key decision-makers; become their trusted wellness advisor.
• Market Intelligence & Reporting
• Stay updated on industry trends and competitor offerings.
• Provide accurate sales forecasts and reports to leadership.

Requirements:

• Graduation/ Post Graduation
• Must have owned substantial individual sales targets and delivered them in the past. The compensation must have had a fairly significant portion of the performance-based component.
• Minimum 3 years of B2B sales experience, preferably in a consultative/solution-selling environment
• Proven experience in creating, owning, and managing the end-to-end B2B sales funnel as an individual contributor, including lead generation, pitching, proposal building, negotiation, and closure
• Polished personality, excellent written and verbal communication for presenting to CXOs and senior Management at corporates.
• Should genuinely care about health and well-being space.

Skillset: Aem+node

Experience: 3 to 9 Years 

Location: Bangalore , Hyderabad , Pune , Chennai

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days

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What you need to have:

• Review business requirements, identify gaps, and author functional design documents
• Develop high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals
• Participate and author technical design documents, incl. application integration.
• Exposure to design patterns is desirable.
• Proactive and self-starter requiring minimal supervision, who can collaborate with multiple stakeholders in the company
• Team player who works well with development/ product engineering teams
• Adept at troubleshooting and solving complex problems using root cause analysis
• Adherence with software development processes. Demonstrate problem-solving skills and attention to quality and detail
• Good communication skills, proficiency in verbal and written English
• Perform code reviews and unit testing of program modules
• Execute conversion plans and document possible improvements; identifying and resolving disruptions in the processes

Roles and Responsibilities:

An ideal candidate will exhibit the following traits:

• Adapt and work on distributed technology stacks
• Work with BA’s to define or elaborate business software requirements
• Design and build responsive and usable interface (UI/UX) for web and mobile applications through appealing, visual design
• Take ownership of product features and work closely with stakeholders to ideate and rapidly release minimum viable product or solution Extensive experience with SDLC phases including Agile methodologies
• Assist in designing client-side and server-side architecture
• Develop well-managed, high-quality, scalable, and reusable code using .NET components, web service APIs, database procedures, JavaScript, etc.
• Build automation pipeline (CI/CD) through appropriate tools and scripting
• Perform code reviews, validation, and verification testing
• Debug code, solve incidents and defects
• Proactively communicate in providing status reports and report blockers
• Document technical design and unit test plans
• Evaluate security and regulatory requirements

• Full-stack developer with extensive knowledge of software development, agile methodologies, and the following technologies: C#, ASP.NET, Web API, HTML/CSS, MVC, WCF, Python, JavaScript, SQL Server/Oracle
• Experience developing highly responsive web and mobile applications (UI/UX) using HTML5/CSS3, W3.CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, XML, Xamarin, etc.
• Familiarity with various operating systems (Linux, Mac OS, Windows)
•  Hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
• Proficiency in relational databases like SQL Server and Oracle. Knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google cloud), container, and virtualization will be a big plus.
• Familiarity with Continuous integration (Jenkins/Hudson) and version control (GitHub, SVN). Knowledge of modern frameworks and design patterns, and test automation tools for Unit and Performance testing.
• Experience creating secure RESTful web services in XML and JSON

Job Summary :

We are looking to hire a talented PHP Developer to manage our back-end services and ensure a seamless interchange of data between the server and our users. As a PHP Developer, you will be responsible for developing and coding all server-side logic.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field.
• Knowledge of PHP web frameworks like Yii2, Laravel, and CodeIgniter.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies including CSS3, JavaScript, and HTML5.
• Understanding of object-oriented PHP programming.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Good problem-solving skills.

• Conducting analysis of website and application requirements.
• Writing back-end code and building efficient PHP modules.
• Developing back-end portals with an optimized database.
• Integrating data storage solutions.
• Updating and altering application features to enhance performance.