General Counsel

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🇮🇳 India – Remote

💵 ₹8M - ₹12M / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Weekday (YC W21)

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2021

💼 Consulting

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

Consulting • HR Tech • SaaS

Weekday is a modern recruitment platform that combines AI technologies with a vast database of potential candidates, aiming to streamline the hiring process for companies in India. They offer various services, including a proactive outreach approach that helps employers connect with top talent, as well as tools for candidates to easily apply for jobs. Weekday's emphasis on candidate engagement through multiple channels, including email, WhatsApp, and phone calls, sets it apart in the competitive landscape of recruitment agencies.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage the organization's overall legal function, aligning legal strategy with business objectives • Provide strategic legal counsel to the CEO, executive leadership, and board of directors • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, customer contracts, vendor agreements, partnership arrangements, and technology licensing agreements • Establish legal policies, procedures, and internal controls • Lead legal activities related to IPO readiness, public listing, and capital-market transactions • Coordinate with investment bankers, external legal advisors, auditors, and regulatory authorities throughout the IPO process • Ensure compliance with securities laws, disclosure requirements, listing regulations, corporate laws, regulatory requirements, and statutory obligations • Manage due diligence, corporate restructuring, legal documentation, and governance requirements for IPO preparation • Support fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, and other corporate transactions • Oversee board meetings, shareholder matters, corporate records, and governance documentation • Develop compliance frameworks, risk assessment procedures, and corporate policies • Identify legal risks and recommend mitigation strategies • Advise on SaaS agreements, software licensing, subscription contracts, data protection, intellectual property, and technology-related legal matters • Review provisions concerning service-level agreements, liability, indemnification, confidentiality, and data security • Support legal requirements for digital operations, technology partnerships, and international business expansion • Manage the legal department budget, external counsel relationships, and legal expenditure • Optimize legal costs while maintaining legal protection and compliance standards • Build and lead an effective legal team and manage external law firms and specialist advisors

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 12–20 years of relevant experience in corporate legal leadership, preferably as General Counsel, Head of Legal, or a similar senior role • LLB degree from a recognized institution; additional legal qualifications are an advantage • Demonstrated experience in IPO transactions, IPO readiness, securities law, and corporate governance • Prior experience working in a SaaS, technology, or software-based company • Strong expertise in commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, risk management, and corporate transactions • Excellent negotiation, communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced business environment and advise senior leadership on complex legal matters