Manager, Licensing and Regulatory

1 Month ago • 6 Years + • Legal

Job Summary

Job Description

PhonePe Group is seeking a Manager, Licensing and Regulatory. This role involves drafting, negotiating, and closing contracts with internal and external clients. The manager will provide legal advice on policies and documents, focusing on protecting the organization from legal exposure and minimizing liability. A key responsibility is staying updated on the regulatory environment, identifying, interpreting, and analyzing new legislation that may impact the business. The role also requires advising stakeholders on ongoing and anticipated legal risks. The manager must adhere to timelines for reviewing communications and documentation, and monitor license application submissions to regulatory authorities.
Must have:
  • Drafting, Vetting, and Negotiating Agreements
  • Providing Legal Advice
  • Risk Identification and Management
  • Minimum 6 years of experience
  • University Degree in Law
Good to have:
  • Experience in Financial Services/FinTech/Payments industry
  • Master's Degree in Law
Perks:
  • Medical Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accidental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Onsite Medical Center
  • Emergency Support System
  • Maternity Benefit
  • Paternity Benefit Program
  • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Day-care Support Program
  • Relocation benefits
  • Transfer Support Policy
  • Travel Policy
  • Employee PF Contribution
  • Flexible PF Contribution
  • Gratuity
  • NPS
  • Leave Encashment
  • Higher Education Assistance
  • Car Lease
  • Salary Advance Policy

Job Details

About PhonePe Group: 

PhonePe is India’s leading digital payments company with 50 crore (500 Million) registered users and 3.7 crore (37 Million) merchants covering over 99% of the postal codes across India. On the back of its leadership in digital payments, PhonePe has expanded into financial services (Insurance, Mutual Funds, Stock Broking, and Lending) as well as adjacent tech-enabled businesses such as Pincode for hyperlocal shopping and Indus App Store which is India's first localized App Store. The PhonePe Group is a portfolio of businesses aligned with the company's vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.

Culture

At PhonePe, we take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right  environment for you is just one of the things we do. We empower people and trust them to do the right  thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. Being enthusiastic about tech is a  big part of being at PhonePe. If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of  the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

Job Description
 
Industry:  Payment Aggregator / Financial Services / Payments business
 
Functional Area: Financial Services, Payments
 
Role: Manager

Reporting to: Senior Manager, Legal

Key Skills: Drafting, Vetting, and Negotiating Agreements, providing Legal Advice, Risk
Identification and Management
 
Experience: Minimum 6 years’ experience; ideally with some experience in the Financial Services/
FinTech/ Payments industry.
Education: University Degree in law. A Masters Degree in Law is not mandatory, but will be an
added advantage.
Location: Bangalore
 
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
Business
• Drafting, negotiating, and closing contracts with the internal and external clients.
• Providing legal advice in framing/ review of policies, and on all documents, including contracts with
banking entities, relating to the payments/ financial services business with a view to protect the
organization against any legal exposure, and to minimize liability.
• Staying updated on the regulatory environment; identify, interpret, and analyse existing and new
legislations/ amendments/ notifications that may impact business; and basis its applicability and
implications, bring it to the notice of appropriate internal functions as required. 
• Advise and assist all stakeholders, including Compliance and Business on both, ongoing legal risks,
and anticipated/ new legal risks arising by virtue of new laws or regulations. 
 
Internal process
• Adhere to timelines in reviewing and vetting all communications and documentations, including all
agreements.
•  Follow up with internal stakeholders, including business leads, for time bound closure of
agreements; provide advice in course corrections; escalate when required.
• Monitor the timelines for submission of applications pertaining to licences (new and renewals) to
regulatory authorities and ensure timely escalation where required.
 
Learning
• Maintain a database on applicable laws as a ready reference.
• Keep a track on the latest laws and notifications (including all notifications issued by the RBI);
Proactively advise the management and business about such laws/ amendments and its implication on
business, including necessary changes in process/ procedure.

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

  • Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
  • Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
  • Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
  • Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
  • Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment 
  • Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

Working at PhonePe is a rewarding experience! Great people, a work environment that thrives on creativity, the opportunity to take on roles beyond a defined job description are just some of the reasons you should work with us. Read more about PhonePe on our blog.

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About The Company

PhonePe was founded in December 2015 and has emerged as India’s largest payments app, enabling digital inclusion for consumers and merchants alike. With 48 crore (480 Million) registered users, one in four Indians are now on PhonePe. The company has also successfully digitized 3.6 crore (36 Million) offline merchants spread across Tier 2,3,4 and beyond, covering 99% of the postal codes across India. PhonePe is also the leader in Bharat Bill Pay System (BBPS), processing over 45% of the transactions on the BBPS platform. PhonePe forayed into financial services in 2017, providing users with safe and convenient investing options on its platform. Since then, the company has introduced several Mutual Funds and Insurance products that offer every Indian an equal opportunity to unlock the flow of money and access to services. PhonePe was recently recognized as the Most Trusted Brand for Digital Payments as per the Brand Trust Report 2023 by Trust Research Advisory (TRA).



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