Legal Job | Contract Negotiations – Assistant Manager at Paytm: Apply Now!
About Paytm
Paytm is an Indian multinational financial technology company, that specializes in digital payments and financial services, based in Noida.[4] Paytm was founded in 2010 by Vijay Shekhar Sharma under One97 Communications.
About the Job
As Assistant Manager – Contract Negotiations, you will manage a diverse portfolio of legal responsibilities including drafting and negotiating contracts, ensuring regulatory and compliance adherence, and handling dispute resolution. You will collaborate closely with multiple internal stakeholders — product, engineering, finance — to support business growth while safeguarding Paytm’s legal and compliance interests. You will also work on creating and implementing standardized contract templates to improve efficiency and consistency across agreements.
Eligibility
- Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) / Business Law / or equivalent legal / corporate governance qualification. (Advanced degree or MBA + Legal exposure is a plus.)
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in contract drafting, negotiation, and legal/compliance work — preferably in fintech, financial services, technology, or other regulated industries.
- Strong understanding of contract law, regulatory compliance, data privacy / security norms (especially relevant to fintech), IP protection, and risk mitigation.
- Excellent contract drafting, negotiation, analytical, and risk-assessment skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management capabilities — able to liaise with business, product, finance, engineering and legal teams to translate legal requirements into business-ready contracts.
- High attention to detail, discipline, integrity, and ability to handle confidential, sensitive information.
- Ability to manage multiple contracts simultaneously, prioritize workloads, meet deadlines — with strong documentation and record-keeping discipline.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment (like fintech) and adapting to evolving regulatory/business requirements.
- Familiarity with contract management tools / contract lifecycle management (CLM) software and standard office productivity tools (MS Office / Google Workspace).
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a variety of contract types — including vendor agreements, partnership contracts, service agreements, licensing agreements, NDAs, and other business contracts.
- Develop and maintain standardized contract templates and frameworks to streamline contracting processes, reduce turnaround time, and ensure consistency across business units.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, operations, finance) to incorporate legal and compliance requirements — including intellectual property protections, data security, regulatory constraints — into product development and business contracts.
- Conduct regulatory compliance assessments and ensure that all contracts comply with applicable laws, internal company policies, and relevant regulations — especially given the regulatory environment in fintech/financial services.
- Manage the full contract lifecycle: from initiation, drafting, negotiation, execution, monitoring, amendments/renewals, to expiry / termination as needed.
- Maintain accurate contract records, manage documentation / contract repository, and track key milestones (renewals, obligations, deliverables, compliance checkpoints).
- Identify and assess potential legal and business risks associated with contractual agreements — propose mitigation strategies or alternative contract terms to protect company interests.
- Handle contract-related disputes or issues with counterparties, working to resolve disagreements or breaches amicably, in line with company policy.
- Act as a legal-business interface: communicate contract terms, implications, obligations to internal stakeholders (business teams, finance, operations) to ensure mutual understanding and smooth execution.
- Provide legal guidance and support for new business models, vendor partnerships, collaborations — ensuring all contractual agreements align with business objectives and compliance standards.
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh / Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
