Legal Counsel 3

About HyperVerge

HyperVerge is a bootstrapped, fast-growing AI company building identity infrastructure for the world. We power 1B+ verifications across 40+ countries, trusted by 300+ clients like Jio, CRED, Swiggy, SBI, HDFC AMC, Airbus, and Grab.We’re also building the legal and compliance tech stack through HyperStart — simplifying legal contracts for hundreds of startups across the US, India, and Singapore. We’re on a mission to reach $100M revenue in the next 4 years, and the only way we get there is by hiring A-players who thrive on speed, complexity, and ownership.We’re currently a $19M ARR AI SaaS company. Our work impacts millions of users. And our legal function isn’t just a support unit—it’s an innovation enabler, business contributor and a strategic safeguard.This is your opportunity to be at the intersection of law, technology, and impact.

Location : Bengaluru| Experience : 6–8 years| Team : Legal & Compliance| Reports to : GC

Role snapshot

A senior contributor who leads complex negotiations, manages and mentors the team, shapes compliance and defines our privacy & AI risk posture, and sets up the company to scale into exciting new products and geographies

What you’ll do

• Deal Capta in: Pod leader for Tier-1 Enterprise MSAs, RFPS, Licensing Structures (banks/telcos/regulated fintech), across multiple regions (India/SEA/MEA/US).
• Privacy & compliance le ad: Own the DPDP program, DPIAs, cross-border addenda, sub-processor reviews, incident playbooks, and readiness reporting
• Product & IP strate gy: Advise on AI model guardrails, export-control flags, trademark/brand protection
• Process architectu re: Design legal intake, metrics, and clause governance in HyperStart CLM; enable self-serve NDAs/OFs; optimize cycle efficiencies
• Counsel to portfolio & Governan ce: Work with leadership on board governance, policy updates, and M&A (diligence, ancillary docs, post-close integrations).

What great looks like (milestones)

• Month 3: Close one complex Tier-1 Enterprise Bank MSA; publish Compliance Radar for identified teams/geos, mentoring teams
• Month 6: Lead company wide DPDP Audit and DD, Launch metrics-driven processes; while balance speed and risk
• Month 12 : Efficiency improvements in contract-cycle reduction; org-wide training on privacy

Must-haves

• 6–8 years in TMT/fintech/SaaS; evidence of leading complex MSAs and multi-stakeholder compliance programs
• rams.Hands-on DPDP/GDPR execution; understanding of RBI/SEBI/IRDAI tech-outsourcing and IT Act
• LL.B. (CIPP/Privacy certifications desirable); stakeholder management across Sales/PM/Sec/Finance.

This role may not be the best fit if you

• Have a litigation-only background without hands-on commercial/SaaS contracting.
• Haven’t led enterprise MSAs/RFPs or negotiated liability/indemnity/SLA structures.
• Lack practical DPDP/GDPR execution (DPIAs, sub-processors, incident playbooks).
• Prefer an advisory-only (outside-counsel) model vs. shipping redlines and closing deals.
• Can’t work in a hybrid Bengaluru setup with reasonable India/SEA time-zone overlap.

Leadership be haviors

• Coach Team; raise the bar on drafting quality; negotiate with empathy; impact oriented with demonstrated measurable outcomes.