About the Organization
Truecaller is a Swedish company founded in 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden by Nami Zarringhalam and Alan Mamedi, with the mission to provide more safe and efficient communication to everyone’s daily life. The app began when our co-founders were just students who wanted to create a service that would easily identify incoming calls from unknown numbers. Truecaller is loved by 200 million daily active users around the world, we are the go-to app for Caller ID, spam blocking and payments. We have our strongest presence in South Asia, Middle East, Africa, and HQ in Sweden. We are backed by some of the most prominent investors in the world such as Sequoia Capital, Atomico, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
As a Legal Counsel you will be handling Truecaller legal and compliance matters. You will report to the VP General Counsel based in Sweden and work in close collaboration with many people in different parts of the world.
Legal Team plays a key role in the continued success of Truecaller and operates across a wide range of legal disciplines as well as jurisdictions. We work very closely with management, product, business and engineering teams as well as other functional teams to support Truecaller’s continued growth, while at the same time ensuring compliance with legal requirements and internal controls. The existing team has three attorneys, two of whom are based in Bengaluru along with over 100 fun and ambitious colleagues.
What Truecaller expect from you:
- Law school degree from India with a minimum of four years relevant working experience as an in-house counsel and/or from reputable law firms
- Strong knowledge and skills in commercial law with an emphasis on IT-related matters
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and time management
- Strong skills in analyzing and interpreting advanced contractual relationships and monitoring the regulatory environment in which we operate
- A strong sense of personal integrity and good personal judgment
What will you work on?
You will be handling Truecaller’s legal and compliance matters. Work in close collaboration with many people in different parts of the world with the following main responsibilities
Commercial
- Work closely with the Legal Team to provide legal advice and to draft and negotiate commercial contracts and partnerships in multiple markets
- Develop trusted relationships and collaborate with internal stakeholders including Finance, HR, Branding and Communications
- Draft and negotiate software and licensing agreements
- Create templates and improve processes
Compliance
- Ensure that legal entities are compliant with Indian laws and regulations including filings and liaison with regulators as necessary
- Coordination of company secretarial activities
- Coordinating with law enforcement authorities to comply with statutory/regulatory requests
Privacy
- Working with the rest of the Legal Team on data privacy matters and monitoring changes to the regulatory environment and implementing necessary actions internally
- Updating policies based on legal requirements and changes in the product
Product
- Review of product functionality and new product features and design to ensure it aligns with legal requirements
- Responding to and managing any potential legal disputes and litigation
Disputes
- Responding to and managing any potential legal disputes and litigation
- In addition, there will be a myriad of other legal matters to be handled from time to time which makes working here even more challenging and fun as one day will never be the same as the next.
It would be great if you also have:
- Education and work in an international environment including US and Europe
- Data protection and privacy laws generally and in India in particular
- Knowledge and experience of regulated sectors such as financial services or insurance
- Qualification as a Company Secretary in India will be an advantage though not a prerequisite
- High growth and start-up ventures
What Truecaller offer:
- International teams – 25+ nationalities work together!
- Learning & sharing environment
- Exciting company parties & team activities – Football Team, Geek lunch, Lab Days!
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive salary
- Medical, Accident, Term life insurances
How To Apply?
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