Contract Negotiations - Assistant Manager

Role Summary
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.

Key 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.

Qualifications & Skills
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).