Senior Legal Counsel

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to lead commercial contracting and intellectual property matters across the Bank. You will be a trusted advisor to business, product, technology, marketing and partnerships teams. Your job is to enable growth while protecting the Bank's regulatory standing, customer data and brand. This is a hands-on role for someone who can draft and negotiate independently, give quick, practical advice, and take ownership of outcomes.

What you'll do

Commercial contractsDraft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including:technology and SaaS agreementsvendor and outsourcing agreementsmarketing, co-branding and customer acquisition agreementsbanking and partnership agreementsNDAs, service agreements, and leave-and-licence or lease agreementsNegotiate directly with counterparties and their counsel, protecting the Bank's position on liability, indemnity, data protection, audit rights and termination.Make sure contracts meet RBI requirements, including outsourcing of financial services, IT outsourcing, digital lending, KYC and customer protection.Build and maintain standard templates, clause libraries, playbooks and negotiation fallback positions.Manage the contract lifecycle: approvals, execution, stamp duty compliance, repository, renewals and obligation tracking.

Intellectual propertyManage the Bank's trademark portfolio: clearance searches, filings, prosecution, oppositions, renewals and enforcement.Advise on IP ownership, licensing and assignment in technology development, vendor and marketing agreements.Review marketing campaigns, brand collaborations and advertising content. This covers trademark use, copyright, advertising standards (ASCI) and RBI fair-practice requirements.Advise on software licensing, including open-source usage, and on protecting the Bank's proprietary technology and confidential information.Handle IP infringement matters, takedowns and brand misuse, including phishing and impersonation of the Bank's brand.

Data protection and regulatoryAdvise on compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and its rules in contracts, product flows and data-sharing arrangements.Support product and business teams on new products, partnerships and digital journeys from a legal and regulatory perspective.Track legal and regulatory developments relevant to the Bank and brief stakeholders on their impact.

Product AdvisoryAdvise senior stakeholders on legal risk and suggest practical, business-friendly solutions.Support internal audit, compliance and regulatory inspections on legal matters.

What you'll need

LL.B. from a recognized university.0–3 years of post-qualification experience.A strong track record of independently drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology contracts.Working knowledge of RBI regulations applicable to banks is a plus.

Life at slice

Life so good, you’d think we’re kidding:Competitive salaries. Period.An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependents. We’ll love you and take care of you, our promise.Flexible working hours. Just don’t call us at 3AM, we like our sleep schedule.Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life.A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here.Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously, not kidding.Good food, games, and a cool office to make you feel like home. An environment so good, you’ll forget the term “colleagues can’t be your friends”.

About us

sliceA new bank for a new India

slice’s purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We’ve all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we’re reimagining it. We’re building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us.

Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, and slice business are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you’ll get to build things you’d use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together.

We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.