Legal Manager

About the job

Job Description: Legal Manager Location: Gurugram Company Description India’s e-commerce and D2C ecosystem is growing at unprecedented speed, projected to reach $300B by 2030. Brands face increasing challenges in customer acquisition, retention, and measurement, especially in a privacy-first, cookieless world. Nitro Commerce is building India’s first Revenue-as-a-Service stack, enabling D2C brands to scale profitably with tools like: ● NitroX → Cookieless measurement & first-party identity resolution. ● Nitro Ads → Commerce media & performance marketing, powered by NitroX data. With 2,200+ D2C brands already onboarded, Nitro is redefining how brands measure, acquire, and retain customers in the open internet. Curious about our journey? Explore our success stories: Inc42 Story YourStory Link LinkedIn Page Link Website Link Key Responsibilities 🛡️ Data Privacy and Protection • Policy Development and Implementation: • Develop, review, and maintain comprehensive Data Privacy Policies, terms of service, and internal procedures to ensure compliance. • Oversee the implementation of these policies across all business units. • Risk Assessment and Mitigation: • Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and privacy risk assessments for new projects, products, and technologies ("Privacy by Design and Default"). • Identify and mitigate risks related to the collection, storage, and processing of personal data. • Contractual Compliance: • Draft and review data processing agreements (DPAs), data transfer agreements, and privacy clauses in commercial contracts. • Incident Management: • Lead the response efforts in the event of a data breach, including containment, mitigation, and required notification to regulatory authorities and affected individuals. • Training and Audits: • Develop and deliver privacy awareness training to employees. • Monitor compliance with internal privacy standards and facilitate internal or external privacy audits. 💻 TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) Law This involves providing legal counsel on the complex regulatory landscape governing technology services, digital content, and communications. • Technology Contracts: • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of technology-related contracts, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements, cloud computing contracts, licensing agreements, and vendor contracts. • Regulatory Compliance: • Advising on legal and regulatory issues pertaining to new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, and e-commerce platforms. • Ensuring compliance with TMT-specific regulations, including intermediary liability, content moderation rules, and telecommunication licenses. • Digital and Online Legal Issues: • Providing legal advice on matters related to cybercrime, IT Act compliance, consumer law for online transactions, and online advertising standards. 💡 IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Managing and protecting the company's intellectual assets is a critical function. • IP Strategy and Management: • Develop and execute an Intellectual Property strategy for the organization, covering patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. • Manage the company's IP portfolio, including filing, prosecution, and maintenance of registrations. • IP Protection in Contracts: • Drafting IP-related clauses in contracts, including assignments, licenses, and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to safeguard proprietary information. • Enforcement and Litigation Support: • Monitor for and advise on potential IP infringement issues (online and offline). • Support and manage IP-related litigation or dispute resolution efforts. ⚖️ Arbitration and Dispute Resolution This expertise is utilized for handling commercial disputes outside of traditional court litigation, often preferred in complex cross-border TMT and IP matters. • Strategy and Counsel: • Develop the company’s strategy for both bringing and defending claims in commercial arbitration. • Advise senior management on the selection of arbitral forums, rules, and jurisdictions. • Dispute Management: • Manage the entire arbitration lifecycle, including drafting notices, statements of claim/defense, and managing external counsel (if involved). • Provide legal support for general commercial litigation and pre-dispute resolution. • Contractual Clauses: • Ensure all relevant commercial and technology contracts contain robust and enforceable dispute resolution clauses, primarily focusing on arbitration. Key Skills and Attributes • Legal Acumen: Expert knowledge across all four specified domains. • Experience: 4-7 years in inhouse Data Privacy and TMT expert role • Risk Mitigation: Strong analytical and risk-spotting ability to assess legal exposure and propose pragmatic, implementable solutions. • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex legal concepts to non-legal business stakeholders. • Leadership: Ability to lead projects, manage internal teams (if applicable), and coordinate with external counsel. • Business Partnering: Proactive approach in partnering with business teams (e.g., IT, R&D, Marketing) to integrate compliance into business processes

Requirements

• Data Privacy
• TMT Law
• IPR Management
• Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Preferred Technologies

• Data Privacy
• TMT Law
• IPR Management
• Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

About the company

India’s e-commerce and D2C ecosystem is growing at unprecedented speed, projected to reach $300B by 2030. Brands face increasing challenges in customer acquisition, retention, and measurement, especially in a privacy-first, cookieless world. Nitro Commerce is building India’s first Revenue-as-a-Service stack, enabling D2C brands to scale profitably with tools like: NitroX → Cookieless measurement & first-party identity resolution. Nitro Ads → Commerce media & performance marketing, powered by NitroX data. With 2,200+ D2C brands already onboarded, Nitro is redefining how brands measure, acquire, and retain customers in the open internet.