Manager, Legal

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PhonePe

Bengaluru

On-site

Posted March 31, 2026

Job Description

About PhonePe Limited:

Headquartered in India, its flagship product, the PhonePe digital payments app, was launched in Aug 2016. As of April 2025, PhonePe has over 60 Crore (600 Million) registered users and a digital payments acceptance network spread across over 4 Crore (40+ million) merchants. PhonePe also processes over 33 Crore (330+ Million) transactions daily with an Annualized Total Payment Value (TPV) of over INR 150 lakh crore.

PhonePe’s portfolio of businesses includes the distribution of financial products (Insurance, Lending, and Wealth) as well as new consumer tech businesses (Pincode - hyperlocal e-commerce and Indus AppStore Localized App Store for the Android ecosystem) in India, which are aligned with the company’s vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.

Culture:

At PhonePe, we go the extra mile to make sure you can bring your best self to work, Everyday!. And that starts with creating the right environment for you. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. PhonePe-rs solve complex problems and execute quickly; often building frameworks from scratch. If you’re excited by the idea of building platforms that touch millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

Job Title: Manager – Legal

Location: Bangalore

Department: Contracts

Education: LLB / LLM from a recognized university

Experience: Minimum 7 years of post-qualification experience in corporate legal practice, preferably with focus on commercials procurement contracts and commercial laws.

Role Overview:
We are looking for a highly motivated and business-oriented Manager – Legal to join our in-house legal team. The ideal candidate will be someone with a strong foundation in contracting, and with experience in Information technology related contracts as well as various types of procurement contracts, as well as a wide range of general commercial agreements relevant to the Indian corporate and regulatory environment. The role demands a balance of legal acumen, commercial awareness, and stakeholder management, ensuring all business operations align with applicable laws and contractual obligations, while supporting strategic business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation
● Draft, review, vet, and negotiate:
o Commercial Procurement agreements, including facilities, real estate, services contracts etc.
o Technology, SaaS and licensing agreements.
o MSAs, NDAs, SLAs, licensing agreements, reseller/partner agreements, and consulting/service contracts

● Ensure clarity of commercial terms, risk assessment, and protection of company’s interests and rights. Ensure all requisite clauses and protections are included in the contracts, such as limitation of liability, indemnity, data protection, termination conditions.
● Customize standard templates and build negotiation playbooks tailored to the company’s risk appetite and processes.
2. Stakeholder & Business Partnering
● Engage with cross-functional teams including procurement, business, finance, information security, product, and operations, to support their contracting needs
● Act as a legal advisor on commercial matters, advising on rights, liabilities, and risk mitigation strategies

● Participate in internal business negotiations and vendor/onboarding processes from a legal standpoint
3. Compliance & Legal Risk Management
● Ensure contracts are compliant with the Indian Contract Act, IT Act, Data Protection

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