Head – Legal and Compliance – Ecom MNC

Managerial Responsibilities

· Member of the Executive Management team – providing strategic advice & counseling on legal, regulatory & law enforcement issues with a view to value add and align with the Company overall Country strategy & plans.
· Supervise & manage the India Legal, Law enforcement and Trust and Safety Teams.

Corporate

Supervise Legal team to ensure statutory compliance for the five local entities:
· Board meetings, General meetings, etc… Filings required, Resolutions & Signatory authorities & secretarial duties
· Corporate record keeping
· Manage corporate matters for Mauritius Holding entities in conjunction with Mauritius Consultants.

Commercial: Core Business Teams i.e. Marketing & Category

Supervise & provide support to Legal Team on various commercial ventures & contracts:
· Review all Indian agreements for compliance with local law and for compliance with our AG guidelines
· Ensure compliance with contract process by business unit
· Advise business unit on appropriate terms and conditions for strong agreements
· Provide business unit training on negotiation strategies, key terms of agreement, processes, term sheets, risk management.
· Review Onsite Promotions, contest, lottery etc.., for compliance with local law and ensure online processes are correct.
o Intellectual Property:
§ Review marketing materials for compliance with our policies, local advertising regulations and consumer protection laws. Recommend changes and ensure compliance with modifications.
§ Drive our VeRO Program to promote VERO enrollment in India amongst Brands & rights owners.
§ Impart training & awareness internally amongst CS representatives, Marketing & Content Teams on the VeRO programme.
§ Identify high risk brands/rights owners and suggest reasonable process or institutional methods to address increased risk from the said brands.
Litigation
Develop Litigation strategy for the company and execute with support from Legal Team i.e. Manager Litigation & Law Enforcement.

· Mitigate litigation exposure on customer complaints, or from Govt/statutory authorities.
· Ensure timely and preemptive action to avoid litigation wherever possible
· Determine effective litigation strategies for pending litigations with support from external counsels
· Manage external counsels within budget parameters

Regulatory
· Advise Country Manager, BU Heads on changing legal environment and legal risks associated with existing and new business ventures.
· Review current processes and procedures for compliance and suggest potential risk mitigation strategies

Law Enforcement Team
· Create awareness of our business through outreach /workshops/presentations with LE.
· Conduct risk mitigation exercises with LE through Outreach & proactive & reactive case referrals
· Supervise Fraud Investigation Team in handling customer disputes.

Government Relations
· Assist GR in setting up meetings with local officials where necessary & provide legal support on legal aspects related to Internet /ecommerce /E-payments…
· Attend meetings as necessary.

Payments & New Ventures

· Advise Payments business on Internet Banking regulations, FEMA, Fraud & risk management while processing credit card payments etc…
· Merchant Banking Agreements. Credit Card Gateway contracts & arrangements with Banks.

Product Development

· Review PRD. BRD’s scoping documents for new Product launches, draft RFP’s & third party Product Development contracts, Support Product Team in Project Managing large contracts to closure by coordinating with Intl Tax Teams, Global Procurement teams, Insurance teams etc..
· Ensure active coordination between Product, India Legal & Global Patent team

Human Resources
· Assist HR in employment agreements and employee issues that arise.
· Assist HR in employee training on code of conduct, sexual harassment, company culture, and any other required HR training. Localize such training where necessary.

Finance
· Support finance teams on issues related to direct & indirect taxation, customs & excise, service tax etc…

Administrative:
· Keep legal Billing System matters up to date
· Complete weekly report on a regular basis including metrics on the following areas:
o Contracts requested for the week, contracts signed, number of such agreements, running quarterly totals
o Ensure contract database includes all Indian agreements.
o Number of pending lawsuits, number settled for the week, summaries of any court hearings, number avoided during the week, and quarterly running numbers.
· Attend weekly Executive Management Team meetings to provide updates followed by 1:1 meetings with CEO and also attend regular APAC regional meetings
· Attend staff meetings of business units
· Provide regular training to business units on new and existing policies, processes, and guidelines.
· Manage Legal & Law Enforcement budget on a quarterly basis

Trust and Safety Team (TnS) & Fraud Investigations
· Manage TnS in Site Operations and Policy issues
· Manage the TnS & Fraud Investigation Team in India

Detailed Job Description for TNS Functional Head

· Help develop and execute law enforcement strategy across India
· Help maintain and develop strong relations with Indian law enforcement community
· Educate law enforcement community, government regulatory agencies, as to safe trading practices ( ref. Trust and Safety Strategy)
· Work closely with TnS Director in coordinating any serious fraud investigations or urgent cases;
· Provide high level of service on law enforcement inquiries
· Develop proactive leads for law enforcement regarding suspicious fraudsters and cyber crime affecting our IT Platforms;
· Provide testimony and evidence in support of police prosecution;
· Support the TnS Director in policy development with input from India law enforcement perspective;
· Communicate regularly with TnS Operations team to understand and provide new fraud trends and risks learned from law enforcement community with the goal to prevent new types of fraud and risk exposure
· Support global, regional eBay law enforcement inquiries;
· Utilize LE tools like aLERT and Case Management System;
· Participate in regional law enforcement best practice sharing.

Other Skills
· Strategic Thinking with foresight/vision to envisage situations/issues
· Strong analytical skills
· Strong communication and presentation skills to effectively explain eBay’s unique business model, LE disclosure policy, Trust and Safety strategy to law enforcement and other government agencies
· Able to effectively manage multiple tasks or projects in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
· Internet savvy with good computer skills
· Ability to assimilate facts and circumstances
· Ability to opine quickly/provide recommendations
· Practice and display judgment
· Be a business-friendly enabler
· Be passionate about the subject
· Resilient/Tenacious; display balanced/measured aggression when required
· High Energy
· Ability to blend well in a young culture like eBay

Please apply in the strictest confidence to sanjeev@bullzi-inc.com OR call him on +919811110747.