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About the Role

Arcot Group is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel to lead the complete legal function for a fast-growing, multi-country technology group. This is the senior-most legal role in the organization and will report directly to the CEO.

The role will cover intellectual property, trademarks, patents, commercial contracts, corporate compliance, employment law, partnership structuring, dispute resolution, data protection, governance, and CEO advisory across entities in India, UAE, and the USA.

This is not a narrow specialist role. We are looking for a commercially minded legal leader who can work across multiple legal areas, make practical judgment calls, support fast business decisions, and build a legal function that enables growth while managing risk. The role will be supported by a Junior Legal Counsel / Paralegal, but legal strategy, final review, deal structuring, and senior advisory will sit with this position.

Key Responsibilities

Intellectual Property & Brand Protection

• Manage the Group’s IP portfolio across multiple brands, software products, and jurisdictions.
• Conduct trademark audits and manage trademark filings, renewals, registers, and enforcement across India, UAE, and the USA.
• Identify patentable software / AI innovations and work with engineering and product teams to document them in patent-ready format.
• File or manage patent applications through external patent counsel.
• Establish an invention disclosure process for technology teams.
• Monitor and act on IP infringement, brand misuse, and trademark conflicts.
• Clear new brand names before launch and support defensive domain registrations.
• Ensure employee and contractor agreements include strong IP assignment clauses.
• Advise teams on open-source license compliance.

Commercial Contracts

• Own the full contract lifecycle for client, vendor, partnership, employment, contractor, software, and inter-company agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor agreements, software license agreements, partnership agreements, employment agreements, contractor agreements, and inter-company service agreements.
• Review all inbound contracts before signature.
• Create and maintain standardized contract templates and a clause library for common negotiation points.
• Maintain a contract register with renewal, expiry, auto-renewal, and termination notice tracking.
• Ensure inter-company transactions are documented on arm’s length terms for compliance and tax purposes.
• Support fast turnaround on standard and complex agreements while protecting business interests.

Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance

• Manage legal compliance across Group entities in India, UAE, and the USA.
• Support India compliance including Companies Act, ROC filings, board resolutions, GST/TDS legal coordination, Professional Tax, ESIC/PF, and Shops & Establishment requirements.
• Support UAE compliance including trade license renewals, visa quotas, establishment card, beneficial ownership, economic substance regulations, AML requirements, and free zone obligations.
• Support USA compliance including annual reports, franchise tax, registered agent coordination, and state-level requirements.
• Build and maintain a master compliance calendar across all entities.
• Advise leadership on entity structures, jurisdiction selection, and legal implications for new ventures.

Employment & Contractor Law

• Standardize employment and contractor agreements for India, UAE, and USA.
• Advise HR and leadership on contractor classification risk, restrictive covenants, confidentiality, non-compete / non-solicit clauses, and jurisdiction-specific enforceability.
• Support disciplinary matters, employee grievances, terminations, settlement agreements, and HR policy reviews.
• Review employee handbooks and internal policies for legal compliance.

Partnerships, Investments & Venture Structuring

• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, operating agreements, and related documentation.
• Structure technology credit investments and document equity consideration with defensible valuations.
• Support due diligence for investments, acquisitions, partnerships, and new ventures.
• Advise on equity structures, vesting, anti-dilution, drag-along, tag-along, exits, and partner obligations.
• Support fundraising and investor documentation where required.

Dispute Resolution

• Act as the first legal responder for client claims, vendor disputes, employee grievances, partnership issues, unpaid invoices, and regulatory matters.
• Assess severity, legal exposure, financial impact, and likelihood of escalation.
• Manage pre-litigation resolution through negotiation, mediation, and settlement.
• Engage and manage external litigation counsel where court representation is required.
• Conduct post-dispute analysis to prevent recurrence.

Data Protection & Privacy

• Support compliance with India’s DPDP Act, UAE data protection laws, and relevant US state privacy laws.
• Draft and maintain privacy policies for websites, products, and applications.
• Draft and negotiate data processing agreements with clients and vendors.
• Create and maintain data breach response protocols.
• Provide privacy guidance for candidate data, student data, healthcare-adjacent data, entertainment talent data, and other business-specific data categories.

Governance, Policy & CEO Advisory

• Manage board meetings, minutes, resolutions, signing authority documentation, and corporate governance records.
• Draft and maintain policies including anti-corruption, whistleblower, conflict of interest, related party transaction, and document retention policies.
• Prepare legal updates for the CEO covering IP status, contracts, compliance, employment matters, disputes, risk register updates, and emerging legal concerns.
• Maintain a legal risk register with severity ratings and mitigation plans.
• Build legal FAQs, process guides, and a knowledge base for internal teams.
• Establish and manage external counsel relationships in India, UAE, and USA.

Team Management

• Manage and develop a Junior Legal Counsel / Paralegal.
• Delegate research, drafting, filing, and administrative tasks.
• Review junior work before it is shared with stakeholders or filed.
• Set priorities, manage workload, and develop the junior team member’s legal judgment and drafting skills.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• LLB or equivalent law degree from a recognized Indian university.
• Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of India.
• 8–15 years of post-qualification experience across corporate, commercial, and intellectual property law.
• Strong experience in contracts, corporate compliance, IP protection, employment law, and deal structuring.
• Trademark registration and prosecution experience in India.
• Working knowledge of patent processes, either through direct filing or managing external patent counsel.
• Strong understanding of Indian corporate law, Indian IP laws, and Indian employment law.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions or multi-entity corporate structures.
• Ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice.
• Excellent English drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage a junior legal resource effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• LLM in Corporate Law, IP Law, Commercial Law, or related field.
• In-house experience at a technology company or multi-product business.
• Registration as a Patent Agent with the Indian Patent Office.
• Technical background in computer science, engineering, software, or related discipline.
• Exposure to UAE and/or US legal systems.
• Familiarity with UAE free zone regulations.
• Experience with software patents, AI / ML-related IP, data protection, M&A, investments, fundraising, or open-source compliance.

Ideal Candidate

The right candidate will be someone who can operate independently across the full legal spectrum, work directly with the CEO and leadership team, and balance legal risk with commercial urgency. They should be proactive, fast, practical, detail-oriented, and comfortable being the senior-most legal person in the organization.

This person should be able to move from trademark filings to contract negotiations, employment issues, partnership structures, privacy questions, and governance matters without needing constant direction. They should know when to push back, when to find a safe path forward, and how to communicate legal advice in a clear, business-friendly manner.

What We Offer

• Senior-most legal role in a high-growth, multi-country technology group.
• Direct reporting to the CEO.
• Ownership of the complete legal function across IP, contracts, compliance, employment, partnerships, disputes, privacy, and governance.
• International exposure across India, UAE, and USA.
• Opportunity to work on software, AI, and technology-led business models.
• Exposure to multiple portfolio companies, brands, and ventures.
• Support from a Junior Legal Counsel / Paralegal.
• Competitive compensation aligned with Mumbai market benchmarks.

Role Summary

The Director, Client Relations – Staff Augmentation will lead the end-to-end ownership, scaling, and expansion of the staff augmentation business for key global clients, primarily in North America. This role will be responsible for building and growing a high-quality offshore delivery organization, scaling from an initial team of 10 plus FTEs to 100 plus FTEs across multiple client owned processes.

The Director will act as the senior most client interface, partnering with client leadership to understand demand, define the right staffing model, and ensure seamless execution. This role combines business growth, workforce strategy, delivery governance, and organizational building.

The role will also carry full ownership of the P&L for this line of business, including revenue growth, cost optimization, and long-term scalability.

Key Responsibilities

1) Client Leadership and Business Ownership

• Act as the primary point of contact for senior client stakeholders.
• Build strong executive relationships and position the organization as a trusted partner.
• Own the overall engagement, including delivery quality, growth, and client satisfaction.
• Identify opportunities to expand scope, increase FTE count, and introduce additional processes.
• Lead business reviews with clear insights, growth roadmap, and value delivered.

2) Staff Augmentation Strategy and Workforce Planning

• Define staffing strategy including FTE sizing, role mix, and skill requirements.
• Translate client requirements into structured staffing plans.
• Design scalable team structures and reporting hierarchies.
• Establish frameworks for ramp up from small teams to large scale operations.
• Ensure optimal utilization and capacity planning.

3) Delivery Governance and Operational Excellence

• Oversee delivery across all teams ensuring SLA adherence and quality.
• Define KPIs for performance, productivity, and turnaround time.
• Establish governance cadence and reporting mechanisms.
• Ensure consistency across multiple processes and teams.
• Drive strong issue resolution and escalation handling.

4) Transition and Process Onboarding Oversight

• Guide onboarding of new processes into the staff augmentation model.
• Ensure structured knowledge transfer and documentation.
• Define standard onboarding playbooks.
• Identify risks and readiness gaps during expansion.

5) Organization Building and Talent Leadership

• Lead hiring strategy to support rapid scale up.
• Build strong leadership layers including managers and leads.
• Establish training, cross skilling, and career progression plans.
• Drive a high performance culture with clear accountability.

6) Business Ownership, Revenue Growth, and Financial Management

• Own the line of business including revenue, cost, and profitability.
• Drive revenue expansion by increasing FTE count and adding new processes.
• Define pricing aligned with effort and delivery complexity.
• Monitor revenue realization and billing accuracy.
• Manage cost structure including hiring, utilization, and overheads.
• Optimize FTE mix to balance cost and performance.
• Build financial models for workforce planning and growth.

7) Leadership, Team Development, and Organizational Scaling

• Mentor managers and team leads across processes.
• Build second line leadership.
• Establish performance expectations and review mechanisms.
• Drive ownership and continuous improvement culture.

8) Internal Reporting and Strategic Visibility

• Provide updates to leadership on revenue, cost, margins, and growth.
• Present challenges and mitigation plans.
• Track key business metrics such as utilization and productivity.
• Build dashboards for visibility.
• Support strategic decision making with insights and projections.

Success Measures

• Scale from initial team to 100 plus FTEs with stable delivery.
• High client satisfaction and strong relationships.
• Expansion across processes and geographies.
• Consistent SLA performance.
• Strong financial performance and margins.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance, or Business. MBA preferred.
• 12 to 18 plus years of relevant experience.
• Experience scaling teams and managing global clients.
• Strong workforce planning and governance experience.

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to finance operations such as Accounts Payable.
• Experience in offshore delivery models.
• Familiarity with SLA frameworks and staffing models.
• Experience scaling new business lines.

Competencies

• Strong ownership mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Structured thinking and execution.
• Strong people leadership.
• Commercial awareness and growth orientation.

Reporting and Location

• Reporting to: Head of Operations or Business Unit Head
• Location: Bangalore or Mangalore with overlap for North America time zones

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven) and Power Automate flows based on business needs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to design and implement low-code/no-code solutions and custom components.
• Assist in testing, debugging, and deploying solutions across environments.
• Provide technical support and mentorship to junior team members.
• Ensure solutions align with business goals and best practices.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including:
• Power Apps (Canvas & Model-Driven)
• Power Automate
• Dynamics 365
• Working knowledge of:
• Power FX
• CDS/Dataverse
• Integration with SharePoint or third-party systems
• Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Onsite role at Kalyani Nagar, Pune

Responsibilities

• Design and build highly reliable, scalable and performant infrastructure for media heavy workflows.
• Own large technical deliverables and execute in a structured manner.
• Take the accountability of the overall health of the infrastructure you build.
• Platformize components as libraries, utilities and promote reuse.
• Be able to conceptualize and develop prototypes quickly.
• Lead by example, mentor and guide team members on everything from structured problem solving to development of best practices.

Requirements

• 4 to 10 years of industry experience in software engineering with at least 4 years in Video, Audio & Image processing and streaming technologies.
• Deep expertise with various codecs, compute efficiency, streaming protocols and network topologies for media heavy workflows.
• Deep understanding of your tools: Languages, frameworks, libraries and systems.
• Experience with abstracting requirements into frameworks.
• Hungry to learn, share knowledge, and enjoy mentoring others.
• Data driven, having customer empathy, striving to build best of class, performant services.

In this role, you will be responsible for building world-class technology products and platforms that are at the forefront of the technology revolution in the Indian healthcare ecosystem. You are someone who insists on the highest standards for quality, maintainability, and performance.

At nFerence Labs, the "Google of Biomedicine", we are building the world's first massive-scale platform for pharmaco-biomedical computing. Our platform is premised on using AI/Deep Learning (on clinical text, medical images, and other signals) and massive high-performance computing to help pharma companies perform faster and more efficient drug discovery, and also help early diagnosis of several key diseases.

We collaborate heavily with premier medical institutions such as the Mayo Clinic and build systems to get deep medical insights from patient information including patient notes and lab information, medical images, ECGs, etc. We are a well-funded company and are looking to grow on all fronts.

We are hiring an experienced backend staff engineer for our Pramana team. Our Digital Pathology-as-a-service venture, Pramana is an in-line quality assurance software suite which for the first time in the industry, provides confidence to the labs for the accuracy and applicability of their digital assets while supporting industry-standard image formats.

Pramana’s whole slide imaging system is built upon the strong hardware expertise of former Spectral Insights (that nference acquired in 2020) and the strong software expertise of nference. Modular systems with Robotic automation have allowed Pramana to reduce the reliance on several technical staff. This will significantly reduce the total costs of ownership and is a more transparent model for Pramana’s clients.

Must have

• 5+ years experience with solid backend/engineering experience in C++/ Python
• Knowledge of data structures and an eye for architecture.
• Solid CS fundamentals, fluent in multi-threaded and asynchronous programming, and a strong inclination for architecting at scale.
• Excellent technical design, problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Rapid prototyping worked on distributed systems at scale.
• Basic knowledge of SQL as well as NoSQL databases.
• Proficient in Golang/ Python, design, and concurrency patterns.

Good to have

• Proficient in writing unit tests and profiling and benchmarking golang applications
• Experience in maintaining protobuf contract
• Experience in working with GRPC and grace

Benefits:

• Be a part of the “Google of biomedicine” as recognized by the Washington Post
• Work with some of the brilliant minds of the world solving exciting real-world problems through Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, analytics and insights through triangulating unstructured and structured information from the biomedical literature as well as from large-scale molecular and real-world datasets.
• Our benefits package includes the best of what leading organizations provide, such as stock options, paid time off, healthcare insurance, gym/broadband reimbursement.

We want a MEAN stack developer who is definitely not mean but is enthusiastic, quick at grasping, and has experience in handling multiple projects and codebases.

You should be energetic, authoritative, focused, and experimental at work.

We are looking for experienced backend engineers only.

Apply only if you have 8 YES out of the following 10 qualifying criteria :

-Strong grip over HTML, CSS, and Angular 9+

-Good with CSS styling and theming

-Expert at API development using NodeJS

-Experienced with MongoDB DB

-Self-starter with good communication skills

-At least 2+ years of experience

-Must be willing to work from Bangalore (HSR)

-Have than 2 years of experience with multiple frontend projects in MEAN Stack?

-HAVE worked in a B2C Startup for at least a year?

-CAN join in within 30-45 days?

Appristine Technologies. We are based in Pune and offer an exciting working environment along with very attractive remuneration, to all deserving candidates. Currently, we are hiring for the following role.

1. ReactJS Developer – 2+ Years Exp.

Skills & Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years of development experience in React and Redux.
• Good understanding and experience of HTML / CSS / Javascript / Webpack / Bootstrap.
• Hands-on experience with ES6 / ES7 / ES8 features.
• Expertise with Web Services / REST APIs.
• Skillful experience in Node JS / Express / MongoDB will be a plus.
• Understanding of mobile cross-platform frameworks like React Native.

• Good experience and exposure of cloud native architecture, development and deployment on public clouds AWS, Google Cloud etc
• Responsible for Linux server installation, maintain, monitoring, data backup and recovery, securtiy and administration
• Understanding of clusters, distributed architecture, container environment 
• Experience in networking, including linux, software defined networking, network virtualization, open protocols, application acceleration and load balancing, DNS, virtual private networks
• Knowledge of several middleware such as MySQL, Apache etc
• Responsible for managing network storage
• Disaster recovery and incident response planning
• Configuring/monitoring firewalls, routers, switches and other network devices

• Support the globally distributed cloud development and teams by mainitaning the cloud infrastructure labs hosted in a hybrid cloud environment
• Contribute towards optimization of preformance and acost of running the labs

• Manage sales operations in assigned district to achieve revenue goals.
• Supervise sales team members; the BSMs, on daily basis and provide guidance whenever needed.
• Identify skill gaps and conduct trainings to sales team.
• Work with team to implement new sales techniques to obtain profits.
• Assist in employee recruitment, promotion, retention and termination activities.
• Conduct employee performance evaluation and provide feedback for improvements.
• Contact potential customers and identify new business opportunities.
• Stay abreast with customer needs, market trends and competitors.
• Maintain clear and complete sales reports for management review.
• Build strong relationships with customers for business growth.
• Analyze sales performances and recommend improvements.
• Ensure that sales team follows company policies and procedures at all times.
• Develop promotional programs to increase sales and revenue.
• Plan and coordinate sales activities for assigned projects.