Specialist - Legal

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

What You'll Do 

• Support the team on various legal aspects of contract management and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage various legal agreements, including but not limited to Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Service Agreements, vendor and supplier contracts, and other commercial arrangements.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies affecting the organization.
• Support compliance with employment, labour, and corporate regulatory requirements.
• Support updates made to internal processes and policies to ensure ongoing legal compliance.
• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure appropriate awareness of the organization’s legal requirements and framework.
• Create and maintain contract abstracts, summaries, and templates as needed.
• Proactively audit processes, practices, and documents to identify gaps/improvement areas.
• Be responsible for data management, reporting, and documentation, as required by the team's key stakeholders.
• Support other strategic projects and initiatives, as needed.

What You’ll need:

• LLB from a reputed institution. LLM (preferred, not mandatory)
• 5 to 3 years of experience working in an in-house legal team or law firm.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills
• Strong understanding of contract drafting, negotiation, applicable regulatory frameworks, employment laws, and corporate compliance standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative attitude.
• Excellent oral/written communications skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• High level of integrity and professional ethics with an ability to handle sensitive information.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Arcesium and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. Note that for us, this is more than just a legal boilerplate. We are genuinely committed to these principles, which form an important part of our corporate culture, and are eager to hear from extraordinarily well qualified individuals having a wide range of backgrounds and personal characteristics.