Corporate Counsel III

As Corporate Counsel III, you will be a key member of the India Legal Team, reporting to the India Legal Head. This is an individual-contributor role with real ownership: you will independently manage a portfolio of commercial and regulatory matters, act as a trusted adviser to internal stakeholders, and play a direct part in achieving the team's 2026 goals - adding commercial value, strengthening compliance, and modernising how we deliver legal services.

Sinch is a global leader in the growing market for Communication Platforms as a Service (CPaaS) and mobile customer engagement. We are specialists in allowing businesses to reach everyone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, email, voice, and video.

We reach every phone on earth. From the lifechanging to the time-saving, we're helping our customers to interact with people like never before. For you, that means working in an environment that offers an incredible variety of exciting challenges, and the chance to impact how billions of people engage with their favorite brands. The dream of personalizing content to all 15 billion phones on the planet is no fairy tale!

More than 150,000 businesses, including many of the world's largest companies and mobile operators, use Sinch's advanced technology platform to engage with their customers. Moreover, Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation. Sinch's core values are Make it Happen, Dream Big, Keep it Simple and Win Together. These values describe how our global organization works and inspire every of our more than 5,000 employees across 60 different countries.

Why This Role Is Critical

• Sinch India operates in a fast-evolving regulatory landscape (telecom, data privacy, technology) where timely, commercially sound legal support is essential to protect revenue and reputation.

• The team's mandate is expanding: new AI-native products, tighter privacy obligations under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and Rules 2025, and evolving TRAI requirements demand hands-on legal counsel who can move at business speed.

• You will directly influence contract structures, risk appetite, and compliance posture - helping Sinch India compete confidently while meeting its obligations to customers, regulators, and partners.

• Sinch India operates in a fast-evolving regulatory landscape (telecom, data privacy, technology) where timely, commercially sound legal support is essential to protect revenue and reputation.

• The team's mandate is expanding: new AI-native products, tighter privacy obligations under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and Rules 2025, and evolving TRAI requirements demand hands-on legal counsel who can move at business speed.

• You will directly influence contract structures, risk appetite, and compliance posture - helping Sinch India compete confidently while meeting its obligations to customers, regulators, and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Contracts

• Draft, review, redline, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements - including customer services agreements, partnership agreements, telecom operator contracts, tender documents, and third-party vendor contracts.

• Conduct thorough, nuanced contract reviews to identify risks and propose commercially viable mitigations, with a target of 100% risk identification on new-logo and high-value contracts.

• Simplify and standardise contract templates to support customer growth, particularly for AI-native and innovation-led offerings.

• Review terms and conditions for key operator, aggregator, and enterprise contracts to limit liability and protect against external fraud.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with internal approval matrices, Delegation of Authority frameworks, and APAC contracting procedures.

Privacy & Data Protection

• Advise product and technology teams on data-protection obligations relevant to Sinch's communications platform and new product launches.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a go-to legal adviser for sales, product, and telecom-operator teams - counselling on legal matters, business initiatives, and commercial-relationship issues.

• Manage relationships and processes with internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Communicate legal and policy issues clearly to non-legal colleagues, enabling informed decision-making.

Legal Operations & Innovation

• Embrace and leverage AI-powered contract review tools (including Harvey and Gemini Enterprise) to reduce review time and increase throughput.

• Work with the legal team to develop practice standards, standard operating procedures, and departmental best practices.

Expectations & Success Criteria

We want you to succeed, and we believe in setting clear expectations from the outset. In this role, you will be measured on:

• Quality: Work products are thoroughly researched, legally sound, compliant, accurate, and well-presented. Risks are identified and mitigated through proper iterations, redlining, and advisory comments.

• Independence: You manage your portfolio with minimal oversight, exercising sound judgement. Matters are approved from a legal standpoint only after thorough review and required approvals are obtained.

• Timeliness: You meet agreed turnaround times, follow up proactively, and keep stakeholders informed.

• Compliance: Full adherence to internal SOPs, approval matrices, Delegation of Authority, and APAC contracting procedures. Non-compliance is avoided; if inadvertent, it is identified and rectified promptly.

• Reporting: Accurate and timely reporting; trackers maintained and updates shared with the team and management.

• Continuous Improvement: Incorporate feedback promptly, strengthen skills through quarterly training, and proactively build competency in privacy, regulatory, and compliance areas.

Required Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Qualifications

• LL.B. (or integrated LL.B.) from a recognised Indian university; graduation from a premier national law university is strongly preferred.

Experience

• 5 years post-qualification experience in commercial law and contracts.

• In-house experience (in a lean team) at a multinational company or private-practice experience at a Tier-1 law firm is mandatory.

• Demonstrated experience in drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating commercial contracts in a technology, telecom, or CPaaS environment.

• Exposure to Indian data-protection and privacy law (DPDP Act / IT Act) and telecom regulation (TRAI / DoT frameworks).

Skills & Attributes

• Exceptional contract-drafting, redlining, and negotiation skills.

• Strong commercial acumen - ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.

• Excellent written and oral communication in English; ability to articulate complex legal concepts in plain, accessible language.

• Proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• High integrity, meticulous attention to detail, and composure under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Comfort with legal technology and AI tools; willingness to adopt new platforms and workflows.

Desired Skills and Experience

*LL.B. (or integrated LL.B.) from a recognized Indian university; graduation from a premier national law university is strongly preferred.
Experience
*5 years post-qualification experience in commercial law and contracts.
*In-house experience (in a lean team) at a multinational company or private-practice experience at a Tier-1 law firm is mandatory.
*Demonstrated experience in drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating commercial contracts in a technology, telecom, or CPaaS environment.
*Exposure to Indian data-protection and privacy law (DPDP Act / IT Act) and telecom regulation (TRAI / DoT frameworks).
Skills & Attributes
*Exceptional contract-drafting, redlining, and negotiation skills.
*Strong commercial acumen - ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
*Excellent written and oral communication in English; ability to articulate complex legal concepts in plain, accessible language.
*Proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
*High integrity, meticulous attention to detail, and composure under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
*Comfort with legal technology and AI tools; willingness to adopt new platforms and workflows.