Legal Manager - Retail & Consumer Goods Startup

A fast-growing startup in the D2C retail and consumer goods space is looking to hire a Legal Manager to lead and manage its legal and compliance functions. This is a high-ownership role where you'll work directly with creative, marketing, and leadership teams to support a bold, brand-driven business.

Key Responsibilities

- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts including marketing, advertising, talent, content production, licensing, vendor, and real estate agreements.

- Provide legal support for brand collaborations, influencer partnerships, and digital marketing campaigns.

- Ensure compliance with Legal Metrology, Consumer Protection Act, ASCI advertising guidelines, POSH, IT, and data protection laws.

- Partner with internal teams across marketing, design, tech, and HR to ensure legal frameworks align with fast-paced business needs.

- Lead internal training sessions on key legal and regulatory developments including POSH.

- Manage IP and trademark matters, working closely with external counsel to protect brand assets.

- Support policy development and internal governance in line with startup growth and scale.

Requirements

- Law degree with 4-7 years of post-qualification experience.

- Prior in-house experience, especially in a startup or consumer-facing brand, is highly preferred.

- Strong grounding in contract law, IP, advertising/media law, and commercial compliance.

- Business-minded, collaborative, and solution-oriented with excellent drafting and negotiation skills.

- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, non-hierarchical, and fast-evolving environment.

Why Join Us?

This is a rare opportunity to shape the legal backbone of a buzzing consumer startup that's reimagining retail in India. If you enjoy creative problem-solving, working closely with business teams, and taking ownership from Day 1 - we'd love to connect.