Job Description

Blue Sky Analytics is a climate tech startup building an API-based catalogue of environmental datasets by leveraging satellite data, AI, and cloud. We are looking for a General Counsel. You will ensure that company operates within the law at all times, offer counsel on legal issues, create an effective guardian of the organisation and facilitate business strategies development. Come be part of Blue Sky Analytics and be on a journey to help save the planet with us. Your Role

• Leading and coordinating amongst legal and cross-functional stakeholders around the globe to respond quickly to unexpected internal and external events that may need legal support.
• Quickly getting to grips with multi-faceted legal problems, distilling and coordinating advice from a range of subject matter experts for senior management and non-legal audiences.
• Partners closely with the Compliance Department on compliance initiatives, policies and programs and ensures our business is in compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies. Assists the Compliance team in managing a robust compliance program to address key compliance risks.
• Proactively engaging and working alongside local regulators across multiple countries
• Managing strategic elements of longer-term legal initiatives involving many different jurisdictions
• Provide analysis and counsel on a range of legal issues, including corporate issues, business structures and models, M&A, employment issues, etc.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts and related documents for delivering service to clients and partners, which includes NDA, MSA, license agreements, vendor agreements, etc.
• Negotiate terms of contracts with internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze a broad range of complex laws and regulations affecting the operations of the Company, including those arising from corporate structure and business models.
• Assist in providing general legal/risk mitigation advice to multi-functional teams on miscellaneous matters, such as labour and employment laws, IP, privacy, product compliance, and regulatory compliance issues.

• 5+ years of PQE with strong experience as a private practice lawyer at a top law firm dealing with IT/ITES (and preferably) some in-house experience.
• Experience with complex transaction management
• A law degree from an accredited law school in India,
• Knowledge and experience in dealing with software licensing, DaaS contracts, and data privacy matters.
• Must be up to date with industry trends and best practices in the technology space.
• Well-rounded exposure to various corporate legal functions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to inspire confidence in teams, management, and peers.
• Ability to successfully work in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience in dealing with cross-border group entities.

• Open source at heart: We are building a community where you can use, contribute and collaborate on.
• Own a slice of the pie: Possibility of becoming an owner by investing in ESOPs.
• Comprehensive health cover: Health cover for you and your dependents to keep you tension-free.
• Work Machine of choice: Buy a device and own it after completing a year at BSA.
• Quarterly Retreats: Yes, there's work, but there's also a huge fun component to working at BSA that helps you unwind- the retreat!
• Yearly vacations: Take time off to rest and get ready for the next big assignment by availing the paid leaves.