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About Decentro

Decentro is a Y-Combinator backed banking & payments infrastructure company. Decentro provides building blocks that help companies stitch their fintech workflows in a few weeks. While starting our first fintech venture back in 2014, we spent years convincing banks to partner with us. Before we could launch our fintech product (more here), we had to convince different departments within banks - including technology, business, leadership, legal, and support to get the green signal. Fast forward to today, we realise that banks & regulatory institutions find it difficult to help the longer tail of companies build innovative & compliant fintech solutions.

What if there was a platform (think AWS for cloud or Twilio for messaging) that abstracts the complexities of banking, identity, payments, lending, and provides simple APIs so that companies do not have to spend years dealing with banks?

We’re solving this pain point at Decentro since 2020. We’ve scaled to process $4 billion + in payment volumes & have 1800+ customers across India & Singapore in multiple verticals such as marketplaces, banks, regulated institutions, fintechs, lenders, gaming, and more.

We are looking for a mid-level Legal Counsel who can operate in a fast-paced environment, work closely with cross-functional teams, and take ownership of a broad range of legal and commercial matters.

About the role

As Legal Counsel at Decentro, you will be responsible for handling day-to-day legal and contract-related matters, supporting regulatory and policy documentation, and assisting with fundraise and investor-related legal work. This role requires strong ownership, sharp execution, and the ability to balance legal rigor with speed.

You will work closely with leadership, operations, finance, product, and business teams to support the company’s growth while ensuring legal and compliance readiness.

What is expected from you

• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Handle contract-related escalations and coordinate resolution with internal stakeholders.
• Draft, update, and maintain RBI-related policies, internal legal documentation, and compliance support materials.
• Track regulatory updates and work with relevant teams to incorporate necessary changes into policies, processes, and documentation.
• Support investor contracts, shareholder documentation, and fundraise-related legal documents.
• Assist with legal due diligence, corporate governance matters, and general transaction support.
• Liaise with external counsel as needed on specialised matters.
• Maintain organised records of legal documents, templates, and key contractual artefacts.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure timely legal support in a high-velocity environment.
• Take ownership of assigned matters and drive them to closure with minimal supervision.

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of experience in legal roles, preferably with exposure to startups, BFSI, fintech, or other regulated businesses.
• Strong drafting, review, and negotiation skills across commercial and corporate documentation.
• Familiarity with RBI-regulated businesses, financial services documentation, or compliance-driven operating environments.
• Experience supporting fundraises, investor documentation, or corporate transactions will be a strong plus.
• Strong understanding of legal risk, business context, and practical decision-making.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise sharply, and execute in a fast-paced setting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High ownership mindset with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Willingness to be based in Bangalore or relocate to Bangalore.

Good to Have

• Experience working in a high-growth startup environment.
• Exposure to fintech, payments, lending, banking, or adjacent regulated sectors.
• Prior experience handling policy drafting, regulatory interpretation, or internal governance frameworks.
• Comfort working across legal, compliance, business, and leadership stakeholders.

What We Offer

The ability for you to make an impact and lay a foundation for the upcoming fin-tech innovations. A multicultural and diverse team of colleagues from different states that speak in total of 6 Indian and global languages. Progressive and flexible work hours that match your personality and lifestyle. The best-in-class perks and benefits for the team. Check out our careers page for the same: https://decentro.tech/careers/https://decentro.tech/careers/ Backed by global investors such as Ycombinator & Rapyd, we're a contrarian and progressive culture of independent thinkers and systematic executors that are driven to build cool things that matter.

If this aligns with you, time to hop on!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.