Legal Counsel India

About the role

OpenFX is on a mission to move money as freely as data, unrestricted by time zones, banking hours, or legacy systems. We are building the infrastructure that will power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. The team's execution has been exceptional, and we're scaling at a remarkable pace. Our stellar early team comes with experience in companies like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, FalconX, Paypal, Affirm, Polygon, Kraken, Nium & others. We're backed by Accel, Lightspeed, NfX and other top-tier investors. Role Overview We're hiring a Legal Counsel based in Bangalore who will be a key partner to the business as OpenFX builds out its India presence and continues to scale globally. India is one of OpenFX's most important markets and home to a hub of approximately 80 employees across product, engineering, compliance, and operations. The role spans three core areas: India market entry and ongoing business support - partnering with product, compliance, and business teams to launch OpenFX in India in a compliant manner and supporting the business on an ongoing basis across regulatory, commercial, and operational legal matters; general legal support for OpenFX's India hub - advising on the day-to-day legal needs that come with operating a large office and team in India, including employment, corporate, vendor, and operational matters; and contributing to the global legal function - working alongside legal colleagues in the US, UK, EU, and elsewhere on commercial contracts, market expansion scoping in other geographies, regulatory questions outside India, and general corporate work. The work sits at the intersection of cross-border payments, crypto, and technology, and ranges from novel regulatory questions to complex commercial contracts and general corporate matters. The ideal candidate is a team player energized by a high-growth environment and translating complex legal requirements and ambiguity into clear, actionable guidance for the business, and views legal work as an enabler of business growth and long-term success.

Responsibilities

• India Regulatory Advisory
• India Market Entry and Product Legal
• Commercial Contracts and Partnerships
• India Hub and Corporate Support
• Global Legal Team Contribution

Requirements

• LLB or equivalent law degree from an accredited law school and qualified to practice in India (enrolled with a State Bar Council and the Bar Council of India in good standing).
• 5+ years of legal experience, with significant fintech, payments, or financial services exposure (in-house or at a leading law firm).
• Working knowledge of Indian financial services regulation - including RBI, FEMA, IFSCA, PMLA/FIU-IND, and DPDPA - with the curiosity and capacity to develop deeper subject-matter expertise on th

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