Corporate Counsel Principal

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Lead the India legal compliance and secretarial function, delivering end?to?end legal support across corporate, regulatory, and employment law matters and building a statutory compliance framework across FIS entities in India and report to the Associate General Counsel.

• Advise on a wide range of employment law and TPO legal issues, including reductions in force, reorganizations, and workforce transitions

• Provide legal leadership on mergers and acquisitions, including employment, integration, and workforce implications

• Draft, negotiate, and enforce restrictive covenants to protect FIS intellectual property and confidential information

• Lead workplace investigations and case handling of sexual harassment matters, including management of proceedings before the regulatorily required POSH Committee

• Advise on recruitment practices, performance management, and disciplinary actions arising from internal investigations

• Guide investigations and disciplinary management involving allegations of insider threats, anti?bribery and corruption, fraud, and related conduct issues

• Oversee litigation strategy, regulatory engagement, and management of external counsel

• Partner closely with HR, Compliance, Risk, and global legal teams to strengthen ethical, compliant workplace governance

Qualification & Experience

• Strong expertise in employment law, labor regulations, and TPO legal matters within complex organizations

• Demonstrated experience handling reductions in force, restructurings, and workforce?related M&A matters

• Proven capability leading workplace investigations, POSH processes, and disciplinary actions

• Experience advising on matters involving fraud, insider threats, anti?bribery and corruption, and employee misconduct

• Strong understanding of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management frameworks

• Ability to provide clear, pragmatic legal advice to senior executives and cross?functional stakeholders

• Law degree or skills?based equivalent with substantial in?house or leading law firm experience – minimum 15 years

• Experience in financial services, fintech, or other highly regulated industries

• Exposure to global employment models and cross?border workforce issues

• Experience partnering with Compliance, Ethics, and Risk functions

• Background managing sensitive, high?risk investigations and regulator interactions