Legal Advisor

Lotus. Flare is a provider of cloud-native SaaS products based in the heart of Silicon Valley. Founded by the team that helped Facebook reach over one billion users, Lotus. Flare was founded to make affordable mobile communications available to everyone on Earth. Today, Lotus. Flare focuses on designing, building, and continuously evolving a digital commerce and monetization platform that delivers valuable outcomes for enterprises.

Our platform, Digital Network Operator® (DNO™) Cloud, is licensed to telecommunications services providers and supports millions of customers globally. Lotus. Flare has also designed and built the leading eSIM travel product

• Nomad. Nomad provides global travelers with high-speed, affordable data connectivity in over 190 countries. Nomad is available as an iOS or Android app or via getnomad.app. Job Description and Responsibilities: Contract Negotiation & Management: Draft, review, and negotiate software licensing, SaaS agreements, partnership contracts, and service agreements with telecom operators and other stakeholders. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with telecom regulations, data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), cybersecurity laws, and export controls in multiple jurisdictions. Risk & Dispute Management: Identify legal risks, provide proactive advice, and support dispute resolution, including managing external counsel when necessary. Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguard company IP, including software patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, while ensuring compliance with open-source licensing requirements. Corporate Governance & Policy Development: Advise on corporate legal matters, employment laws, and internal compliance policies. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Provide legal due diligence and support for potential M&A or strategic partnerships. Job Requirements: Law degree (J.D. or equivalent) with bar admission in a relevant jurisdiction. 8+ years of legal practice, with 8+ years in corporate law, commercial contracts, technology transactions, or commercial deals. 1–2+ years of direct telecom domain experience, specifically contracting with telcos or working within a telecom company. Strong experience with telecom and enterprise software commercial deals, including SaaS/product agreements. Must have experience in a product/SaaS company; IT services/consulting-only experience is not sufficient. Strong knowledge of SaaS agreements, telecom regulations, international business law, data privacy, cybersecurity and IP matters. Strong contract negotiation, stakeholder management and commercial judgment, with experience representing business interests in live negotiations. Excellent communication and articulation skills; comfortable interacting directly with enterprise/telco clients and senior stakeholders. Able to operate in a fast-paced, global environment and manage multiple priorities independently. Preferred: Currently based in Pune. Strong plus: Experience with a Tier-1 direct competitor, particularly Netcracker, Amdocs, Oracle, Ericsson or Nokia. Key focus: This is a DNO-focused legal role, so demonstrable telecom domain and telco contracting experience is essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Paid lunch (In the office)
• Training and workshops
• Top-of-the-class engineers to learn from and work with About us: At Lotus. Flare, we attract and keep amazing people by offering two key things:
• Purposeful Work: Every team member sees how their efforts make a tangible, positive difference for our customers and partners.
• Growth Opportunities: We provide the chance to develop professionally while mastering cutting-edge practices in cloud-native enterprise software. From the beginning, our mission has been to simplify technology to create better experiences for customers. Using an “experience down” approach, which prioritizes the customer's journey at every stage of development, our Digital Network Operator™ Cloud empowers communication service providers to achieve valuable business outcomes. DNO Cloud enables communication service providers to innovate freely, reduce operational costs, monetize network assets, engage customers on all digital channels, drive customer acquisition, and increase retention. With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and five major offices worldwide, Lotus. Flare serves Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, A1, Globe Telecom, Liberty Latin America, Singtel, and other leading enterprises around the world. Website: www.lotusflare.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lotusflare Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatlotusflare/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lotus_flare