Associate Director
Zeta
Associate Director
Zeta
Cloud-native payment card issuer platform
Our Culture and Values
We are an engineering-first organization that values ownership, bias for action, and long-term thinking. Together, we solve some of the hardest problems in banking tech. Our culture is built around trust, collaboration, and creating the conditions for you to drive impact proportionate to your potential. Reinforcing our commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace, we have been consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work.
If you want to build cutting-edge banking tech that enables banks to serve millions reliably, securely, and at a population scale, Zeta is your playground.
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About the Role
Zeta is seeking an Associate Director – Legal to serve as a strategic advisor within its legal team. The role supports the company's technology business, including its SaaS platforms for banks and financial institutions, as it scales across India, the US, the UK, and other global markets.This is a high-impact, product-facing role for a seasoned lawyer with deep expertise in technology contracts and a strong understanding of the banking and financial services sector that Zeta's platforms serve.Draft, review, and negotiate B2B SaaS contracts, outsourcing contracts, software development agreements, license agreements, and managed-services, partnership, and third-party vendor agreements with clients, financial institutions, and technology partners, making sure they align with legal and business requirements.
Serve as the subject matter expert on all aspects of technology contracts.
While anchored in technology law, provide practical legal advice across all matters that affect the business, including corporate, commercial, employment, and intellectual property issues, and offer innovative solutions to minimize and manage legal risks across jurisdictions.
Manage the input from internal stakeholders that is needed to draft and review critical agreements.
Lead and mentor a team of lawyers, overseeing the quality and turnaround of contract reviews and negotiations.
Constantly improve the legal team's templates and playbooks, drawing on learnings from each client engagement.
Act as a business enabler, keeping the legal team aligned with Zeta's speed of delivery and culture of teamwork.
Regulatory and commercial acumen: Commercially minded, pragmatic; translates complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
Stakeholder management and communication: Strong communication and negotiation skills, sound and independent judgment, ability to counsel senior management strategically.
Execution and prioritization: Highly organized and detail-oriented; manages multiple matters simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth setting; ability to leverage AI for legal work highly preferred.
Team leadership and people management: Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.
Ownership and adaptability: Proactive self-starter, energized by ambiguity, comfortable in unfamiliar areas of law, takes ownership of outcomes, thrives in a collaborative, product-driven culture.
5-year BA LLB, BBA LLB or equivalent law degree from a recognized institution; qualified to practice law in India. An LLM is a plus but not mandatory
9-12 years of post-qualification experience in the technology law practice of a top-tier law firm and/or as in-house counsel at a B2B SaaS technology company. Law firm experience mandatory.
Excellent grasp of the laws and market practices that apply to technology agreements, intellectual property, and data protection.
Strong contract drafting, review, and negotiation skills across B2B SaaS, outsourcing contracts, software licensing, software development, IT services, and IP licensing agreements.
Understanding of the nuances of technology agreements in the banking and financial services sector, with exposure to cross-border matters.
Proven experience leading and managing a team, including handling administrative responsibilities alongside substantive legal work.
Zeta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities to apply and believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success
Zeta provides cloud-native, API-connected payment card issuer processing platforms for banks, financial institutions, and fintechs. Its core product, Omni Stack, lets clients launch and manage digital credit, debit, and prepaid card programs through integrated APIs and cloud services. Transactions and card program management are handled via the platform, often with managed services and partner integrations (e.g., Sparrow) to offer comprehensive payment solutions. The company differentiates itself with a fully cloud-native, API-first approach combined with strong regulatory compliance (ISO IEC 27001, PCI DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type 2), enabling rapid deployment and secure operation of embedded banking and payments. Zeta’s goal is to accelerate the world toward invisible payments by rethinking payment systems from core to edge.
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