Corporate Legal Counsel

**About Us:** Sugar.fit is a pioneering health\-tech company dedicated to managing and reversing Type\-2 diabetes through a data\-driven and personalized approach. We combine cutting\-edge technology, expert medical guidance, and holistic lifestyle interventions to empower individuals to take control of their health. **Role Overview:** We are looking for an experienced Corporate Legal Counsel to oversee and manage the entire legal spectrum for Sugar.fit, focusing on business\-centric legal solutions. The ideal candidate will provide strategic legal guidance, ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and support business functions with risk\-mitigated decision\-making. This role is crucial in handling fundraising, contracts, regulatory compliance, intellectual property matters, corporate governance, and strategic partnerships. **Key Responsibilities:** * **Legal Strategy and Risk Management:** Provide legal guidance to leadership, ensuring risk\-mitigated decision\-making across all business verticals. * **Revenue and Expansion Support:** Facilitate business growth by structuring and negotiating legal frameworks for vendor relationships, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, clinic operations, technology integrations, and strategic partnerships, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation. * **Contract Lifecycle Management:** Oversee end\-to\-end contract management, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements across marketing, operations, product, clinical, real estate, and strategic partnerships, ensuring alignment with business objectives. * **Regulatory and Compliance Management:** Ensure adherence to healthcare, foreign exchange regulations (FEMA), data privacy, consumer protection laws, FSSAI regulations, and industry standards. * **Telemedicine and Digital Health Compliance:** Advise on regulatory frameworks governing telemedicine and digital health services, ensuring compliance with CDSCO, state authorities, and other medical device/clinical guidelines. Structure contractual obligations in agreements, mitigate legal risks in clinical consultations, and engage with regulatory bodies to facilitate necessary approvals and licenses. * **Fundraising and Investments:** Support capital\-raising efforts, investor relations, and corporate structuring. * **Corporate Governance and Board Affairs:** Oversee corporate secretarial matters, facilitate board and investor meetings, and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements. * **Dispute Resolution:** Manage litigation, regulatory disputes, consumer complaints, ASCI matters, FSSAI notices, and enforcement actions. * **Intellectual Property Protection:** Strengthen the IPR portfolio by securing trademarks for core brand and product lines. * **Legal MIS:** Develop and maintain a legal MIS, providing actionable insights on contract status, compliance metrics, litigation updates, and key legal risks. **Key Qualifications and Skills:** * Education: LL.B from a recognized law school; LL.M is a plus. * Experience and Expertise: 4–7 years in corporate law, preferably in a high\-growth startup, health\-tech, or a top\-tier law firm handling corporate, commercial, or regulatory matters. Strong knowledge of commercial laws, corporate governance, data privacy (IT Act), FEMA, and healthcare and consumer protection regulations relevant to health\-tech and consumer businesses. * Proactive and Business\-Oriented: Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive legal strategies that align with business goals. **Why Join Us?** * Be a part of a mission\-driven company that is revolutionizing diabetes care. * Work in a dynamic and fast\-paced environment with high ownership and growth opportunities. * Collaborate with passionate professionals in a supportive and innovative culture. * Competitive compensation and benefits package. If you are a strategic legal professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the health\-tech space, we’d love to hear from you!