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Namita Prasad

Hyderabad

Summary

Dynamic legal executive with extensive experience at Flutter Entertainment India, excelling in regulatory compliance and contract negotiation. Proven track record in transforming legal frameworks, enhancing stakeholder engagement, and driving strategic initiatives. Adept at litigation management, policy development, and compliance training, delivering impactful results in complex environments.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director Legal Risk and Compliance

Flutter Entertainment India (LLP), Hyderabad, a Global Capability Centre & Group affiliate of Flutter Entertainment Plc, Dublin
Hyderabad
06.2024 - Current
  • Confidential Designate and responsible investigator for whistleblower complaints in the GCC
  • Member Secretary of the POSH Internal Complaints Committee.
  • Reporting to the Board
  • Transformed and led Flutter’s in-house GCC Legal, Risk & Compliance function, aligning regional operations with global standards across Data Privacy (GDPR, PDPPA), Contracting (Buy-side, HR, Intercompany, CSR), Regulatory Compliance, Monitoring, and Investigations—reducing reliance on external counsel.
  • Optimized legal operations via SOPs, policy management, and strategic counsel engagements, dispute resolutions, Litigation Management, Internal Judicial committees, contracting processes & intercompany agreements.
  • Set up people and procedure for fraud investigations & reporting mechanism
  • Developed employment law policies and practices, providing strategic counsel on layoffs, transfers, and settlements to support C-level decision-making. Drove workforce alignment through tailored employment and contingent worker contracts.
  • Designed and enforced a comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Anti Money Laundering, Material non-public Information policy & disclosures, ethics, Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH), fraud, and dawn raid protocols. Led site governance, board reporting, whistleblower platforms, and audit readiness.
  • Developed & implemented federal-level risk policies & tools for the GCC, including sanctions, anti-corruption, Ethics &Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest and risk acceptance strategies.
  • Standardized enterprise-wide compliance trainings, compliance monitoring and internal audits, enhancing awareness and accountability.
  • Partnered cross-functionally (Human Resource, Finance, Procurement, Audit, Corporate Risk Enterprise) and with Group/Brand teams to harmonize compliance.
  • Primary liaison with regulatory authorities (RBI, IRDAI, MCA, CCI, Labour Department, managing statutory filings, audits, and statutory and regulatory compliance inspections.
  • Team mentoring & supervision with extended leadership reporting, Budget management exceeding USD 500,000 in India.

Director - Director Contract & Commercial Management

Capgemini Technology India Services Ltd.
05.2018 - 04.2024
  • Served as Contract Director & Risk reviewer and deal approver on governance boards.
  • Led contracting for emerging markets, Indian public sector, and Middle East, ASIA, ASEAN regions & Local Agreements for UK and US geographies.
  • Negotiated and build customized deal for framework agreements, Statement of work, BOT models, SLA’s, KPI, Payment models for complex >500 million global tech supplier and buyer deals, including License Agreements, Application Outsourcing, System Integration, SAAS & PASS, Build Operate and transfer models, Subcontracting Agreements, to name a few.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory, data protection, and privacy policies in APAC and MEA.
  • Handled complex, multi-geography pre-dispute negotiations including with India and middle east public sector.
  • Developed training programs knowledge sharing, and internal enablement programs for APAC/ MEA.
  • Appointed Flying Squad (Auditor) across international geographies.
  • Member of Core Sustainability Group (ESG), to instate key terms and condition in the Capgemini internal contracting standards.
  • Acted as Global Mentor for talent and leadership development.

Vice President Legal, Compliance & Commercial

Cloud4C Services Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad, an affiliate of CTRLS Data Centre Pvt Ltd.
Hyderabad
11.2017 - 02.2018
  • Role: Head of Legal, Compliance & Commercial. Group sharedservices: India, MEA, US, UK, APAC.
  • Strategize complex alliances, M&A, due diligence, cross border transactions. Drive investor value and corporate governance. Legal budget approval & management. Legal tools and technology deployment.
  • External counsel deployment & management, litigation & government affairs, Policy framing and compliance, deal Commercial approval. Thought leadership- Team development.
  • Key Contributions: Negotiated the commercial and legal structure for a complex cross-border SAP C4C–Microsoft Azure deal >INR 500 Crores (enabling SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud deployment. Integrated Azure and managed SAP services, ensured compliance, and led the setup of 15 permanent establishments across global jurisdictions.

Legal & Contract Management, reporting Associate Director

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd. now Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
12.2010 - 11.2017
  • Digital Champion India Geography, Cloud Mobility (2016-2017).
  • India Business CCM lead for Training & Development; APAC ContractManagement (2016-2017).
  • Trainer Faculty for Gallup–“Leading Extraordinary teams” (2017- 2017).
  • Building Blocks Career Counselling Training Program (2015- 2016).
  • Woman Circle lead & Mentor (19 woman- Globally)(2014-2017).
  • Member of the Accenture Global Tax Program (2014-2015).
  • Compliance Champion (2013-2014).
  • Coach & Career Counsellor, Team Manager
  • Legal Account Lead & Contract Management Lead for Microsoft Account) (2010- Nov 2017) Collaborated with the Account MD to grow the account from USD 50 million account to USD 500 million, to be the biggest account of the firm in Communication, Media & technology vertical. Drafted Agreements, Master Statement of works, Change Orders and created processes for Application Outsourcing, BPO and Agile.
  • Legal & Contract Management Lead to manage dispute resolution and consolidation of e. INR 40 Crores from State Bank of India by implementing Contract provisions. Financial Services Portfolio Lead-Contact Management - India Business. (2015-2017) and HSBC UK Account (2017)
  • Set up Contract & Commercial Management Practice for Bangladesh for Telenor Account (post-acquisition)
  • Dispute Resolution, contract restructuring & Negotiations on government deals- India PSU (2014-2017) UADAI, Land and revenue department Karnataka to name a few.

Senior Manager (Legal & Compliance)

Verity Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd (UBS Affiliate), Hyderabad
Hyderabad
09.2009 - 12.2010
  • Set up Legal & Compliance framework and team for UBS Investment Banking post-Cognizant acquisition.
  • Drafted and implemented employment law policies, SEZ and regulatory compliance, audits, government liaison, and POSH enforcement.
  • Implemented Compliance Programs and reporting including MLRI, Insider trading guardrails.

Legal Counsel

Satyam Computer Services Ltd, now Mahindra Satyam
11.2007 - 08.2009
  • Contract Negotiations, employment advisory, litigation management: Key members and co-lead to support reverse acquisition of Satyam by Venture Bay (Tech M) to restore the corporate governance framework
  • Key Contributions
  • Managed the global restructuring of Satyam’s contracts, implementing revised contract strategies across international markets. Worked closely with Indian and international law firms to navigate complex legal, contractual, and regulatory challenges.
  • Collaborated with Mr. Deepak Parekh (then Chairman, HDFC & Govt.-appointed Board Member) to negotiate a critical mortgage arrangement with Bank of Baroda, successfully securing INR 500 Crores in essential working capital.
  • Spearheaded the strategic shift from surety bond policies to bank guarantees for new hires and led the drafting and legal implementation of the Virtual Pool Policy, enabling the effective retrenchment of over 20,000 employees during a period of corporate crisis.

Advocate

Lex Orates (Law firm), Hyderabad
Hyderabad
06.2007 - 10.2007

Legal Associate

Quislex Legal Services Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
Hyderabad
02.2007 - 04.2007

Junior Counsel

Advocate (Jharkhand High Court), Ranchi
Ranchi
10.2004 - 01.2007
  • Junior Counsel (Office-Anil Kumar Sinha then Advocate General of Jharkhand. Extensive experience in litigation management, counsel for the Small-Scale Industries Association - retained + 70 Industries)

Education

L.L.B. (5 Year Course) -

Symbiosis Law College
Pune, India
01.2004

X (ICSE) -

Loreto Convent
Ranchi, India
01.1995

B.S.L. (Bachelor in Socio Legal Sciences) -

Symbiosis Law College
Pune, India

Skills

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Contract negotiation
  • Litigation management
  • Policy development
  • Compliance training
  • Stakeholder engagement

Certification

  • American Contract Law (Yale University)
  • Corporate & Commercial law II (Business forms, Financing and Government Regulations (University of Illinois Urbana campaign)
  • Corporate & Commercial Law I Contracts & Employment law (University of Illinois Urbana campaign)
  • Negotiation Skills and effective communication (Technologico de Monterrey VEC)
  • Successful Negotiation Essentials Strategy and Skills. (University of Michigan)
  • Gallup Certification

Languages

English & Hindi, Proficient in ComputerSkills

Affiliations

Core committee member, In-house counsel forum, Hyderabad. IACCM (International Council for Contract & Commercial Management) now, World Contracting Centre (WCC). Extensive networking with Indian & International Law firms, Big 4 advisory.

Custom

  • Nationality – India
  • Countries / Visa: Travelled for Business –US (B1), Schengen, Singapore, Japan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Dublin (BIVS), UK.

Timeline

Director Legal Risk and Compliance

Flutter Entertainment India (LLP), Hyderabad, a Global Capability Centre & Group affiliate of Flutter Entertainment Plc, Dublin
06.2024 - Current

Director - Director Contract & Commercial Management

Capgemini Technology India Services Ltd.
05.2018 - 04.2024

Vice President Legal, Compliance & Commercial

Cloud4C Services Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad, an affiliate of CTRLS Data Centre Pvt Ltd.
11.2017 - 02.2018

Legal & Contract Management, reporting Associate Director

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd. now Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
12.2010 - 11.2017

Senior Manager (Legal & Compliance)

Verity Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd (UBS Affiliate), Hyderabad
09.2009 - 12.2010

Legal Counsel

Satyam Computer Services Ltd, now Mahindra Satyam
11.2007 - 08.2009

Advocate

Lex Orates (Law firm), Hyderabad
06.2007 - 10.2007

Legal Associate

Quislex Legal Services Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
02.2007 - 04.2007

Junior Counsel

Advocate (Jharkhand High Court), Ranchi
10.2004 - 01.2007

L.L.B. (5 Year Course) -

Symbiosis Law College

X (ICSE) -

Loreto Convent

B.S.L. (Bachelor in Socio Legal Sciences) -

Symbiosis Law College

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