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Shreya Sharma

B.A.,LL.B.
Bangalore

Work History

Sr. Manager – Legal and Compliance

CoinDCX
  • Created templates for various type of agreements that decreased hands on review time and increased consistency and accuracy of the contract markup
  • Provided legal advice to the team on a) regulatory and compliance matters b) New product initiative and evolving features
  • Represented the Company in administrative investigation (Income Tax, Enforcement Directorate, Cyber Crime) and conducted internal training session on the gaps identified, engage teams to work on the gaps and maintain remediation sheet
  • Time to time compiled a list of risk indicators examined in each of the verticals
  • Examine the concerns, the type of required action, and the implications and assign it to the appropriate teams for implementation or action
  • Provide supervision to external counsels assisting the Company with their specialized legal services
  • Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with rules and regulations
  • Closed LDD for $135.9 million series D fund raise
  • Constant top performer in the entire tenure
  • Maximized compliance teams’ efficiency by drafting standard procedure for onboarding enterprise and retail accounts onboarding
  • Assisted in revamping the KYC procedure
  • Draft various undertakings templates for users in line with the KYC and AML guidelines
  • Drafted KYC, AML guidelines and other compliance manuals
  • Created procedure for edge cases such as EDD documents are not sufficient, duplicate KYC in multiple accounts, identity theft, fake re-KYC etc
  • Assist the team in defining the rules for ongoing monitoring, part of AML guidelines.

Asst. Manager – Legal

Rentomojo
  • Drafted and negotiated: sale-purchase agreement, software license agreements, vendor agreements, marketing agreements, leave and license agreements, commercial leases, NDAs, MOUs, LOIs, temporary/permanent staffing agreement, service/facility agreement, Share transfer agreements
  • SPOC for all legal affairs of the company and maintaining all legal documents
  • Internal compliance: Collaborated with other departments on compliance issues and ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance
  • Fund raise process: Active participation in LDD for $10.2 Million Series C fund raise.

Associate

LexPlexus Law Firm (Bangalore)
  • Handled cases pertaining to Consumer, Property, Service, Environment, Trademark, Company & Matrimony
  • Drafted various Petitions, Counter Replies, Notices and Reply to Notices, Contracts, Deeds, Agreements
  • Successfully won a case in a span of 1 year starting from the filing stage till the final order and closed many injunction applications
  • Assisted Senior Advocates in discussion, formulation of case strategy and preparation for arguments.

Sr. Manager – Legal and Compliance

Cashfree Payments India
- Current
  • Devised effective litigation and dispute management strategies, resolving high-stakes cases and averting potential legal risks
  • Drafted Terms and Conditions for new products and schemes, facilitating business expansion
  • Supported risk teams in high-stakes matters with Law Enforcement Agencies, ensuring compliance
  • Reviewed, negotiated, and finalized critical agreements with high-profile clients
  • Assisted Compliance team in PA/PG compliance, conducting gap analysis and policy reviews
  • Provided guidance on compliance for new product initiatives.

Head of Legal (Functional)

Cashfree Payments India
- 06.2024
  • End to end product related drafting: Payout suite, Cross-Border Global Payouts (OPGSP), UPI verification, E-mandate (subscription), Aggregator Model, Split Payments, and modification of agreements as for evolving features
  • Harmonized legal documents with regulations
  • Reviewed and negotiated 400+ indemnity letters, banking agreements (EMI, BIN sponsorship, Cards, Net banking), SLA negotiation, MSA, NDA etc
  • For all Company’s clients
  • Served as the primary legal point of contact for several marquee clients, Payment Council of India and Regulators (RBI, FIU & NPCI)
  • Reviewed and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with rules and regulations
  • Sales and Business Dev Legal Support: Issues related to KYC updation and collection documents, HR and Finance team with LDD and prepared and maintained board resolutions
  • Migrated to online tool for seamless and swift execution, management, and archiving of the agreement
  • Guidelines and Policy drafting: Structured and drafted internal guidelines related to KYC, AML, Customer grievance policy, employee code of conduct
  • Licensing and primary contact for LEAs: Played pivotal role in the process of applying for NBFC license and PA/PG license as per RBI Guidelines (in principal approval granted)
  • Represented the company in administrative investigation
  • Registered the Company with FIU to report suspicious transactions and assisted the team to understand the format of STR
  • External liaisoning: Provided supervision to external counsels assisting the Company with their specialized legal services
  • Advisory: Advised founders and Vertical Heads on a wide range of topics including data privacy, compliance, latest guidelines from DPSS, regulators and card schemes
  • Researched and monitored changes in legislation and advised the Company.

Education

B.A.,LLB -

Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College- Karnataka State Law University

Skills

Team Leadership

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Timeline

Sr. Manager – Legal and Compliance

CoinDCX

Asst. Manager – Legal

Rentomojo

Associate

LexPlexus Law Firm (Bangalore)

Sr. Manager – Legal and Compliance

Cashfree Payments India
- Current

Head of Legal (Functional)

Cashfree Payments India
- 06.2024

B.A.,LLB -

Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College- Karnataka State Law University
Shreya SharmaB.A.,LL.B.