Who are we?
Debt collection is one of the most unglamorous and misunderstood industries, which is also seen as unethical, outdated, and unreliable. Want to understand what that means? Tell your folks that you’re joining a collections company and watch their reaction. That’s the perception we aim to change!
At DPDzero, we’re a young team of super-enthusiastic, tech-obsessed builders on a mission to redefine the industry and make ethical, AI-driven debt collections the standard going forward. We’re not just tweaking the industry, we’re taking it from human-led to AI-first.
About DPDzero
DPDzero is an AI-powered, full-stack collections platform transforming how banks and NBFCs manage loan delinquencies. Started in 2023, we’ve grown 20X in just 24 months—partnering with some of India’s largest lenders including RBL Bank, IndusInd Bank, Unity Small Finance Bank, Moneyview,Tata Capital, and more.
We’re not building a tool—we’re fixing one of the biggest and most ignored problems in banking: debt collections. With our AI agents, data science algorithms, and zero-ops platform, we’re rewriting how collections are done—faster, cheaper, and 10X more ethical than what’s existing today.
We don’t want to change the collections industry. We want to own it.
Ready to build the workplace of the future?
We’re building India’s best collections company and doing it fast. But speed without legal precision is a disaster waiting to happen. As we partner with India’s top banks, NBFCs, and fintechs, every contract, negotiation, and compliance processes need to be watertight. That’s where you come in. We’re looking for a seasoned lawyer to build and lead our in-house legal function. This isn’t a support role, it's a critical leadership seat. You’ll work directly with founders, product, sales, and ops and external stakeholders and counsels to ensure we grow without tripping legal wires. You’ll own contracts, compliance, IP, and regulatory interpretation. You’ll set legal processes from scratch, manage risk without blocking business, and be the reason we scale smart, not just fast.
What You’ll Do
Documentation & Contract Managemen
Draft, review, and finalize legal documents, including contracts, NDAs, MSAs, and SOWs for customers, partners, and vendors
Legal Support & Compliance
Advise management on legal matters in India
Ensure full compliance with local statutory regulations, internal controls, and corporate governance requirements
Conduct monthly compliance audits and manage matters within India
Support audit related activities
Protect company intellectual property, including patents and trademarks
Litigation
Develop litigation strategies and risk minimisation processes
Manage litigation processes with external counsel as needed
Process improvement & cross functional collaboration
Develop and refine legal processes, enhancing collaboration across departments such as HR, Finance, and Delivery.
Keep up-to-date with legal developments and foster a legal knowledge base within the Company
Regulatory Compliance
Monitor and interpret regulatory developments ensuring the organization remains compliant with all applicable laws and regulations.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to address regulatory requirements and mitigate compliance risks.
Stay on top of RBI and sectoral regulations and ensure company practices remain ahead of the curve.
Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies, auditors, external legal counsel, and other external parties on compliance-related matters.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on compliance priorities and initiatives.
Ideal profile
- 5+ years experience in drafting, negotiation and advisory experience on different commercial transactions gained at a leading law firm and/ fintech/ or in-house at a multinational corporation.
- Ability to work independently, move fast, and be the legal backbone of a high-growth business
- Strong understanding of regulatory, data, and tech-related legal frameworks
- The role requires the individual to be well skilled in contract analysis and working knowledge of the fundamental legal provisions of commercial contracts.
- Excellent attention to details, ability to analyze and assess business processes, spot issues and propose/implement solutions.
- Ability to function autonomously yet communicate laterally and upwardly with ease.
- Strong legal and business judgment.
- Strategic mindset with hands-on operational agility
- Experience in reporting to CEO/ CFO/ founders.
Why join DPDzero?
- You’ll get a front-row seat to experience 10X growth.
- You’ll work directly with the founder—no bureaucracy, just mad execution.
- You’ll own fintech’s biggest untapped conversations.
- You’ll get the rest of the obvious other startup benefits.
If this feels like the challenge you’ve been waiting for, let’s build something legendary together.
