Legal Director

A Senior Manager/ Associate Director position is available.

Ola Cabs operates as India's largest mobility platform, transforming millions of daily movements. With scaling across cities and innovative offerings, we seek an experienced Legal Associate Director to partner with business, operations, and regulatory teams.

The role focuses on mobility regulation, consumer protection, litigation management, and commercial contracting to ensure Ola Cabs continues to operate at speed, compliance, and integrity in a highly dynamic regulatory environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise business teams on mobility laws, licensing, permits, and aggregator regulations across India.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with drivers, fleet operators, vendors, partners, and government agencies.
• Support policy and regulatory engagement, working closely with government authorities and industry bodies on emerging mobility frameworks.
• Manage consumer litigation, regulatory disputes, and class actions; formulate strategy with external counsel.
• Ensure compliance with consumer protection, competition, data privacy, and labour laws impacting the platform.
• Partner with operations, driver relations, safety, and customer service teams to embed compliance-by-design.
• Identify and mitigate legal and reputational risks in new business initiatives, pilots, and product launches.
• Mentor and guide legal team members; act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

We seek a candidate with:

• An LL.B. (LL.M. preferred) degree with 12–16 years of PQE, ideally from technology, platform, or regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of Indian mobility/transport laws, consumer protection frameworks, and platform liability.
• Proven track record in commercial contracts, disputes, and regulatory engagement.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth platform environment.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

This position offers the opportunity to define legal frameworks for India's leading mobility platform, be at the forefront of policy engagement and regulatory innovation in shared mobility, and partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver safe, compliant, and scalable services to millions of customers.