Associate Director - Legal

About Us Build the future of banking. Zeta is a next-generation banking technology company providing cloud-native, fully stackable processing and core banking platforms for issuers. With a focus on scalability, compliance, and innovation, Zeta empowers financial institutions to modernize their technology infrastructure and deliver secure, seamless digital banking experiences.  Our Impact and Growth Our impact runs at real-world scale. Today, over 25 million cards are live on Zeta-powered platforms across 7 countries, supported by a passionate team of 1,700+ Zetanauts across India, the US, EMEA, and Asia. Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Mastercard, and other reputed strategic investors, we reached a valuation of $2 billion in Jan 1, 2025.  Our Product Lines Our focus is on establishing product lines that focus on key outcomes by addressing real customer pain points, modernizing legacy systems, and strengthening core fundamentals. As a result, our systems and platforms support a wide range of banking and payments capabilities, including:   1. Tachyon, our cloud-native banking stack built for population-scale systems 2. Cipher, our unified authentication platform for secure, high-volume banking environments 3. Digital Credit as a Service, enabling banks to launch credit lines on UPI 4. Elena, our intelligent and conversational AI platform for banking 5. Pixel, India’s first digital-native credit card, launched in partnership with HDFC Bank, for whom we also revamped their PayZapp mobile app: Winner of the Celent Model Bank Award for Payments Innovation 2024 6. Sparrow, the leading card experience for non-prime cardholders in the US …and more across cards, payments, lending, and core banking.  Our Culture and Values We are an engineering-first organization that values ownership, bias for action, and long-term thinking. Together, we solve some of the hardest problems in banking tech. Our culture is built around trust, collaboration, and creating the conditions for you to drive impact proportionate to your potential. Reinforcing our commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace, we have been consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work. If you want to build cutting-edge banking tech that enables banks to serve millions reliably, securely, and at a population scale, Zeta is your playground. Learn More About Zeta If you would like to learn more about how we have grown and evolved over the years, watch our journey here. You can also explore our website and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram,YouTube, and X. About the Role Zeta is seeking a Associate Director – Legal to serve as a strategic advisor within its legal team, supporting the company’s banking, payments, and technology business as it scales across India, the US, the UK, and other global markets.   This is a high-impact, product-facing role for a seasoned banking and finance lawyer who can operate at the intersection of financial services regulation and cutting-edge technology, ensuring Zeta’s products, partnerships, and client programs are designed and delivered in a manner that is legally sound and regulator-ready. Reporting into Zeta’s India legal leadership and partnering closely with Product, Compliance, and Risk teams, the role carries significant autonomy and visibility — requiring an individual who can independently own matters end to end, negotiate directly with banks, NBFCs, and technology partners, run and manage a team of capable lawyers, and help shape the legal function of a fast-growing, high-growth fintech at the core of India’s digital banking transformation.