Legal Associate
Legal Executive
Location: Noida (Work from Office)
Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: 2-3 years
Company: Sustainiam
About Sustainiam
Sustainiam is a climate technology platform enabling the registration, issuance, and trading of carbon and environmental credits. It provides technology‑driven solutions for project registration, monitoring, verification, issuance, trading (online and OTC), and reporting across renewable energy, carbon removal, waste management, and community‑based sustainability projects.
Role Overview
We are looking for a detail-oriented Legal Executive to support Sustainiam’s legal, regulatory, and corporate compliance functions. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial contracts, corporate legal matters, and regulatory compliance, with exposure to carbon finance, climate markets, or ESG-linked transactions.
This role offers an opportunity to work at the intersection of law, climate finance, and emerging environmental markets.
Key Responsibilities
Carbon Finance & Commercial Contracts
Location: Noida (Work from Office)
Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: 2-3 years
Company: Sustainiam
About Sustainiam
Sustainiam is a climate technology platform enabling the registration, issuance, and trading of carbon and environmental credits. It provides technology‑driven solutions for project registration, monitoring, verification, issuance, trading (online and OTC), and reporting across renewable energy, carbon removal, waste management, and community‑based sustainability projects.
Role Overview
We are looking for a detail-oriented Legal Executive to support Sustainiam’s legal, regulatory, and corporate compliance functions. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial contracts, corporate legal matters, and regulatory compliance, with exposure to carbon finance, climate markets, or ESG-linked transactions.
This role offers an opportunity to work at the intersection of law, climate finance, and emerging environmental markets.
Key Responsibilities
Carbon Finance & Commercial Contracts
- Review and negotiate Carbon Credit Purchase and Sale Agreements, PPA and ERPAs
- Advise on forward credit sales, pricing mechanisms, liability clauses, and risk allocation
- Structure carbon project investments, SPVs, blended finance, and revenue-sharing mechanisms.
- Ensure compliance with VCS, Gold Standard, CDM, I-REC frameworks
- Conduct legal risk assessments related to carbon market transactions
- Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, NDAs, MOUs, SAAS, MSA, and service agreements.
- Support fundraising, investor agreements, and corporate structuring.
- Advise on employment law, IP, and data protection matters
- Maintain corporate governance compliance and statutory records.
- Liaise with regulators and external counsels
- Monitor regulatory developments in carbon finance and environmental law
- Assist in dispute resolution, arbitration, and litigation matters
- LL.B from reputed university.
- 2–3 years of experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.
- Exposure to carbon finance and corporate legal matters.
- Strong understanding of carbon markets, climate finance, and ESG regulations.
- Experience in contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
- Strong analytical, research, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Culture & Celebrations:
- Fun Fridays, monthly team parties, and festival celebrations.
- Recognition for contributions and milestones.
- Financial & Lifestyle Benefits:
- Medical insurance for self and family.
- Meal pass and daycare facilities.
- ESOPs to own a stake in our mission.
- Upskilling budget and flexible benefits plan.
- Air travel accident coverage, personal accident insurance.
- Office & Facilities:
- On-site gym and game zones.
- Access to cricket, tennis, and badminton courts.
- Creche and food outlets on campus.