Details of the Organization

Sustainiam, established in 2023, is revolutionizing the fight against climate change with innovative carbon emission tracking, certificate issuance, and trading services. We're making sustainability simple, accessible, and impactful by helping businesses monitor emissions, register renewable energy projects, and trade carbon credits seamlessly.

Our suite of tools includes:

• Ecal: User-friendly platform to track and analyze carbon footprints for businesses.
• CiP: Seamlessly register your renewable energy projects and issue IRECs.
• EmX: Marketplace for buying and selling carbon credits to offset emissions effectively.

With a focus on digital solutions, we’re committed to making sustainability accessible and helping businesses drive measurable impact in the fight against climate change.

Details of the Job/Internship

Type: Full-Time

Location: Noida (Work from Office)

Experience Level: 3 to 5 Years PQE

Company: Sustainiam

About Sustainiam

Sustainiam is a climate-tech company building marketplaces and portfolio solutions for renewable energy and environmental attributes (I-RECs, carbon credits). Legal sits close to product and business here. We help deals and launches happen, we don't block them.

Role and Responsibilities

Commercial & environmental attribute contracts

• Draft, review and negotiate I-REC trade agreements, portfolio management agreements, registrant terms and tripartite environmental attribute transfer agreements
• Vet vendor, payment gateway, SaaS and partner agreements (e.g. payment aggregators, tech vendors)
• Review tenders, bid documents and government/PSU contracts

Product & platform legal

• Own and maintain platform documentation: Terms of Use, T&Cs, Privacy Policy, Consent Notices, Refund & Cancellation Policy
• Draft product-specific clauses (KYC, OTP/authentication, payments) with product and tech teams
• Review user guides, marketing and client comms for legal and regulatory risk

Regulatory, IP & advisory

• Track data protection (DPDP Act), IT Act, consumer protection and carbon market developments
• Manage trademark filings and prosecution in India and abroad, coordinating with foreign agents
• Review tax and regulatory advisories from external consultants and turn them into clear guidance

Internal & cross-functional

• Review HR policies (security, disciplinary, POSH) and support internal compliance
• Coordinate with external counsel on markups, opinions and disputes
• Build commercial trackers and contract data for Operations and Finance

What You Bring

• LLB from a recognised law school, enrolled with a State Bar Council
• 3 to 5 years at a law firm or in-house, with solid commercial contracts experience
• Hands-on work on tech/platform documentation and data privacy
• Exposure to energy, renewables, carbon markets or ESG is a strong plus
• Basic trademark/IP prosecution experience
• Clear, plain-English drafting and the ability to explain risk to non-lawyers
• Comfortable with fast-moving, startup-style priorities and handling multiple matters independently

Nice to have

• Knowledge of I-REC Standard, Verra/Gold Standard or Indian carbon market rules
• Startup or fintech in-house experience
• Familiarity with CLM tools / ClickUp-style task tracking

Type of Opportunity

Full-time

Country

India

State

Uttar Pradesh

City

Noida

Address

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dates to Remember

Apply by 2026-11-14

How to Register?

Apply: https://in.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-legal-associate-at-sustainiam-4478449483