Company Secretary and Legal Counsel

Function: Company Secretary & Legal Counsel

Location: Pune

Company: Konecranes and Demag Private Limited

Employment type: Permanent

Reports To: Solid line: Senior Legal Counsel APAC in Konecranes Global Legal Function; dotted line: Managing Director India

Reporting Positions: Nil

Education Required: Company Secretary and Bachelors in Law (Master’s in law will be considered advantage)

Professional Experience Required (Min): 5 to 10 Years

Role and Responsibilities:

This position is a dual role of Legal Counsel and Company Secretary.

As a Legal Counsel your responsibilities will include managing the day-to-day operational legal needs of all Konecranes businesses in India, and if needed in other South Asian countries.

You will provide legal advice to functional or operational area managers to ensure that their business activities and practices as well as policies comply with all relevant laws and regulations. Your responsibilities will also include drafting, reviewing, negotiating and approving legal contracts, letters of agreement and other documents related to a variety of commercial, financial, and operational matters (for example sales agreements, procurement and purchase agreements, leases and employment contracts) to protect the organization's legal and business interests.

You will need to manage the use of external counsels in litigations and other legal proceedings. Taking legal actions in collection of receivables and assisting in insurance related questions is also a part of your duties. As member of Konecranes Global Legal Function, you will be contributing to global legal projects as well as to training and implementation of relevant Konecranes Group policies and instructions in your area.

In addition to the Legal Counsel responsibilities, as Corporate Secretary you will ensure the legal and secretarial compliances required by the company. Maintaining proper records and books as required under various corporate laws and regulations, preparing the corporate minutes and resolutions as well as filing returns and forms according to due dates will be important part of your duties. You will be required to manage the legal cases and provide updates to management, Board Members as well as the Legal Function on timely basis as well as manage the process and filings for PF and other retiral Trusts, CSR and POSH Committees

Stakeholder management such as liaising with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Registrar of Companies, the Reserve Bank of India and other regulatory authorities should come naturally to you. This also includes supporting compliance with all statutory requirements and working with internal functions and external agencies to carry out legal compliance audits. Training of management and directors on corporate governance principles and implementing Corporate Governance processes, is of equal importance as is advising the Board of Directors on key managerial and corporate governance issues.

Work Environment (Office/Factory/Site): Office (Hybrid)

Competencies and Skills Required:

In order to succeed in the role, you would possess the following:

• Bachelor of Laws and Qualified graduate and member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with at least approximately 5-10 years of experience with preferably in-house legal counsel and corporate secretary experience with the above responsibilities.
• Experience in providing legal and Company Secretarial support to a Multinational Company in the field of engineering, Auto, IT, ITES and/or similar industrial organizations
• Unyielding commitment to ethics & high personal integrity and impeccable professional ethics.
• Basic business sense and interests to approach issues from both legal and business perspectives.
• Business minded solution provider with international exposure and good communication skills and good people skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and inspire confidence in teams, executive management, and peers. Ability to successfully work in global legal team and local cross-functional teams.
• Ability and courage to question status quo and develop solutions to address concerns
• Efficient delivery of top-quality legal and Company Secretarial services in the corporate environment
• Fluency in English is essential. Proficiency in other languages is a plus
• Hands-on attitude
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Awareness of ISO 14001 & 45001 Standards