Company Secretary & Legal Counsel

Company Secretary & Legal Counsel, Navi Mumbai

Role and Responsibilities:

A. Corporate Secretarial & Governance

• Act as Company Secretary under the Companies Act, 2013.
• Ensure compliance with Companies Act, MCA, FEMA and Secretarial standards including relevant filings, ROC documentation and statutory disclosures
• Manage Board and Shareholder governance processes including Board meetings, Committee meetings, AGM/EGM, Board notes, agenda and minutes; Liaise with RTA
• Manage the issuance and transfer of shares, ESOPs, debentures, and any other securities
• Maintain statutory registers and corporate records, and ensure audit closures
• Coordinate offshore subsidiary governance in partnership with local counsel in respective jurisdictions
• Advise on cross-border regulatory requirements for subsidiaries with requisite compliances.

B. Legal Documentation & Contract Management

• Draft vet and negotiate Commercial, Technology, Licensing, NDAs, Supply agreements, Service contracts
• Establish standard templates for contracts; negotiate and close deviations within approved risk parameters.
• Build and maintain a contract management repository; implement a contract lifecycle management (CLM) system or tracker for renewal, obligation monitoring, and escalation.
• Advise on IP matters: trademark registrations, licensing, IP protection strategies across jurisdictions relevant to the group's operations.

C. Investor & Strategic Transaction Support

• Support management in Shareholder agreements, Investment documentation, ESOP structuring, Due diligence documentation

D. Litigation & External Counsel Coordination

• Coordinate with external counsels, manage litigation trackers, Monitor legal notices and responses.
• Represent the company in hearings before courts, tribunals, arbitral panels, and regulatory forums

E. Compliance Framework Development

• Build company-wide compliance calendar.
• Manage and maintain policy documentation including Delegation of authority, Related party transactions, Contract approval matrix
• Ensure compliance reporting to management.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Company Secretary (ICSI) and Bachelors degree in Law
• 10-12 years of experience in corporate governance and legal operations

Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in corporate law, FEMA and Cross-border investment documentation
• Drafting skills
• Working knowledge of SEBI LODR, ICDR, PIT
• Understanding of legal interface for chemical and manufacturing sector

Competencies

• Confidentiality and integrity
• Effective communication & Documentation skills
• Structured thinking & attention to detail
• Ability to challenge management
• Commercial Legal Understanding
• Advisory Capability

Additional Notes

Experience in M&A, IPO, due diligence will be a plus

About the organization

We aspire to be a leading speciality chemicals partner to all global customers.

We are in process of developing value added, complex and niche chemical building blocks & intermediates for the Specialty Chemical, Electronics & other Industry customers