Manager - Legal (Company Secretary)

Life at BharatPe

Founded in 2018, BharatPe is one of India's fastest-growing fintech companies, offering a comprehensive suite of financial products and services. What began as a single interoperable QR code has grown into a platform used by over 1 crore merchants across the country.

At our core, we exist to drive financial inclusion and accessibility for the real Bharat, which is underserved by traditional finance and held back by complexity, paperwork, and products never designed for it. We are changing that, by building simple, accessible financial tools that meet people where they are, in the language they speak and at the scale they need.

For our merchant partners, we provide an integrated ecosystem spanning QR and PoS payments, working capital credit, and deposit and investment products, enabling small businesses to accept payments, access finance, and grow. For consumers, we are building a fast-growing set of offerings across UPI payments, Credit on UPI (BharatPe Flex), Personal Loans, and Invest (Digital Gold, Digital Silver, Fixed Deposits, and Mutual Funds), giving them a single place to pay, borrow,

and grow their money.

Together, these two sides of our business form a single mission: to bring the full power of digital finance to every merchant and every consumer across India, not just the few who have always had access. Alongside the business, we are equally committed to building an organization where people take genuine ownership, do their most meaningful work, and see their ideas realized at a national scale.

We value diversity, and we encourage different points of view, ways of thinking, and new capabilities to strengthen and improve the lives of our customers. And that is not all. We have a lot of fun while we explore new ideas, solve real problems, collaborate, and connect, and we do it all together.

Connect with us over social media, coffee, or a call. We would welcome the opportunity to tell you more.

Key Responsibilities

● Handle corporate restructuring initiatives, post-merger integrations, private placement of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs), and rights issues.

● Support equity fund-raising processes and oversee organizational due diligence activities.

● Manage the ESOP scheme, addressing queries and maintaining full statutory compliance.

● Ensure end-to-end legal compliance and enforce obligations under Shareholders Agreements.

● Ensuring governance related compliances of an entity regulated by RBI.

● Convene Board, Committee, and Shareholders meetings, including preparation of agendas, meeting packets, and statutory records.

● Address and resolve queries from foreign investors and key shareholders efficiently.

● File required statutory forms under the Companies Act and FEMA (e.g., FLA return, Downstream Investment, FIFP forms).

● Prepare Corporate Action Forms with the RTA and facilitate dematerialization of shares.

● Ensure strict adherence to Secretarial Standards, the Companies Act, and other applicable corporate governance laws.

● Provide prompt updates and legal inputs to Finance, Tax, and business units.

● Partner with executive leadership, auditors, investors, and regulatory bodies to ensure smooth execution.

● Manage end-to-end regulatory correspondence, drafting precise responses to regulatory queries.

● Facilitate timely preparation, submission, and approval of regulatory applications.

● Liaise with regulators and external legal advisors effectively.

Requirements & Profile

Qualifications

● Qualified Company Secretary and member of ICSI.

● 6+ years of post-qualification experience as a CS in a corporate setup or leading law/secretarial

firm.

● Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree is highly preferred.

Key Competencies

● Strong practical expertise in Companies Act, Secretarial Standards, and FEMA regulations.

● Demonstrated experience in debt and equity capital raising activities.

● Exceptional attention to detail and high accuracy in documentation and compliance.

● High ownership, transparency, accountability, and strong stakeholder management skills.

● Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.