Urgent Opening - AGM / Senior Manager, Company Secretary and Legal

Position Overview

We are seeking a senior Company Secretary & Legal professional to oversee corporate governance, legal risk, regulatory compliance, and secretarial functions. Operating out of Bangalore, this role provides strategic legal guidance, manages board-level governance, ensures statutory adherence, and leads representations before government and regulatory bodies.

Core Responsibilities

Corporate Secretarial & Governance

• Ensure strict adherence to the Companies Act, corporate laws, and regulatory guidelines.
• Direct the end-to-end management of Board, Committee, AGM, and EGM proceedings, including notices, agendas, resolutions, minutes, and filings.
• Maintain statutory registers, records, and secretarial documentation; file all statutory returns within prescribed timelines.
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Registrar of Companies (ROC), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), and other regulatory authorities for approvals, filings, and inspections.
• Advise executive leadership on governance frameworks, statutory audits, and secretarial compliance.
• Support strategic initiatives, including M&A, corporate restructuring, and transaction filings.

Legal Affairs & Contracting

• Structure, draft, negotiate, and execute commercial contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, leases, customer agreements, and licensing terms.
• Direct litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution processes in coordination with external legal counsel.
• Engage with statutory, regulatory, and local administrative bodies to secure licenses, renewals, and regulatory approvals.
• Advise business units on operational risk, labor law, contractual terms, and IP management (trademarks, copyrights).
• Lead legal due diligence for business expansion, regulatory changes, and cross-functional initiatives.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Formulate and deploy enterprise-wide compliance policies, risk assessment controls, and governance frameworks.
• Monitor compliance across labor laws, environmental regulations, corporate statutes, and industry standards.
• Facilitate internal and external regulatory audits, inspections, and inquiries.
• Build risk mitigation strategies and promote legal compliance awareness across the business.

Qualifications & Key Skills

Required Qualifications

• Education: Qualified Company Secretary (ICSI Member) AND Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law (LL.B. / LL.M.).
• Experience: 10+ years of post-qualification experience in legal, corporate governance, and secretarial functions.

Key Competencies

• Legal Expertise: Contract lifecycle management, legal drafting, regulatory liaison, and litigation strategy.
• Secretarial Proficiency: Board management, statutory auditing, ROC/MCA filings, and corporate restructuring.
• Soft Skills: Executive communication, negotiation, high ethical integrity, independent decision-making, and cross-functional leadership.