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

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