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Startup Movers is a founder-first professional services and advisory platform working with startups, funded companies, investors, and high-growth businesses across India.

We support businesses across the complete lifecycle — from pre-incorporation structuring and incorporation to fundraising, governance, scaling and IPO readiness.

We are looking for a Qualified Company Secretary to lead our Secretarial & Legal Compliance function and play a key role in building a high-quality, scalable corporate compliance and advisory practice.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of the startup ecosystem and gain exposure across the entire journey of a business:

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The role combines technical advisory, team leadership, client management, transaction execution, quality control, and process building.

• Lead and manage a 25+ member pan-India Secretarial & Legal Compliance team, with direct oversight of the Delhi NCR function
• Own end-to-end client delivery, quality, timelines, escalations and customer experience
• Act as a senior technical advisor on:
• Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standards
• Corporate governance and regulatory compliance
• FEMA, FDI and ODI matters
• Fundraising and transaction-related compliances
• ESOPs, CCPS, CCDs and cap-table matters
• Private placements, rights issues and preferential allotments
• Due diligence and corporate restructuring
• Board and shareholder matters
• Trademark and allied legal/regulatory matters
• IPO readiness and pre-listing compliance support
• Lead fundraising and corporate transactions, including private placements, debt issuances and associated regulatory filings
• Serve as a senior point of contact for founders, CFOs, investors and leadership teams
• Liaise with auditors, legal counsel, consultants and regulatory authorities
• Monitor regulatory changes and proactively advise clients on compliance risks and mitigation
• Build and strengthen SOPs, maker-checker mechanisms,



review frameworks and quality controls
• Drive team training, capability development and performance management
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardisation, automation and scalable delivery

• Qualified Company Secretary with valid ICSI membership
• Minimum 5–6 years of relevant experience
• Prior experience in a consultancy firm, PCS firm, law firm or skilled services environment preferred
• Strong practical knowledge of Companies Act, FEMA and corporate governance
• Hands-on exposure to fundraising, startup transactions and regulatory filings
• Experience leading teams and managing multiple client engagements
• Strong client-facing, stakeholder-management and communication skills
• Analytical, solution-oriented and comfortable handling complex regulatory matters
• Familiarity with the startup ecosystem and fast-changing regulatory environment
• Proficiency with MS Office and corporate compliance/governance tools

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Technical Depth | Leadership | Client Ownership | Transaction Exposure | Problem Solving | Quality Focus | Startup Mindset

The ideal candidate should be equally comfortable reviewing a complex fundraising transaction, advising a founder on a regulatory issue, managing a critical client escalation, and developing a high-performing team.

• Work closely with high-growth startups, founders, investors, and emerging businesses
• Gain exposure across the complete startup lifecycle — from incorporation to IPO
• Work on diverse and high-impact corporate transactions
• Build leadership experience while managing a large pan-India team
• Strong growth trajectory within a rapidly expanding professional-services platform
• Collaborative, high-performance, and ownership-driven work culture
• Competitive compensation with performance-linked growth opportunities

: Delhi NCR
: Minimum 5–6 years
: Qualified Company Secretary (ICSI Membership)

Startup Ecosystem | Corporate Law | Fundraising | FEMA | FDI | ODI | ESOP | Due Diligence | Governance | IPO Readiness | Team Leadership | Client Advisory

📌 Senior Manager-Secretarial & Legal Compliance (Sector 27)
🏢 Startup Movers Private
📍 Sector 27