Key responsibilities would include:

- Lead and manage the overall company secretarial, corporate governance and regulatory compliance function, ensuring timely and accurate compliance with applicable laws, rules and statutory requirements.
- Manage the complete corporate secretarial calendar, including Board/general meetings, notices, agendas, minutes, resolutions, statutory registers and corporate records. Also, establish and monitor a robust Group-wide compliance tracker.
- Ensure timely preparation and filing of statutory forms, returns and disclosures with the Indian ROC/MCA and other applicable authorities across jurisdictions where de Gournay has a presence.
- Advise Management and the Board on corporate law, governance, related-party transactions, directors and shareholder matters and other corporate secretarial requirements.
- Manage and monitor FEMA and RBI compliance relating to foreign investment, overseas transactions, share issuances/transfers, remittances and other cross-border matters from an Indian standpoint.
- Assist Management with corporate structuring, governance and regulatory matters involving the Groups Indian and international entities, coordinating with external legal and professional advisors where required.
- Monitor and analyse legal and regulatory requirements across international jurisdictions, assess their applicability to the Group and coordinate with local advisors where required.
- Review and advise on commercial, sales and legal agreements with clients, designers and other counterparties, including sales, royalty, consultancy, service, employment and lease agreements. Identify key legal, commercial, regulatory and jurisdiction-specific risks and ensure appropriate protections are incorporated.
- Review existing business arrangements and documentation to identify areas of legal or commercial risk, and recommend improvements to contracts, processes and supporting documentation to minimise potential disputes and conflicts.




- Maintain and organise corporate and legal records across the Groups international entities, ensuring appropriate coordination with overseas teams and advisors.
- Coordinate with statutory auditors, legal counsel, tax advisors, bankers and other professional advisors on corporate, regulatory, governance and legal matters.
- Act as a hands-on Company Secretary and legal/compliance partner, combining strong technical knowledge with sound commercial understanding, and work closely with the Group CFO, Management and international stakeholders to provide practical and strategic advice.

Candidates Profile:

Essential

- Qualified Company Secretary (CS) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or its equivalent with 4-5 years of post-qualification experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate legal, regulatory and governance matters to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong commercial orientation and attention to detail.
- Strong hands-on experience in:
- Companies Act, 2013 and related rules; MCA / ROC / FEMA / RBI compliances and statutory filings
- Maintenance of statutory registers and corporate records
- Related-party transactions and corporate approvals
- Robust drafting skills, including Board/shareholder notices, agendas, minutes, resolutions, agreements, and statutory correspondence.
- Reviewing and drafting of legal agreements.
- Ability to independently manage the complete secretarial, corporate compliance, and legal function for an MNC with global presence.

Working closely with finance, legal, tax, operations, and senior management teams to undertake compliance and statutory filings

Preferred

- Having a degree in law would be an added advantage.
- Experience in a multinational / international group with entities and stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience in a premium consumer, luxury goods, textiles, wallpaper, interiors, furniture or other branded business environment would be an advantage.

You may contact us to apply at: [email protected]

📌 Company Secretary Manager (Kolkata)
🏢 Gwambo Studios
📍 Kolkata