Associate Director - Geographic Legal Counsel - IT Services Industry

Job Title - Geographic Legal Counsel Assoc Director
Location: Mumbai
Must have skills: Strong knowledge of Company Law and FEMA regulations
Good to have skills: Law degree in addition to CS qualification
Candidate needs to be from a MNC background, this is a mandatory requirement as compliance process may differ from India listed organizations.
We are looking for a qualified member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), with a minimum of 15+ years of experience.
Strong and thorough knowledge of Company Law including CSR
Sound knowledge of FEMA related to foreign remittances, ODI and FLA compliances

Law degree will be an added advantage.
Job Summary :
- We are looking for a qualified member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), with a minimum of 15+years of experience for the position of Company Secretary of the India legal entity, to lead the Corporate Secretarial team of Global Delivery Network [GDN] Legal Group.
- Reporting will be to the Managing Director, Legal.
- Corporate Secretarial team, within GDN CORE legal (Compliance, Operations, Regulatory and Ethics), ensures compliance with corporate law matters and compliances related to V & As, entity integrations and the like. Internal clients range from HR, Finance, Controllership, Taxation, Recruitment, Real Estate, Workplace, Global Asset Protection (GAP), Marketing and Communication (Marcom), Infrastructure Services, and Government Relations.
Roles & Responsibilities :

- This role is broad and involves leading the corporate law compliance, mergers and other corporate actions, FEMA compliance and others, including, but not limited to the following.
- Strong and thorough knowledge of Company Law including CSR
- Sound knowledge of FEMA related to foreign remittances, ODI and FLA compliances
- Advise the board on governance matters, helping to ensure that the company adheres to the highest standards of corporate governance. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on governance and compliance matters
- Assess impact of changes in law and regulatory environment, impacting the Company
- Liaise with external legal counsel and regulatory advisors for effectively managing compliance
- Participate in identifying and managing corporate compliance risks, ensuring that the company has adequate risk management practices in place.
- Undertake and drive process and system improvements
- Work closely with finance, internal audit, tax, HR and legal teams on all matters related to India board governance and related regulatory compliance
- Guidance during due diligence, structuring decisions related to acquisitions
- Strong knowledge and experience on rectification of FEMA non-compliances related to share allotments and transfers to non-residents
- Ensuring compliance related to all statutory meetings such as Board / Committee meetings, General meetings, as may be required by law, within prescribed timelines.
- Ensure that Board procedures and internal policy approvals are diligently adhered to.
- Guidance on drafting Directors reports, CSR reports, loan agreements
- Ensure compliance of all regulatory filings with MCA / RBI including filings for adhoc events, as may be necessary.
- Ensure that secretarial audit is conducted as per prescribed timelines, in compliance with Secretarial standards.