Worldline - Corporate Legal & Company Secretary Lead

Description:
Location: Pune
Experience: 10+ years
Qualification: LLB + CS (or equivalent)
About the Role:
We are seeking a senior legal professional to lead our corporate legal and secretarial functions.
In this role, you will manage a wide range of commercial, corporate, governance, and compliance responsibilities while partnering closely with senior leadership and crossfunctional teams across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate diverse commercial and corporate agreements (vendor, customer, intercompany, licensing, partnerships, M&Arelated documents).

- Oversee corporate secretarial compliance under the Companies Act, including maintaining statutory registers, filing MCA forms, and managing board/committee/shareholder meetings.
- Strengthen corporate governance practices, including board independence, codes of conduct, and insidertrading policies.
- Manage legal reporting and drive digitization and automation of legal processes.
- Support litigation and disputes, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsel.
- Provide legal advisory across corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, IP, and risk matters.
- Partner with the Data Protection Officer on data privacy compliance (GDPR/DPDPA) and implementation.
- Lead special initiatives such as business reorganizations and crossgroup legal projects.
- Deliver legal training and promote knowledgesharing across business functions.
What Were Looking For:
- 10+ years of experience in-house or in private practice with strong corporate law and secretarial exposure.
- Experience in multinational or GCC environments is an advantage.
- Prior experience setting up or scaling a legal function is preferred.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and contract lifecycle management skills.
- Strong knowledge of corporate law, regulatory compliance, data privacy, employment law, and IP.
- Outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- High ethical standards, sound judgment, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
- A proactive, solutionsoriented, and collaborative mindset.
Qualifications:
- LLB + Company Secretary (CS) or equivalent qualification from a reputable Indian or commonlaw jurisdiction.
- Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with legal tech platforms, esignature tools, and reporting systems.
- candidate from MNC must be preferred.
- GCC experience is a plus