Legal Counsel & Company Secretary
We are partnering with a fast-growing organization in the sustainability and infrastructure sector to identify an experienced Legal Counsel & Company Secretary. The role will be responsible for corporate governance, legal advisory, statutory compliance, regulatory risk management, and company secretarial functions across multiple entities and operating locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead corporate governance and company secretarial activities, ensuring compliance with the Companies Act and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Support Board, Committee, and Shareholder governance processes, including meetings, resolutions, filings, and statutory records.
- Act as a trusted legal advisor to the leadership team on business initiatives, commercial arrangements, and strategic decisions.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts, joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements, and strategic transactions.
- Oversee enterprise-wide legal and regulatory compliance, including corporate, commercial, labour, environmental, and operational matters.
- Manage litigation, disputes, regulatory notices, and external legal counsel.
- Develop and strengthen compliance frameworks, governance policies, internal controls, and risk management practices.
- Partner with business leaders to ensure legal and compliance considerations are effectively integrated into growth and expansion plans.
Candidate Profile
- Qualified Company Secretary (ICSI member) – mandatory.
- LLB/LLM preferred.
- 10–15+ years of experience across legal, secretarial, compliance, and governance functions.
- Experience in sectors such as infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, logistics, agri-business, industrial, or other asset-intensive industries is preferred.
- Strong exposure to Board governance, multi-entity structures, regulatory compliance, commercial contracts, and strategic transactions.
- Proven ability to engage with senior leadership, investors, regulators, auditors, and external advisors.
Why Consider This Opportunity
- Opportunity to play a strategic leadership role in a rapidly scaling organization.
- Broad exposure across legal, governance, compliance, and business advisory responsibilities.
- High visibility position with direct interaction with senior management and key stakeholders.
- Chance to build and strengthen governance frameworks that support long-term growth and expansion.