Manager/Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance - Retail

Role: Manager / Sr. Manager - Compliance & Legal

Division: Corporate Services

Department : Legal

Job Location: Mumbai

Education: Essential

- Qualified Company Secretary

- LLB (Bachelor of Law)

- Any other additional qualification related to the role will be an added advantage.

Skill Set: Essential

- Candidate should be a self-starter and should have an eye for detail.

- Should bring in in-depth knowledge of companies act, forex laws, contracts act, customs regulations etc; analytical

- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written, as the resource will be actively interacting with the board of directors and private equity investors

- Should be able to manage a team size of 2-3 (if required)

Gender Preference: None Age Band: None

Work Experience:

- 5+ years of core compliance and legal experience.

- Prior experience in Retail Sector (essential)

- Experience in managing a team of 3-4 resources (desirable)

- Good organisational skills and ability to work within deadlines

Responsibilities:

- Drafting, vetting and negotiating Legal documents including but not limited to agreements, term sheets, MOUs related to Joint Ventures, Distributorships, Franchisees, Leave & License Agreements, Lease Deeds, Memorandum of Understanding, Legal notices & Reply to the

Notices, replying to Show Cause Notices, Partnership Deeds, Indemnity Bonds, Power of Attorney, Affidavits, Agency agreements, settlement agreements, Non-Disclosure agreements, Confidentiality agreements, Service Agreements, etc.

- To prepare and scrutinize various legal documents such as power of attorneys, letter of undertaking, transfer deed, etc including stamp duty and registration thereof.

- Drafting, vetting and negotiating documents related to fund raising - both from private equity players or banks (bank and Institutional borrowings, loan documentation, creation of charges etc.)

- Arranging and making necessary arrangements for the meeting of the board and audit committee of the board of directors and preparation of agenda and matters related thereto. Matters pertaining to the holding and conducting of the Extraordinary Annual General Meeting of the company including preparation of Annual Report of the same. To prepare the Minutes of Board Meeting, Annual General Meeting and various other committees of the Board.

- To file various forms and other due compliances before the Registrar of Companies, RBI and other regulatory bodies.

- Preparing case briefs, representing the company in courts, forums and other statutory forums such as tax authorities, ports/custom departments etc.

- Managing procedural formalities pertaining to Financial re-structuring, Change of Name as well as handling submission of application for Registration of Trade Marks/Copyrights/Patents, Merger and Acquisition.

- To ensure that the legal requirements related to running the business and managing operations are properly adhered to within the framework of the governing law in various locations and geographies.

- To monitor various business and departmental processes for their compliance; to offer advice whenever required to enable strict compliance towards set policies, procedures and practices.

Immediate Reporting Manager: CFO

Date of Joining: Immediate.