Head - Legal & Company Secretary - BFSI/Auto

I Objective of Job

- Ensure compliance with and protection of Company’s within the framework of all applicable and relevant legislation/enactments in India

- Ensure effective and smooth organization of BoD meetings / AGMs / EGMs.

II Main Accountabilities (duties and responsibilities)

Task description

- Oversee, facilitate and report on compliance activities and prepare compliance performance reports (monthly/quarterly/annually) for CCO/N, local entity Head and CFO

- Conduct Compliance Risk Assessments for local business unit, analyze compliance issues and trends and provide summary to CCO/N

- Identify ‘training needs’ with support of local HR, liaise with CCO/N and ensure that all relevant/key employees are trained.

- Identify and report compliance issue to CCO organisation(CCD/BPO)

- Overall ‘legal compliance’ the company

- Strike balance between legal and commercial/business needs

- Sustained success in defending legal suits at optimum legal costs

- Ensure effective and smooth organization of secretarial function, filing of all necessary documents with respective government authorities

(A) Communication and leadership

- Independent advise/consultation on legal and compliance related issues/matters, on proactive basis as Head Legal as well as on specific issues/advice being sought out

- Above refers to matters /issues relating to:

- dealers /Legal / suits / complaints / probable legal non- compliance / non-compliance under FCPA / CCR/ Brand Protections

- in-house legal counsel to all Business units

- monthly control execution

- various compliance projects

Note - Preferred profiles from Banking Sector and Experience in Legal and company secretary is Must at Management level.

This is senior requirement as Head of Legal for our Premium Client - Financial services of Automobile giant.