Manager, Company Secretary (Compliance)

Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Company Secretary (Compliance)

Location: Bangalore, India

Work Mode: Full-time | Work from Office

Experience: 3–6 years

Language: English, Kannada (spoken)

Department: Corporate Governance & Compliance

About Embark:

Embark is a specialized consulting and execution platform.
designed to help global

enterprises build, scale, and evolve Global Capability
Centers (GCCs) in India. We offer a

comprehensive, end-to end solution that addresses every
critical stage of a GCC’s

lifecycle from strategy and setup to long term
transformation.

Embark is operated by experienced practitioners with deep
domain expertise and

sponsored by Embassy Group. Embark offers an integrated
model across strategy, compliance,

operations, real estate, talent, and culture.

Role Overview

We are hiring a Company Secretary – Compliance for Embark.
This is a compliance‑led corporate secretarial role, not a general CS position
. The role sits at the intersection of statutory compliance and governance and requires someone who can independently own compliance responsibilities while
actively supporting contract drafting and risk management.

This is a hands‑on role based out of our Bangalore office
and requires regular interaction with internal stakeholders, external advisors,
and regulators.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Secretarial & Compliance

· Ensure
end‑to‑end compliance under the Companies Act, 2013 and applicable rules.

· Manage
ROC/MCA filings, statutory registers, compliance calendars, and documentation.

· Plan and
support Board, Committee, AGM and EGM meetings, including notices, agendas,
minutes, resolutions, and action tracking.

· Support
internal, statutory, and secretarial audits and ensure timely closure of
observations.

Contracts & Legal Support

· Draft,
review, negotiate, and manage contracts end‑to‑end, including customer and
vendor IT contracts, commercial agreements, NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and SLAs.

· Handle
real estate‑related contracts such as lease agreements, amendments, renewals,
and related documentation.

· Manage
contract lifecycle processes, templates, approvals, version control, and
renewals (exposure to smart contracts or CLM tools is a plus).

Due Diligence & Risk Management

· Conduct
legal due diligence for vendors, partners, and transactions.

· Identify
contractual and compliance risks and recommend mitigation measures.

· Provide
legal advisory support to business teams on compliance and contract‑related
matters.

Stakeholder Management & Legal Writing

· Act as a
key compliance contact for internal stakeholders and leadership.

· Liaise
with external legal counsel, auditors, consultants, and regulators as required.

· Prepare
legal drafts, compliance notes, internal advisories, and research briefs.

Qualifications & Experience

· Qualified
Company Secretary and active member of ICSI.

· 5–7 years
of relevant experience in corporate secretarial compliance roles.

· Strong
hands‑on experience with statutory compliance, board processes, and ROC/MCA
filings.

· Proven
exposure to contract drafting, negotiation, and contract management.

· Kannada
language proficiency (spoken and written) is mandatory.

Key Skills

· Corporate
secretarial compliance

· End‑to‑end contract drafting, review,
negotiation, and management

· Due
diligence, legal advisory, and compliance

· Customer
and vendor IT contracts

· Contract
lifecycle management (including smart contracts exposure)

· Risk
mitigation and management

· Stakeholder and client management

· Legal
writing and legal research