CTPL is looking for highly driven, execution-oriented Company Secretary (CS) to manage core corporate governance and regulatory functions, with deep hands-on experience in fund-raising, ESOP administration, multi-entity structuring, capital market interactions and SEBI & CSR compliance.
Responsibilities
- Ensure end-to-end corporate secretarial and governance compliance, including statutory registers, filings, compliance calendars, periodic reviews, and adherence to Companies Act, 2013 and applicable regulations.
- Plan, coordinate, and manage Board Meetings, Committee Meetings, and General Meetings (AGM/EGM), including preparation of notices, agendas, minutes, resolutions, and follow-ups.
- Handle matters related to shareholding, share transfers, allotments, capital restructuring, and ESOPs (if applicable).
- Draft, review, vet, and negotiate contracts, agreements, MOUs, NDAs, vendor contracts, client agreements, and employment-related documents.
- Provide legal advice to management and internal teams by identifying risks and ensuring adequate risk mitigation.
- Ensure compliance with labour laws and employment-related regulations in coordination with the HR team.
- Coordinate with external legal counsels, auditors, consultants, and regulatory authorities, and manage legal notices, litigation matters, and correspondence.
- Support due diligence, documentation, and compliance requirements related to fundraising, investments, mergers, acquisitions, or other strategic initiatives.
- Track regulatory changes, assess their impact on the business, and implement necessary compliance actions.
- Maintain compliance calendars, conduct periodic compliance reviews or secretarial audits, and ensure timely compliance and minimize regulatory risks and penalties.
- Support internal and external audits from a legal and secretarial perspective.
- Support compliance, documentation, and reporting requirements related to lenders, investors, and financial institutions, including covenant tracking and consent management.
- Maintaining a central contract repository with key commercial/legal trackers (tenure, termination, penalties, indemnities)
- Handling pre-litigation notices, replies, legal strategy notes.
- Coordinating MSME matters, recovery-related legal correspondence
- Drafting and updating internal policies (Code of Conduct, RPT Policy, Whistleblower, etc.)
- Ensuring policy alignment with governance and audit expectations
- Supporting post-facto ratifications and governance clean-ups
Qualifications & Experience
- Qualified Company Secretary (CS) and member of ICSI.
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) is preferred/advantageous.
- 47 years of relevant experience in company secretarial and legal roles.
- Experience in a private limited company, startup, or growing organization is an added advantage.
- Experience in supporting fundraising, due diligence, investor reporting, or lender-related compliance is an advantage.
Key Skills
- Strong knowledge of Companies Act, corporate laws, and legal compliance.
- Hands-on experience with MCA filings, ROC compliances, and statutory documentation.
- Excellent drafting, review, and negotiation skills for commercial and legal agreements..
- Ability to independently manage compliances, deadlines, and multiple stakeholders.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in MS Office, MCA portal, and compliance / documentation management tools.
- Strong understanding of commercial terms, risk allocation, indemnities, termination clauses, and contract negotiation.
- Ability to interface with auditors, legal counsels, regulators, and senior management with strong governance orientation.
