Job Responsibilities:
- Oversee Legal function for entire organization.
- Oversee and guide Legal team in drafting, reviewing, negotiating and settling legal & transactional documents, manage overall Litigations for and against the company and Induction of measures for reduction of litigations.
- Facilitate regulatory inspections, oversee filing of various documents / returns as required by regulatory bodies.
- Identify and respond to ongoing regulatory changes and adapt to various policies and procedures; Liasoning with regulators on various matters.
- Coordinate with other teams for due diligence, surveys and data collation for filings.
- Lead the team to achieve business and individual objectives, manage performance, provide formal and informal feedback and motivate the staff.
- Direct and ensure effective achievement of functional objectives and build the team by training, development and therefore enhance the capabilities of the staff.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations as well as internal policies and procedures.
- Manage relationship with board, communicate effectively and demonstrate deep understanding of subject matter.
- To advise and assist Legal & Compliance Department in preparation /vetting of documents/Contracts relating to Canara Robeco MF and the Company with the focus on Outsourcing Agreements; advisory agreements in Offshore mandates; Distribution Agreements; Premises related documents & any other contracts which may come up during the year including renewals of Custodian, R&T, IT,HR & Office Service agreements, SLAS. ETC
- To advise & assist legal & Compliance Department in attending the day-to-day legal issues concerning other departments and branches.
- To assist the Management Team, Board of Directors & Board of Trustees by offering clarification/giving interpretation to relevant legal provisions for policy formation and for compliance of statutory and regulatory matters.
- To monitor and expedite disposal of legacy issues such as scam related cases and cases against the Company /Mutual Fund including consumer cases.
- To Monitor cases relating to Non-performing Assets and bring about settlements & closures.
- To Apprise the CEO /COO on the status of the litigation work from time to time besides helping Legal & Compliance Department in periodical reporting to the Boards, Orix (Robeco), Canara Bank on the status of the pending cases.
- To assist and advise the Shareholder Engagement Department (SED) which has been created by the Company with a specific objective to centralize and facilitate smooth flow of information to/from the shareholders in any matter connected with the Business of the Company
Qualification :
LLB and CS
Minimum Work Experience:
10+ years of experience in financial services, preferably Mutual fund industry
