Senior Analyst - Compliance & legal

Title : Senior Analyst

Department : Legal & Compliance

Reports to : Senior Manager, Legal & Compliance

Location : Gurgaon, India

Job Description:

You will be primarily responsible for arranging approval and execution of legal documents, liaising with multiple internal and external stakeholders, and providing assistance to the Legal & Compliance Team as required. This role will partner closely with your colleagues within the local office as well as Sydney and Singapore to support Asia Pacific's growing operations as well as service delivery to the real estate business in APAC.

Eligibility Criteria:

· Graduate degree in Law from a reputable institute (Second Upper Class honours and above)

· At least 5 years of hands-on experience in legal/corporate secretarial/real estate field

· Knowledge of general legal and property terminology and principles

· Experience working with Australian entities and property transaction strongly preferred

· Familiarity with powers of attorney and section 126 and 127 of the Corporations Act Cth

· Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

· Intermediate knowledge of MS Office, Excel and DocuSign

Roles & Responsibilities:

· Day-to-day management of document approval and execution procedures

· Arranging document execution electronically via DocuSign

· Maintaining document register and providing reports

· Conducting searches and enquiries via Exiger/DDIQ, ASIC, and other platforms

· Verifying execution of documents by external parties

· Maintaining lease and other contract security register and regular audit of security held for assets

· Drafting and arranging execution and registration of powers of attorney

· Ensuring relevant and up-to-date content on the internal intranet (JACK)

· Managing relationships and accounts with legal support services providers including Dye & Durham and DDIQ (or their equivalents)

· Preparing and editing of legal contracts and documents based on precedent documentation

· Reviewing supply agreements and works and consultancy agreements prior to execution

· Ensuring organized, clear and consistent saving, filing and scanning of all documents

· Assistance in assessing work procedures, providing feedback/suggestions for improvements and implementing improvement process, where necessary

· Performing certain administration tasks pertaining to the clients or internal procedures

Special attributes:

· Ability to work under pressure and independently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment, and know when to escalate matters

· Strong organizational skills with high levels of attention to detail and accuracy

· Strong interpersonal skills with ability to engage confidently and effectively with stakeholders (e.g., portfolio companies, property/asset managers etc.) across seniority, expertise and cultures

· Strong analytical skills, commercial acumen and ethical mindset

· Motivated and driven to take responsibility for tasks and new projects and see them through to completion

· Inquisitive to understand rationale for doing things and has keen interest in process improvement

· Experience in documenting processes and drafting/updating procedure manuals