The Job

Missions:

You will be in charge of managing the secretarial and legal matters of the affiliated companies of the Believe Group in India, mostly in Contract, IP law and Companies Act. You will ensure the Group’s templates of contract and the Group’s processes are applied.

In practical terms, your tasks and responsibilities shall be:

  • corporate matters such as preparing agendas and papers for board meetings, committees, and annual general meetings (AGMs/EGMs), convene and service AGMs, take minutes, draft resolutions, and lodge required forms and annual returns with appropriate departments, maintain statutory books, including registers of members, directors, paying dividends to shareholders and manage share option schemes
  • internal compliances as per Indian Company Laws, FEMA Laws
  • liaise with external regulators and advisers such as lawyers, consultants and auditors
  • develop and oversee the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, in addition to its legal and statutory requirements
  • assist the team with valuable inputs related mergers, acquisitions, slump sales and amalgamations including post integration
  • manage contractual agreements with suppliers and customers including drafting, vetting and negotiations of agreements and addendums/amendments
  • handle pre-litigation and litigation matters including public notices, legal notices; reporting to our head of litigation in Paris and with external lawyers where necessary;
  • CSR and Trademark compliances
  • coordinate internal stakeholders for assisting in drafting of inter-company agreements, policies and procedures, maintain SOPs and trackers.
  • research and prepare legal opinions on various topics
  • resolve day to day legal queries raised by multiple stakeholders of the Group

In this framework, you will report in to the Believe Legal Director in India. You will work on a day-to-day basis with people located in India and with the Central Legal Department located in France.

You will have a proactive approach and will pay constant attention to support the needs and deployment of the Group, while you will protect its interests. The working environment is Indian and international, with a huge growth and ongoing restructuring.

You are known to be a team player and your organizational skills. You are thorough, autonomous and have good adaptation skills. You have a proven aptitude for management and reporting and are used to working with Groups headquartered out of India. Your inter-personal skills enable you to communicate with many persons, at different levels of the Group in India and abroad.

Demonstrated ability to draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements, with strong attention to detail and excellent negotiation skills.

Business facilitator, showing a solution-oriented spirit to support the closing of a deal.

Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines effectively.

The preferred candidate should exhibit a natural ability and familiarity with a tech-driven environment notably through usage of contracting and CRM tools, excellent abilities with digital platforms and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.  

Thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, embracing new challenges and displaying flexibility in responding to evolving industry trends and business needs.

Must Have’s:

  • Work experience: minimum 5 years as a lawyer in an international Group, with a large background of handling secretarial and corporate matters. You are experienced on contract processing and deployment and control of Group processes.
  • Fluent English is essential (written and spoken), with legal practice. English is the main language used within the Group.

If you think the job is made for you, please apply with your applications at [email protected]

Qualifications

  • Bachelor/master’s degree in law (LLB)
  • A qualified company secretary (CS) would be an added advantage

Additional Information

Benefits @Believe: 

#Flexibility Just punch in leaves, not intime and out time 

#Office perks– a game of foosball, table tennis to bat the afternoon lacklustre, free event pass for exclusive and limited shows, music subscription, etc 

#Wellbeing Caring by EUTELMED, professionals are at your disposal for advice and support, in your own language and culture 

#Transperancy engaged in secondary activity just disclose it to us 

#Sustainability You can be a part of CSR program, represent yourself as a #shaper and contribute to a better future. 

Disclaimer:

Believe strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.

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