Senior Associate - Legal & Secretarial
Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.
Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.
Purpose
We are looking for a CS & Legal Professional to join our Legal & Compliance team. The role will be responsible for corporate secretarial compliance, corporate governance, regulatory matters, contract management, and legal support across the organization. The position will work closely with business stakeholders, senior management, and global/regional legal teams.
Key Missions
Key Responsibilities
• Manage corporate secretarial matters, including Board/Shareholder meetings, minutes, resolutions, statutory registers, and regulatory filings.
• Ensure compliance with the Companies Act, FEMA, SEBI, RBI, and other applicable laws and regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, vendor/customer agreements, NDAs, and other legal documents.
• Review tenders, RFPs, RFQs, and commercial documents from a legal and compliance perspective.
• Identify and mitigate legal, contractual, and compliance risks.
• Support litigation-related documentation and coordinate with external legal counsel, as required.
• Maintain legal templates, contract records, corporate documents, and compliance documentation.
• Provide legal and compliance support to Finance, HR, Procurement, Business teams, and senior management.
• Collaborate with global/regional legal teams to ensure alignment with Group policies and applicable regulations.
Required Qualifications & Experience
• Qualified Company Secretary (CS) + LLB; LLM is an added advantage.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience in corporate secretarial, legal, compliance, or contract management.
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance, Companies Act, regulatory compliance, and commercial contracts.
• Experience in contract drafting/review, tenders/RFPs/RFQs, and legal documentation.
• Strong communication, drafting, negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a multinational, fast-paced, and matrix environment
Profile & Other Information
By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
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