Associate Counsel

4 weeks ago


Gurgaon, India Amex Full time

**You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.**

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

As part of the General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) of American Express, this role will be intrinsic part of the Corporate Secretarial Team of American Express for its legal entities in India. This is a broad role for a versatile and adaptable professional with basic understanding of Corporate Laws and Governance, covering important areas of Corporate Secretarial support for legal entities of American Express in India and related activities with key focus on Corporate Laws, Corporate Governance, Board, Corporate Social Responsibility (including practices and compliances), and Legal Entity (LE) Governance related matters. This is an opportunity for a talented professional with a keen focus on Corporate Laws, Governance and Board procedures, to make a key contribution as a team player towards achieving our goal to protect and assure compliance and integrity of the Corporate Secretarial & LE Governance activities.
- Assist in performing Corporate Secretarial and LE Governance activities in support of the American Express Legal Entities in India.
- Assist in Companies Act compliances for Board/General Meetings and control over Company Law related processes including regulatory reporting and compliances.
- Responsible for maintenance of statutory records.
- Liaising and networking with various stakeholders including senior management, auditors for discharging corporate secretarial matters.
- Performing compliance reviews /monitoring and preparing compliance reports and assist in implementing the Legal entity governance mechanism in an efficient and effective manner.
- The role requires the incumbent to possess relationship management and influencing skills with basic understanding of corporate laws, governance practices and compliances and regulatory environment of the ITES, financial services and banking sector in India, including current and emerging issues and regulations for sectors impacting all the American Express entities in India.
- The role requires the incumbent to have strong working methodology, which includes systematic and detailed approach to work and an ability to work independently with mínimal supervision and complete tasks in a timely manner.
- Ability to comprehend and analyse business processes, workflows, and software as appropriate.

**Required Skills/Qualifications**
- Should be LLB. / Semi qualified or qualified Company Secretary.
- 5-8 years of work experience.
- Should have a good understanding and keen interest in ITES and Financial Services as an industry, knowledge of regulations, legal framework.
- Excellent drafting and communication skills (verbal and written), especially ability to converse clearly and confidently with senior management.
- Positive attitude, will to win and a team player
- Ability to understand new concepts quickly, deal with ambiguity, solve complex problems and ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Ability to make power point presentations and good knowledge of working in a technology driven environment.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.


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