Legal and Company Secretary

**Company Description**

OrangeMR is a leading provider of SaaS-based solutions for buyers and sellers in the market research industry. We specialize in helping clients develop innovative business and marketing strategies while safeguarding the privacy of online respondents and panel members. Our commitment to high-quality standards and exceptional response rates sets us apart as a trusted partner for successful research projects.

**Role Description**

This is a part-time remote role for a Legal and Company Secretary at OrangeMR. The role involves managing legal and compliance matters, drafting and reviewing legal documents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing corporate secretarial support. The individual will also be responsible for maintaining corporate records, coordinating meetings, and managing communication with stakeholders.

**Responsibilities**
- **Oversee** **Legal** **and** **Compliance** **Functions**: Manage the delivery of legal and compliance

services across the organization, ensuring adherence to applicable regulations and standards.
- **Provide** **Strategic** **Legal** **Support**: Offer expert legal advice and guidance to senior

management on a range of business and operational issues.
- **Draft,** **Review,** **and** **Negotiate** **Agreements**: Prepare, review, and negotiate a variety of

commercial agreements including third-party contracts, operational agreements, and service
- level agreements in collaboration with external counterparts.
- **Stakeholder** **Collaboration**: Liaise with both internal teams and external parties to review,

negotiate, and draft contracts while addressing disputes arising from contractual or commercial

relationships.
- **Maintain** **Legal** **and** **Compliance** **Policies**: Manage and update company policies,

procedures, and standards related to legal, compliance, and regulatory matters.
- **Resolve** **Legal** **and** **Compliance** **Issues**: Provide timely support and resolutions on a broad

range of legal and compliance concerns across all aspects of operations.
- **Handle** **Insurance** **Claims**: Manage the handling and resolution of insurance claims in

coordination with relevant departments.
- **Corporate** **Governance**: Prepare and manage all aspects of corporate governance including

minutes of Board Meetings, Annual General Meetings (AGM), Extraordinary General Meetings

(EGM), notices, and Directors Reports, ensuring compliance with Secretarial Standards.
- **MCA** **Compliance**: Ensure timely filing of statutory forms and returns with the Ministry of

Corporate Affairs (MCA), including but not limited to Annual Returns (Form MGT-7), Balance

Sheets (Form AOC-4), ADT-1, changes to the MOA & AOA, CHG-1, 4, 9, DPT-3, and other

required forms.
- **RBI** **Compliance**: Manage Reserve Bank of India (RBI) filings, including Form FC-GPR and

FC-TRS for allotments or transfers, as well as Foreign Liability and Assets (FLA) returns.
- **Maintain** **Secretarial** **Records**: Ensure accurate and up-to-date maintenance of secretarial

records, statutory books, and registers.
- **POSH** **Compliance**: Oversee compliance with the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH)

regulations and maintain necessary records.
- **Fundraising** **and** **Investor** **Compliance**: Manage the legal and compliance processes for

fundraising, including local entity fund infusions from the parent company, rights issues, and

valuation certifications.

**Skills** **and** **Qualifications**

Bachelor's in Law (LLB) from a recognized university.

Associate Company Secretary (ACS) qualification from ICSI.

Bar Qualification with active membership.

5-8 years of Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) in a commercial or corporate law role.

Self-motivated, able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high-pressure environment.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with strong proficiency in written and verbal English.

Strong multitasking abilities with the capacity to manage complex processes, prioritize tasks, and

meet competing deadlines while maintaining high-quality work.
- Proficient in MS Office and other relevant software tools.

Pay: Up to ₹3,500,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule
- Food provided
- Internet reimbursement
- Leave encashment
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund
- Work from home

Supplemental Pay:

- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus

Application Question(s):

- Current CTC (Fixed + Variables)
- Expected CTC (Fixed + Variables)

**Experience**:

- total work: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person