METRO Global Solution Center is inviting applications for the post of Compliance & Legal Officer to join their office in Pune.
About the Organisation
They are METRO’s Center of Excellence, where passion meets innovation to provide high-quality solutions for our internal customers from multiple METRO countries. They take a proactive approach to supporting our customers with all their needs.
From performing an extensive analysis to devising a clear-cut strategy to coming up with optimum solutions, they have positioned themselves as an all-in-one Business & Financial solutions provider.
They provide high-quality, sustainable business solutions through our state-of-the-art solution centers in Pune (India) and Szczecin (Poland).
About the Opportunity
As part of the Enablement vertical of MGSC, India, you will lead the Compliance And Legal Function and be responsible for providing regulatory, legal, secretarial, compliance, data protection, and corporate advisory support.
As a department, you will work closely with all stakeholders to ensure stakeholder requirements and organizational strategies are aligned with external regulatory requirements and internal Metro Group Policies.
Roles & Responsibilities
You will lead the Corporate Legal, Compliance, and Secretarial Functions and your main charters/areas of responsibilities include:
● COMPLIANCE
- Lead and manage the Compliance activities that are integral to the development, implementation, and execution of Metro’s compliance program in line with the Global Compliance Strategy.
- Designing and delivering online and in-person compliance training on compliance risk, Code of Conduct, and key policies and procedures.
- Conduct risk assessments, vendor due diligence, review the code or policies, establish systems or processes, launch communication campaigns, facilitate ethics workshops, etc.
- Lead compliance investigations, prepare board alignment reports, and enforce corrective measures. o Closely collaborate with Human Resources, Admin, and Finance as well as with other functions and business divisions.
● CORPORATE LEGAL:
- Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and settling legal and transactional documents & agreements (including vendor agreements, intra-group agreements, NDAs, etc.)
- Monitoring and tracking agreements, regulatory registrations, and compliances. o Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations as well as adherence to internal group policies and procedures.
- Providing timely solutions to general legal queries of all internal stake-holder and assisting in replying to queries raised by external Statutory/Government Authorities o Liaison with auditors, external lawyers, tax advisers, bankers, subsidiaries within the Company’s Group, service providers, external legal advisers, and government agencies o Legal review and assistance with revamp of organization policies and rollouts.
- Assistance in designing and delivering online and in-person training for Workplace Harassment and POSH.
● CORPORATE SECRETARIAL AND CSR
- Ensuring overall compliance and completion of all regulatory requirements under the Company Law and FEMA.
- Preparing and conducting the Board Meetings, CSR Meetings, shareholders meetings, and all the related documentation o Maintenance of all statutory Records and Registers as required under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and other applicable laws and ensuring compliance with the applicable secretarial standards to the Company.
- Timely Filing of Statutory Forms/Returns/Returns with ROC including DIN Applications, DIN KYC, Change of Key Management of the Company, Financials of the companies, etc.
- Leading and ensuring effective implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) charter of the Company (including NGO identification and onboarding, NGO documentation and payments, employee volunteering activities, CSR payments, and social media awareness) in accordance with the CSR policy and CSR Rules.
- Assisting Statutory Auditors and Internal Auditors for a smooth audit process
● DATA PROTECTION AND INTERNAL CONTROL FINANCE(ICF)
- Implementing the data protection framework in complying with the locally applicable data protection laws and the Corporate Data Protection Guideline and internal regulations of METRO.
- Monitoring compliance with the applicable data protection regulation as well as creating personnel awareness and training, assisting related audits, etc.
- Assistance with data protection queries and drafting consents/declaration for function /stakeholder-specific requirements
- Working closely with the IT security teams, Corporate Data protection teams, and other functional departments for setting up the data protection framework.
- Supervising and supporting the ICF Officer with setting up, implementing, and maintaining the ICF controls in accordance with the Corporate Governance Framework.
- Ensuring maintenance of effective ICF framework and governance
Eligibility Criteria
- Bachelor of Law from a reputed College/University
- 6-8 Years of Post -Qualification Experience with at least 2-3 years of compliance experience preferably with a GSC or ITES Company.
- Prior experience in GDPR regulations and internal audits would be preferred.
- Having membership in ICSI would be an added advantage.
- Robust knowledge of Company Law, Contract Law, and Labour laws
- High interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate internally(board of directors, employees, cross-functional teams) and externally (lawyers, regulators, auditors) at all levels.
- Excellent analytical skills and business acumen with the ability to challenge business and provide practical solutions.
- Strong work ethic and sense of integrity, trustworthiness, and ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize assignments, and work effectively under time pressure with attention to detail.
- Proficient in MS Suite – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, etc.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates may apply through the link provided at the end of this post.
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
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