Senior Manager-Secretarial & Legal Compliance

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 – 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 & 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶 𝗡𝗖𝗥

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀

Startup Movers is a founder-first professional services and advisory platform working with startups, funded companies, investors, and high-growth businesses across India.

We support businesses across the complete lifecycle — from pre-incorporation structuring and incorporation to fundraising, governance, scaling and IPO readiness.

We are looking for a Qualified Company Secretary to lead our Secretarial & Legal Compliance function and play a key role in building a high-quality, scalable corporate compliance and advisory practice.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of the startup ecosystem and gain exposure across the entire journey of a business:

𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 → 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 → 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 → 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 → 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 → 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 → 𝗜𝗣𝗢 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

The role combines technical advisory, team leadership, client management, transaction execution, quality control, and process building.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

• Lead and manage a 25+ member pan-India Secretarial & Legal Compliance team, with direct oversight of the Delhi NCR function

• Own end-to-end client delivery, quality, timelines, escalations and customer experience

• Act as a senior technical advisor on:

• Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standards

• Corporate governance and regulatory compliance

• FEMA, FDI and ODI matters

• Fundraising and transaction-related compliances

• ESOPs, CCPS, CCDs and cap-table matters

• Private placements, rights issues and preferential allotments

• Due diligence and corporate restructuring

• Board and shareholder matters

• Trademark and allied legal/regulatory matters

• IPO readiness and pre-listing compliance support

• Lead fundraising and corporate transactions, including private placements, debt issuances and associated regulatory filings

• Serve as a senior point of contact for founders, CFOs, investors and leadership teams

• Liaise with auditors, legal counsel, consultants and regulatory authorities

• Monitor regulatory changes and proactively advise clients on compliance risks and mitigation

• Build and strengthen SOPs, maker-checker mechanisms, review frameworks and quality controls

• Drive team training, capability development and performance management

• Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardisation, automation and scalable delivery

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆

• Qualified Company Secretary with valid ICSI membership

• Minimum 5–6 years of relevant experience

• Prior experience in a consultancy firm, PCS firm, law firm or professional services environment preferred

• Strong practical knowledge of Companies Act, FEMA and corporate governance

• Hands-on exposure to fundraising, startup transactions and regulatory filings

• Experience leading teams and managing multiple client engagements

• Strong client-facing, stakeholder-management and communication skills

• Analytical, solution-oriented and comfortable handling complex regulatory matters

• Familiarity with the startup ecosystem and fast-changing regulatory environment

• Proficiency with MS Office and corporate compliance/governance tools

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿

Technical Depth | Leadership | Client Ownership | Transaction Exposure | Problem Solving | Quality Focus | Startup Mindset

The ideal candidate should be equally comfortable reviewing a complex fundraising transaction, advising a founder on a regulatory issue, managing a critical client escalation, and developing a high-performing team.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀

• Work closely with high-growth startups, founders, investors, and emerging businesses

• Gain exposure across the complete startup lifecycle — from incorporation to IPO

• Work on diverse and high-impact corporate transactions

• Build leadership experience while managing a large pan-India team

• Strong growth trajectory within a rapidly expanding professional-services platform

• Collaborative, high-performance, and ownership-driven work culture

• Competitive compensation with performance-linked growth opportunities

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Delhi NCR

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Minimum 5–6 years

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Qualified Company Secretary (ICSI Membership)

Startup Ecosystem | Corporate Law | Fundraising | FEMA | FDI | ODI | ESOP | Due Diligence | Governance | IPO Readiness | Team Leadership | Client Advisory