Western Digital is seeking a qualified and experienced Company Secretary to join its India Legal team. This role will be instrumental in ensuring corporate governance, legal compliance, and regulatory adherence. The Company Secretary will be responsible for managing statutory records, facilitating board meetings and ensure compliance with corporate laws to safeguard the organization's interests. This role will also provide contract administrative support to our contract management organization. This position requires experience in handling in-house legal work and will also contribute to our legal operations not only in India but also other APAC countries as needed.
This role requires a presence onsite at Western Digital鈥檚 Bangalore site.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage corporate governance and compliance for Western Digital鈥檚 India entity including board meetings, general meetings, committee meetings, shareholder meetings, MCA filings and ROC compliance and corporate governance matters.
- Ensure compliance with the Companies Act, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulations, FEMA, FDI regulations and other corporate laws.
- Draft, review, and maintain minutes of board meetings, general meetings, committee meetings, board resolutions and powers of attorney.
- Support regulatory filings, statutory records, and corporate documentation.
- Maintain statutory registers, forms, certificates etc. as required under applicable corporate laws including maintenance of company secretarial databases and records.
- Work closely with Finance, Tax, and Treasury teams on supporting intercompany agreements, cross-border transactions, support statutory audit processes and liaise effectively with statutory auditors.
- Stay updated with the evolving corporate legal and regulatory frameworks which includes regular review of amendments, notifications, and circulars issued by regulatory bodies such as the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), the SEBI, and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
- Support commercial attorneys within the Contract Management Organization.
- Supporting various aspects of the contract management process, including maintenance, use, and management of Western Digital鈥檚 internal contracts management tools and applications.
- Provide ad hoc project management, general administrative, and operational support to the Contract Management Organization, including support of special projects, as needed.