Compliance & Corporate Governance Lead

Compliance & Corporate Governance Lead

The role

• Are you energised by legal precision and regulatory clarity?
• Do you want to lead governance and compliance frameworks in a dynamic, high-growth ecosystem?
• Are you ready to influence how a global venture builder navigates corporate integrity and risk in India?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking to hire high-energy, entrepreneurial and value-adding talent to join Blenheim Chalcot, a leading global venture builder to safeguard the group’s legal standing and compliance posture in India. This role will lead secretarial governance, regulatory filings, compliance frameworks, and contract oversight across multiple BC entities – enabling the business to scale confidently and compliantly.

Key responsibilities:

The Company Secretary & Compliance Lead is a vital role within the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio and this role will be responsible for safeguarding BC India’s legal standing and reputation while enabling business growth across a diverse portfolio. You will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and progressive environment, where you will support us in building our next generation of GenAI enabled tech businesses.

 The successful Company Secretary & Compliance Lead will play a vital role in leading and shaping Blenheim Chalcot India’s governance, compliance, and legal frameworks to:

Corporate governance & board support:

• Act as company secretary for Indian entities: convene board/committee meetings, draft minutes, maintain statutory registers and ensure timely MCA filings (DIR 3 KYC, MGT 7, AOC 4, PAS 6, BEN 2, CSR, etc.)
• Advise directors on Companies Act 2013 obligations, FEMA/RBI reporting (ODI/FDI), beneficial ownership and CSR spend governance.
• Coordinate incorporations, capital alterations, share transfers, strike offs and inter company restructures.

Compliance framework & monitoring:

• Own the compliance calendar covering Shops & Establishments, EPF/ESIC, GST, Income tax, POSH, DPDP Act, ISO 27001 and sector specific obligations impacting portfolio work (e.g. PCI DSS for fintech services).
• Liaise with internal auditors and external advisors, track remediation actions to closure.
• Maintain and periodically test business wide policies (Code of Conduct, Whistle blowing, Data Protection, Insider Trading).

Contract lifecycle administration

• Issue standard form MSAs/SOWs, NDAs and vendor agreements; triage non standard terms to Group Legal.
• Operate a central contract repository, ensuring renewal alerts, obligation tracking and template updates.

Risk management & reporting

• Produce monthly compliance dashboards for India ExCo and Group Legal, highlighting red/amber items, emerging regulatory changes and mitigation plans.
• Support due diligence for new service lines or entity launches; ensure compliance readiness before go live.

Stakeholder enablement

• Deliver compliance and governance training for finance, HR and portfolio engagement teams.
• Act as India point of contact for UK Legal on escalations.

Specific duties

In this role, you’ll be expected to:

• Convene board and committee meetings, draft minutes, maintain statutory registers, and manage all MCA filings
• Coordinate regulatory filings related to the Companies Act, FEMA/RBI, beneficial ownership, and CSR
• Lead the compliance calendar and monitor statutory obligations in close coordination with Payroll and Tax teams
• Administer standard contracts and maintain a centralised repository with alerts and tracking
• Produce monthly compliance dashboards and regulatory updates for senior stakeholders
• Deliver governance and compliance training across key internal teams
• Act as the point of contact for escalations and legal coordination with the UK Group

In addition, you will:

• Own and deliver the compliance and governance programme of work: structure it, break it down into clear deliverables, and track progress
• Operate in a highly entrepreneurial environment, focusing on execution and outcomes
• Build strong, trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Support vendor and partner contracting processes
• Lead and manage small teams or external partners as needed

Opportunity

This role is an excellent platform for experienced professionals to take their career to the next level and an opportunity unlikely to be found anywhere else.  You’ll work directly with leadership across Blenheim Chalcot’s India and UK teams to shape governance, compliance, and risk frameworks for a fast-growing portfolio. The role offers hands-on exposure to strategic legal operations, cross-border regulations, and board-level decision-making - making it ideal for someone looking to grow into a senior leadership role in governance or legal operations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Associate / Fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) – mandatory.
• 5 – 7 years post qualification experience in a mid sized multinational or professional services captive.
• Desirable: LLB; exposure to multi jurisdiction structures or SEZ/STPI regulations.
• Demonstrated ownership of full secretarial cycle and regulatory filings without supervision.
• Strong written English, board ready drafting and the ability to translate regulation into business impact.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Be able to operate at a range of levels – both in terms of big picture strategic thinking, thought leadership and getting into the data and analysis

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate will have a track-record in delivering results in a fast-moving business and hence be comfortable with change and uncertainty.

About Blenheim Chalcot

Blenheim Chalcot is one of the leading venture builders in the world. We have been building exciting and disruptive businesses for over 26 years across sectors including FinTech, EdTech, GovTech, Media, Sport, Charity and more. These companies are all GenAI enabled and are some of the most innovative companies in the UK and increasingly around the world.

The BC team in India has been instrumental to the growth and success of Blenheim Chalcot. Established in 2014, Blenheim Chalcot India serves as a pivotal launchpad for those aiming to make a difference in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Blenheim Chalcot India is driven by a mission to empower visionaries to lead, innovate, and build disruptive solutions. We support our diverse portfolio of ventures and create impactful solutions that shape global trends. We provide a range of services to help new business get off the ground, including technology, growth (marketing and sales), talent, HR, finance, legal and tax, plus so much more!

What we can offer you

• Be part of the World’s Leading Digital Venture Builder
• Have the opportunity to be a part of and learn from the incredible diverse talent in BC
• Be exposed to the right mix of challenges, within a culture that promotes continuous learning and development and opportunity to work with Gen AI
• A fun and open, if a little cricket obsessed, atmosphere – we own the Rajasthan Royals IPL team!
• 24 days of annual leave &10 public holiday days
• Private Medical for you and your immediate family & Life Insurance for yourself

Important

At Blenheim Chalcot, we strive to create an environment where differences are not only accepted but greatly valued; where everyone can make the most of their capabilities and potential. We promote meritocracy, competence and the sharing of ideas and opinions. We are driven by data and believe the diversity, agility, generosity, and curiosity of our people is what sets us apart as an organisation. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talent.

PROCESS

We have a rigorous recruitment process, which we use for all our roles to ensure we attract the very best talent.

Please note we are office based which requires our colleagues to be together in the office 5 days a week with flexibility around personal commitments, interests and obligations. This ensures we have the opportunity to continuously collaborate with the whole portfolio to stay connected and grow our community.

Blenheim Chalcot is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values, thus making it core to our business. We strive to maximise the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from everyone. We encourage diversity through perspective, background, identity, and thought whilst also fostering an environment where everyone can express themselves regardless of your race, religion, sex, gender, colour, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. We are committed to continuing to nurture an inclusive environment and building a diverse workforce.