Assistant Company Secretary

<div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Role</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">: Assistant Company Secretary</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Location</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">: </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Reporting To</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">: Company Secretary</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Team Name</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">: Corporate Legal, Intellectual Property & Secretarial (CLIPS)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">About the Team and the Role</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">The Corporate Legal, Intellectual Property & Secretarial (CLIPS) team at Ather is</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">responsible for</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">managing corporate governance, statutory compliances, safeguarding intellectual</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">property,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">and driving critical corporate legal processes to support the organization's growth.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">This role is for an assistant Company Secretary who will manage end-to-end secretarial</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">activities, ensure strict regulatory compliance, plan and execute board and shareholder</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">governance, and act as a key stakeholder in strategic fundraising and legal</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">documentation.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Responsibilities</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Manage end-to-end company secretarial activities, ensuring absolute regulatory</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">compliance, and plan, convene, and conduct board, committee, and shareholder</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">meetings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Maintain and upkeep all statutory registers, records, repository of secretarial records,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">original licenses, shareholder agreements, and the Common Seal of the company.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Act as a secretarial stakeholder in fundraising activities, collaborating closely with</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Finance, Corporate Legal, Investment Banking, and external counsels to finalize funding</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">documentation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Draft precise board minutes, meeting notices, and annual reports, ensuring timely</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">filing of statutory returns and executing required amendments to AOA/MOAs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Develop, implement, and monitor corporate governance processes, SOPs, and</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">compliance management frameworks across the organization, reporting status and</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">compliance MIS directly to the Board.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Provide certified copies of corporate documents to verified stakeholders, maintaining</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">strict compliance with credentials verification protocols.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Liaise and coordinate cross-functionally with Board members, shareholders, statutory</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">auditors, practicing company secretaries, and internal finance/legal teams to close</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">audits and collate agendas.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Manage the secretarial department budget, onboard compliance/contract</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">management tools, and drive team mentorship, goal setting, and competency development.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Manage and ensure compliance, in a timely and orderly manner, with all regulatory</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">matters under the corporate laws including RBI, SEBI, MCA, stock exchanges.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Develop Guidelines, playbook, and document templates as may be required from</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">good governance and compliance perspective in connection with activities of the Company.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Monitor and track statutory compliances across the Company and assist reporting to</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">the Board and Management accordingly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Assist in preparation and compilation of annual report including BRSR report.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Independent management of secretarial activities of subsidiaries.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Support in audit related activities.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Experience and Qualifications</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Qualified Company Secretary (CS) and active member of the Institute of Company</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Secretaries of India (ICSI). Prior experience in a listed company is mandatory.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● 4 to 6 years of post-qualification experience in managing secretarial compliance and</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">corporate governance, ideally within a fast-growing corporate, technology, or</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">manufacturing setup.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Must Have Competencies</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Deep understanding of the Companies Act, Secretarial Standards, SEBI Regulations</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">and corporate laws, board governance, share capital, and debentures.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Strong proficiency in drafting precise board minutes, notices, resolutions, and managing</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">the end-to-end compilation of annual reports.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Comprehensive expertise in establishing corporate governance frameworks and</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">maintaining statutory registers and repositories.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Working knowledge of FEMA and FCRA regulations along with compliance</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">requirements for venture capital, debt, and equity fundraising transactions.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Good to Have Competencies</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Experience in implementing and managing automated Board meeting software and</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">insider trading tools.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Ability to collaborate with external counsels, practicing company secretaries, and</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">statutory auditors to facilitate secretarial audits and regulatory filings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Proficiency in utilizing SAP and modern GSuite/MS Office tools.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">● Knowledge of drafting amendments to Articles of Association (AOA) and Memorandum of</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Association (MOA) for structural corporate changes.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Want to know more?</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">At Ather, we've built India's first intelligent scooter, from scratch. Based on the</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">philosophy of clean design and smart technology, we are transforming the urban commute</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">experience. We are expanding in India, and in the coming years, we look forward to scaling up and</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">launching more products globally. Today, our product offerings include the Ather 450X, 450S, 450</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Apex, and Rizta. Beyond the product, we are also setting up an extensive charging network</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">and re-imagining end-to-end ownership experience. To know more, check out our Careers</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">site and our Substack.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">Be You, With Us</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">The Ather story doesn't write itself - our people do. We believe everyone is equal, but</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">not the same. Diversity is our strength, and building an inclusive and equitable workplace</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">begins with acknowledging and embracing our differences. We are an equal opportunity employer,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">and our team reflects a wide range of identities, experiences, and perspectives - all united by a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;">shared passion to shape the Ather journey.</span></div>