JOB POST: KKR Is Hiring a Legal – Paralegal – Manager In Gurugram, Haryana, India.

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About the Organisation

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

KKR’s Gurugram office provides best in class services and solutions to our internal stakeholders and clients, drives organization wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflects KKR’s global culture and values of teamwork and innovation. The office contains multifunctional business capabilities and is integral in furthering the growth and transformation of KKR.

About the Job Opportunity

KKR’s Legal team works closely with business partners at KKR to advise on KKR’s investment, insurance and distribution businesses, key strategic projects, new business initiatives and corporate operations. The Legal team is responsible for providing legal advice, managing legal risks, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, business ethics, and handling all legal matters relevant to the firm’s business. The Legal team’s core responsibilities include overseeing and advising on investments and other transactions, investment products, public disclosures, regulatory filings, corporate governance matters, litigation, investigations, employment law matters, corporate and other contracts, regulatory and compliance issues, and other legal and regulatory matters, as well as managing outside counsel. In addition, in collaboration with other functions across the firm, the Legal team develops and implements business and enterprise-wide legal policies and procedures and builds robust processes for managing legal and regulatory risk. The current role in the Gurugram office is for a generalist paralegal, Manager- Paralegal, with an experience of approximately 10 years, to provide support on various CoSec matters, majorly in relation to entity lifecycle maintenance, documentation collection regulatory filings, KYC/ AML related support, portfolio company date, etc. This role would require working with legal and compliance team seated globally.

Job Responsibilities:

Work as a generalist and interact with service providers, advisors, broader KKR Legal and Compliance team as well as other KKR businesses for smooth running of all deals and entities corporate governance
Support KKR’s portfolio company’s monitoring, including maintaining database of controlled and non-controlled portfolio company positions
Provide know-your-customer and anti-money laundering support, including coordinating with KKR’s finance and operations teams for bank account openings
Provide support for KKR’s regulatory filings, including supplying documentation such as internal governance documents
Assist with entity-related information requests, including assisting outside counsels with their requests for director and officer information, collecting and reviewing investment structure charts and closing sets, and reviewing and responding to beneficial ownership inquiries
Draft, review, and ensure the accuracy of legal documents with respect to the legislation, signing authority protocols, corporate details, etc.
Ensure thorough absorption of new deals post-closing and subsequently monitor the management of the entities during their legal and corporate life cycle starting from entity creation until its disposal
Provide support for special projects as needed
Oversee the management of company’s database, including Terms of Reference, Charters (e.g., IC), By-laws, etc., in collaboration with various stakeholders and monitor the organized saving and accessibility of legal and corporate document
Supervise restructuring and financing processes in collaboration with both internal and external teams and advisors
Capability to establish a Legal Entities Management function within KKR to enhance organizational efficiency, ensure compliance, and provide strategic oversight for all legal entities under KKR’s umbrella
Manage and supervise a team of Corporate Secretaries, paralegals for legal and corporate requirements of KKR entities across North America, APAC and EMEA regions
Oversee the timely and accurate execution of corporate secretarial functions, including the organization of board meetings, preparation of minutes and corporate resolutions, changes in directorships, and submission of regulatory filings to relevant authorities, such as Companies House, RCS, etc.

Eligibility & Qualifications

Qualified Company Secretary with a minimum of 10 years of work experience having an in-depth knowledge and experience of CoSec as a function
Experience of having worked in EMEA, APAC and USA geographies
Experience in a multinational financial services organization, globally recognized law firm and/or private equity/alternative asset management firm preferred
Ability to manage legal data, upload and store them in compliance with statutory and company regulations
Be able to communicate clearly and concisely, along with excellent proficiency in English and ability to understand legal documents
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
Excellent reading comprehension and organizational skills, and desire to learn and expand knowledge base to new areas
Displays high intellectual curiosity and innovative mindset
Self-starter who is able to manage and prioritize multiple demands and projects
Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment
Demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Focuses on strong attention to detail and delivery excellence and accountability
Displays team-work orientation and is highly collaborative
Builds strong relationships with local and global colleagues
Displays behaviors of self-reliance
Team player, personable and approachable
Ability to work with teams across various global office locations