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# Manager - Company Secretary at OakNorth

- **Company:** OakNorth
- **Location:** Gurugram, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/oaknorth/60fa69af-8a56-4c23-a7a7-5c5ab49e6024

## Job description

## ABOUT US

At OakNorth, we're on a mission to empower ambitious businesses and the communities they serve. Since 2015, we've lent over $21 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while driving economic growth in the markets we serve.

## ABOUT THE TEAM

The Legal and Governance team provides expert company secretarial and corporate governance support across OakNorth's group entities. Working closely with the UK-based Company Secretary and Deputy Company Secretary, the team ensures that all legal entities are effectively managed, statutory obligations are met, and the Board and executive management are well supported on governance and compliance matters.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a Manager, Company Secretary to join our Gurugram team, working alongside the Deputy Company Secretary to deliver high-quality governance and corporate secretarial support across the group. You'll own board and committee coordination, maintain statutory records, ensure multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance, and act as a key liaison between the organisation and its stakeholders. This is a senior, autonomous role suited to a qualified Chartered Secretary with a sharp eye for detail and strong experience in a group or multinational environment.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Organise, schedule, and prepare agendas for Board and committee meetings; coordinate production of board papers in line with agreed timelines; attend meetings, record accurate minutes, and track follow-up actions.
- Ensure the Board's compliance with statutory obligations and best practices in corporate governance; assist in developing and implementing governance policies and frameworks.
- Maintain and update the company secretarial database and group structure chart, ensuring timely and accurate information on all group companies is recorded.
- Ensure compliance with relevant corporate laws, regulations, and industry standards across all jurisdictions where the group operates; monitor legislative changes and advise the Board and management on implications.
- Maintain statutory registers and ensure timely filing of annual returns, financial statements, and other required disclosures; draft and oversee execution of legal documents including shareholder agreements, resolutions, and contracts.
- Collaborate with risk management and compliance teams to maintain robust internal controls; establish processes to identify and mitigate governance-related risks.
- Manage shareholder queries and oversee the organisation of AGMs and other shareholder interactions; facilitate governance and compliance training for Board members and senior management.
- Collate KYC information as required and support the group in managing legal risks, liaising with external counsel where necessary.

YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU HAVE…

- Chartered Secretary qualification (ICSA/CGI or equivalent), with a Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, or a related field; advanced degrees preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in a similar company secretarial role, ideally within a group or multinational organisation.
- Strong knowledge of corporate law, governance practices, and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to work across multiple jurisdictions.
- Excellent organisational, project management, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- Ability to work autonomously to strict deadlines, manage competing priorities under pressure, and take a proactive approach to governance.

## Nice to Have

- Experience managing compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Familiarity with company secretarial software platforms.
- Advanced degree in Law or Business Administration.

## WHAT WE OFFER

- Health & Protection: Comprehensive medical cover for you, your family, and parents, along with life and accidental insurance cover at a multiple of your salary.
- Wellbeing: Annual health check-ups, online doctor consultations, pharmacy discounts, nutritionist support, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services — all sponsored by OakNorth.
- Time Off: Earned leave, casual/sick leave, public holidays, maternity leave, and paternity leave.
- Life Milestones: Financial support for important life events such as marriage, childbirth, and bereavement.
- Flexible Benefits: Tax-efficient allowances for internet, fuel, meals, leave travel, and National Pension System (NPS) contributions.
- Growth & Development: Support for professional certifications, learning and development opportunities, childcare benefits, and paid volunteering days.
- Our Workplace: Modern, centrally located offices, weekly business updates, team events, and great coffee. We work hard to build a culture worth showing up for.

## About OakNorth

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OakNorth is a UK-based digital bank founded by entrepreneurs, providing fast, flexible business loans and competitive savings accounts to support ambitious businesses and savers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (fully-licensed digital bank, profitable; not publicly listed)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Rishi Khosla and Joel Perlman

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Digital banking, commercial lending, retail savings
- **Target customers**: Lower mid-market businesses (entrepreneur-led, scaling fast) seeking debt financing from £1m to tens of millions; retail savers in the UK.
- **Mission**: “Banking should be barrier-free” – inspired by the founders’ own frustrations with traditional lending, OakNorth aims to back proven businesses with fast, data-driven credit decisions.

## Products & Services
- **Business Loans**: Flexible, structured debt financing from £1m to tens of millions for growth capital, acquisitions, management buyouts, and property development/investment.
- **Business Banking**: Digital account with dedicated support, seamless payments and cash management for scaling businesses.
- **Personal Savings**: FSCS-protected savings accounts (up to £120,000) with competitive interest rates, offered via a digital platform.
- **OakNorth Credit Intelligence (OCI)**: Data-driven technology platform that gives lenders a forward-looking view for agile credit decisions (used internally and sold to other institutions).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Cumulative lending of over £15.1bn since inception (2025). Annual profit of £165.2m in 2025. Total capital ratio of 18.4%.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Founded and led by Rishi Khosla & Joel Perlman; backed by a range of institutional investors (details not fully public). Over 400,000 retail savers provide deposit funding. Partnered with LSE Generate for mentorship.
- **Growth Signals**: Named **Best Bank in the UK** at The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2025. Recognised by CNBC/Statista as one of the UK’s Top 250 Fintechs. Expanded lending into the US in 2023. Built a diversified business including Business Banking capability. 61,000+ jobs and 36,000+ new homes created through lending. Offices in London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham, New York (OCI), and India (Gurugram, Bengaluru, Hyderabad).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data-driven credit underwriting**: Uses proprietary analytics (OCI) to assess future potential, not just past financials, enabling faster, more accurate lending decisions.
- **Founder-led, flat organisational structure**: Decision-making is fast, with less bureaucracy than traditional banks.
- **Disciplined profitability**: One of the few digital banks globally to be consistently profitable, with extremely low credit losses (4.5 basis points of cumulative facilities).
- **Customer obsession**: High NPS and a culture of “customer delight” rather than mere satisfaction.

## Strategic Focus
- **US expansion**: Scaling lending in the US lower mid-market where a similar structural gap exists.
- **Business Banking rollout**: Building a full business banking capability beyond loans to deepen customer relationships.
- **Technology and data**: Continuing to invest in the OakNorth Credit Intelligence platform and automation.
- **ESG and community**: Net zero target by 2045; 1+1% initiative (1% of profits and 1% of employee time to charity).
- **Talent and culture**: Expanding teams across UK, US, and India while maintaining a founder-led, high-autonomy culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Equity**: Employees receive equity in the business, sharing in growth.
- **Flat structure**: Opportunity to interact with senior leaders and have real impact regardless of tenure.
- **Autonomy**: Personal goal-setting with manager support; freedom to take on projects of interest.
- **Mission-driven**: Directly contribute to creating jobs, homes, and supporting ambitious entrepreneurs.
- **Culture**: Values include “Say it how it is” (honest communication), “10x” (set ambitious goals), “One team”, and “Momentum”.
- **Hybrid/Office**: Multiple office locations across UK (London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham) plus New York and India. Specific remote policies not detailed but likely hybrid for most roles.
- **Recognition**: Work for a bank that has won “Best Bank in the UK” and is seen as a top fintech employer.

## Sources
1. [OakNorth.co.uk – Home](https://oaknorth.co.uk/)
2. [OakNorth.co.uk – About/Our Story](https://oaknorth.co.uk/about/)
3. [OakNorth.co.uk – Careers](https://oaknorth.co.uk/about/careers/)
4. [OakNorth.co.uk – Annual Report 2025 (PDF)](https://oaknorth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Annual_Report_2025.pdf)
5. [OakNorth.co.uk – Jobs](https://oaknorth.co.uk/jobs/)

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