Senior Company Secretary | S4 | Corporate Governance Office | Milton Keynes

Santander is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

In this high-profile role as Senior Company Secretary, you will be a part of the UK Corporate Governance Office and will provide high quality governance support to a Board Committee and subsidiary boards.

You’ll be designing and implementing senior management directives in regulatory and statutory compliance and ensuring governance best practice throughout the Santander UK group. You’ll play a critical role in maintaining high standards, systems and procedures which will be constantly reviewed and improved upon.

To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Running of one Board level committee and subsidiary boards (including board committees) or management committee, including all preparation, taking minutes of meetings and distributing actions.
• Taking responsibility for your own portfolio of subsidiary legal entities.
• Implementing and overseeing compliance with the Subsidiary Governance Framework.
• Contributing to the annual report and financial statements programme.
• Providing specialist advice on statutory compliance and governance best practice, internal governance requirements and new business and legislative developments/projects.
• Work closely and build strong, effective relationships with Senior Management and Board members.
• Act as line manager to member(s) of the Corporate Governance Office Team, including identifying and facilitating development opportunities for them.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role:

• Practical knowledge of corporate governance, including knowledge of the Companies Act 2006, the UK Corporate Governance Code, PRA/FCA governance requirements and listing rules, together with the associated excellent stakeholder management and diplomacy skills (Required).
• Experience of running a Board level Committee (Required).
• Experience of working effectively in a busy corporate governance or secretariat function (Required).
• Experience of working in a regulated environment, ideally financial services (Required).
• Experience of contributing to the annual report and financial statements programme (Required).

Education:

• Membership of the Chartered Governance Institute as an Affiliate, Associate or Fellow, or equivalent (Required).

Hard Skills:

• Excellent attention to detail and written communication skills including strong minute writing (Required).
• Well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines (Required).

Soft Skills:

• A positive attitude and the ability to work well in a team, interacting effectively with people at all levels of the organisation (Required).
• Line management experience (Required).
• Ability to mentor and develop more junior team members (Required).

At Santander, your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day, and we make sure you feel valued, supported and rewarded in return. Here, recognition goes beyond pay. It’s about the pride you feel in your work, the impact you have on customers and communities, and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive — personally and professionally.

We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates. We want our people to thrive — at work and at home — while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander.

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.