Secretary to Partnership Secretary

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

About this role

Capital One (Europe) plc (Capital One) has an exciting opportunity within its Legal, Governance and External Affairs team for an experienced Company Secretary and corporate governance professional to join as our Company Secretary. You will have the opportunity to help develop and shape Capital One’s corporate governance arrangements as it continues to enhance the effectiveness of its Board to support the delivery of its strategy.

• Provide Board secretariat advice and governance, including coordinating the effective delivery of Capital One’s Board and Board Risk Committee meetings (including active engagement with Board and executive management in helping to shape and prepare effective agendas, Board packs and minutes, following up action points, and making sure meetings run in accordance with prevailing rules).
• Work closely with the Head of Legal and External Affairs, Chief Counsel and Chair of the Board to continue to review and enhance the effectiveness of Capital One’s Board, committee structure and corporate governance arrangements.
• Work closely with Capital One’s executive management team to support them in the proactive identification of matters that should be presented to Board, the production of high quality Board papers and effective engagement with the Board.
• Manage the appointment and resignation process of Board directors, including the onboarding and training of new Board directors (both executive and non-executive directors).
• Develop and oversee the processes that ensure the company compliance with all applicable codes, including the Wates Principles for Large Private Companies.
• With support from external counsel, maintain statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries.
• Take responsibility for ensuring other corporate non-financial reporting required of Capital One, such as climate related annual reporting, is undertaken in accordance with prevailing rules.
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and corporate governance guidelines, including regulatory expectations.
• Partner with legal, external affairs and regulatory relations functions to support external engagements that involve the Board.

The role would suit a Chartered Governance Institute professional with experience leading on Company Secretarial matters within a financial services environment.

• Track record of strong stakeholder management and an ability to influence.
• Great problem solving skills to be successful in identifying, evaluating and resolving issues of strategic, legal and reputational importance.
• Confidence in building new relationships and connections, both internally and externally.

We are committed to creating teams that are representative of our customers and the communities we serve. We’d love to hear from you if you identify with a typically under-represented group in our industry and are particularly keen to hear from women, the LGBTQ+ community and ethnic minority candidates.

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office. We have a hybrid working model, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and can work from home on Monday and Friday. Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation. We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers).

Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave.

Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café.

Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies.
• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech.
• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams.