Head of Secretariat

About Our Client

My client is a growing global business based in London.

Job Description

Head of Secretariat

Location: London

Role:

• Lead the Company Secretarial function.
• Manage and deliver a programme of improvement to provide a best-in-class company secretarial service.
• Ensure that governance procedures and processes adhere to best practice standards and expectations.
• Monitor and advise on the impact of emerging governance and regulatory matters.
• Manage and serve as the principal point of contact for outsourced registered agents and company secretarial service providers across a global portfolio.
• Manage the transformation of a group-wide governance framework, ensuring the preparation, compliance, review, and release of regulatory announcements and ensuring group companies comply with corporate law and all regulatory requirements.
• Advise, project manage, and support on the company secretarial elements of major corporate reorganisations, events, and transactions.
• Oversee the incorporation of new companies related to real estate and M&A projects, as well as the integration of acquired companies for M&A projects.
• Ensure company secretarial compliance across the global portfolio (e.g., company forms and directors’ declarations, annual general meetings, and filing annual returns).
• Manage the Assistant Company Secretary.

The Successful Applicant

Essential:

• CGI Qualified.
• Experience operating in a senior role within a Secretariat at a large multinational group.
• Excellent technology skills, including in relevant software packages such as subsidiary management systems (CSC, Diligent Entities), board portals (e.g., Diligent Board), Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Outstanding knowledge of UK Corporate Governance Code and Companies Act 2006.
• The ability to run transformational projects, think strategically, identify issues, and provide and implement effective solutions.

What’s on Offer

Permanent opportunity. Salary dependent on experience. Competitive package.