Entity, Governance and Compliance Manager

About the Role

Entity Governance & Compliance (EGC) business sits within our Tax & Legal Line of Service, and helps our clients stay ahead of changes that impact their businesses, navigating complexity and risk. We deliver deep Tax, Legal and Governance expertise, while providing the critical context to make informed and compliant decisions. With clients ranging from multinational organisations to entrepreneurs and family businesses, the work we do is diverse.

The EGC team consists of 70+ members across London, Birmingham, Reading, Glasgow, Manchester and Belfast with a senior leadership team of 10. The EGC team is a market leading global practice and is part of a network of over 4,000 legal and governance professionals in over 150 countries led by Jonathan Gibson in the UK. The team specialises in supporting clients on all aspects of governance, transactions and compliance and are at the forefront of UK and global corporate governance reforms, providing market leading thought leadership in the industry. The EGC business is growing, driven by sustainability laws and regulations, global subsidiary governance transformation and global managed services.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and manage the delivery of governance and transaction projects (including entity restructuring and simplification mandates, governance regulatory advisory projects, design and implementation of corporate governance disclosures/reporting/frameworks, provision of director training, and more).
• Manage, coach and support the team members.
• Manage and develop client relationships across our clients as necessary.
• Work with and develop relationships with the wider EGC global network to ensure the delivery of all work and services meets the SLAs/KPIs agreed with the clients.
• Collaborate with and develop relationships with colleagues across the firm who are also working on and supporting the clients.
• Take responsibility for and manage the budget and billing across the portfolio.
• Consider better and innovative ways of supporting clients and the team.

Qualifications

You are a Qualified Governance Professional from the ICSA in the UK.

Required Skills

• You are passionate about client service – a strong willingness to deliver excellent client service, add value and flexibly meet client requirements.
• You have experience of managing and running a team.
• You are self aware and open to personal development.
• You have experience in coaching and developing others.
• Likes and enjoys business development, ideally with some relevant experience.

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.