Senior Manager - Business Affairs and Governance

Description

• Provide strategic oversight of company secretarial activities across designated portfolio companies, ensuring compliance with statutory and governance requirements.
• Act as a trusted governance advisor to senior management and boards, providing guidance on governance matters, regulatory expectations, and good corporate practices.
• Oversee governance processes across the portfolio, ensuring effective board and committee structures, clear decision-making authorities, and timely execution of governance actions.
• Lead periodic compliance reviews and governance health checks, identifying gaps and driving remediation actions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Planning and Organizing
• Ensure the maintenance of statutory registers, constitutional documents, delegated authorities, and corporate records in accordance with applicable laws and best practices.
• Support the Executive Director on strategic governance initiatives and projects.
• Oversee and implement a robust compliance framework, ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, internal policies, and governance standards across jurisdictions.
• Oversee the maintenance of governance trackers and ensure up-to-date governance records.
• Coordinate governance-related inputs into internal and external audits, ensuring timely responses to findings and implementation of agreed actions.
• Builds Relationships
• Create and maintain a consolidated snapshot of the organization’s portfolio, including boards, committees, and delegated authorities for each portfolio company.
• Oversee and support board and committee operations, including agendas, papers, resolutions, minutes, action tracking, and annual governance calendars.
• Provide guidance on UK and US legal and regulatory considerations relevant to portfolio companies, transactions, and ongoing operations.
• Establish a robust monitoring and reporting framework to track the performance of governance bodies across the portfolio.
• Embed ESG considerations into governance processes, templates, and reporting, in line with organizational priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Act as a key point of contact for directors, shareholders, and external advisors on company secretarial and governance matters.
• Ensure investment and portfolio governance overviews are accurate and updated, facilitating informed decision-making.
• Coordinate and monitor ongoing regulatory and statutory compliance obligations, including filings, disclosures, renewals, and reporting requirements.
• Lead the review, development, and continuous enhancement of governance documents including policies, charters, and manuals to ensure alignment with best practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives.
• Promote continuous improvement in governance and compliance practices based on audit outcomes, regulatory developments, and evolving best practices.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to draft high-quality governance papers and engage effectively with senior stakeholders and regulators.
• Sense of Urgency
• Ability to develop and implement strategic governance initiatives.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating governance and compliance issues.
• Legal background or company secretarial qualifications desirable
• Communication Skills
• In-depth understanding of relevant regulations and compliance requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a similar role.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance