Senior Manager, Corporate Governance & Deputy Company Secretary.

About the role: 

The Senior Manager, Corporate Governance will work closely with the Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel &  Company Secretary to support the Zepz Group Board, sub-Boards and its Committees. You will liaise regularly with the Board and Executive Committee Members, advising on matters of governance, regulatory and statutory compliance.  

You will oversee the operational delivery of the Corporate Secretariat ensuring high levels of support and service across the Zepz Group and its Subsidiary Companies.

As a member of the Group Company Secretariat, you will aim high, embrace challenges and always do what’s right; acting with integrity and building trust as you contribute to the Group’s performance and long term decision making. 

You will enable good governance that involves keeping abreast of good practice, technological developments and changes in the political, social and commercial environment.  It is essential that you’re able to look upwards and outwards despite the demands of a busy role.

What you will own:

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, you will:

• Ensure that the corporate books and records are maintained via the global entity management system and carry out quarterly reviews to verify that the data and records remain up-to-date
• Supervise liaison with notaries, legal counsel and local directors to arrange signing of legal paperwork in compliance with local law requirements.
• Manage quarterly requests to obtain and update KYC information and declarations of interest for board members and senior executives.
• Oversee the compilation of relevant information and submissions as part of insurance renewals and broader corporate reporting obligations.
• Coordinate, schedule and deliver regular board and committee meetings for WorldRemit Group Limited, trading as Zepz, and its key operational (regulated) subsidiaries.
• Manage Action logs, board calendars and agenda planners, as well as take minutes and coordinate approvals for business decisions within existing governance structures and reporting frameworks.
• Supervise onboarding directors, their inductions and continued guidance to help them discharge their statutory duties within a large private company (in line with regulatory expectations).
• Ensure timely responses to various shareholder queries and requests and providing information requests to third parties and regulators, where required.
• Draft legal paperwork to ensure statutory compliance for all entities in the Zepz Group, including board resolutions, powers of attorney, secretary’s certificates and statutory forms/annual returns.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of various statutory and regulatory filings, with the assistance of local advisors (where necessary) and assist with requests from the group’s auditors as part of the financial reporting cycle.
• Conduct horizon scanning activities to understand changes to the statutory and regulatory frameworks in key territories where Zepz operates.
• Provide support during key corporate transactions, such as post-acquisition integration, capital injections, group reorganizations and share transactions.
• Review, revise and edit briefing notes and other reports of a governance nature to aid discussion and decision-making by appropriate bodies.
• Implement and retain the currency of Corporate Governance Frameworks across the business and advising stakeholders on governance matters.
• Contribute to team development, scaling, efficiency and improvement.

What you bring to the table: 

Leadership

• Oversee the day to day operations of the Corporate Secretariat ensuring the function supports the wider business to deliver its strategic objectives
• Be a highly motivated individual with good influencing skills and the ability to work well with senior management, as well as having the gravitas needed to gain their trust.
• Have good staff management and team leadership skills.
• Be a strong, confident, pursuance communicator (oral and written) and capable of robust challenge when necessary
• Strong team player - develop strong trust based relationships with multiple internal stakeholders, deliver on commitments and support each other on shared OKR’s

Technical

• ICSA/CGI qualified or strong relevant company secretarial / legal experience
• Have experience in a senior company secretarial role, in an organisation with a number of UK and overseas subsidiaries
• Strong experience within a regulated business
• Have strong experience of supporting boards and committees, including minute writing and agenda management.
• Have strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to think broadly on issues, proactively offer ideas and solutions and apply sound judgment in problem solving
• Have in depth knowledge of the requirements and scope of a company secretarial department, ideally within a global business
• Have strong organizational skills, operate with a sense of urgency and enjoy working under pressure operating with high ethical standards and acting with integrity.

Bonus (desirable) points if you: 

• Understanding of US license requirements for a Money Remittance Business 
• Knowledge of FCA regulations and requirements on a Money Remittance Business.
• Experience and/or exposure to US listing regimes and US Corporate Governance.
• Experience of statutory and governance related filings in the US.
• Understanding of multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements in US, Europe, Africa, Middle East and APAC.
• Prior experience with GEMS (or other global entity management systems)