Assistant Company Secretary (Manager), Company Secretariat (Fixed Term Contract)
Our Team
The Company Secretariat supports the Boards of London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG plc”) and its 300 subsidiaries (the “Group”), advising on corporate governance matters and companies’ laws globally. The team is responsible for the Group’s corporate governance agenda, ensuring group companies meet the governance requirements set out in legislation and relevant guidance. Working with colleagues in Compliance, Finance, HR, Legal, Risk and Tax, the team ensures that the Group follows local companies’ laws and statutory filing requirements.
The team proactively provides both operational day-to-day advice and guidance as well as leading the implementation of good corporate governance standards to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements including requirements applicable to LSEG as a listed company, governance guidelines and the effective delivery of the Company Secretariat agenda.
The Company Secretariat is a specialist team with specific technical skills and experience, composed of 23 members located in UK, Europe and Asia.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Listed Company Governance, this is a management level position, which will contribute to the Company Secretariat’s directive to ensure that corporate governance requirements are met and that appropriate legal and statutory compliance is maintained for the Group through the provision of extensive Board, Governance and Administrative support to the LSEG plc Board and its Committees. The role will encompass listed company matters, including compliance with the UK Listing Rules, Market Abuse Regulation ("UK MAR") and Corporate Governance Code, together with accountabilities relating to Annual Report, AGM, Board Governance, Share Registration, Share Plans and governance developments.
This position would be ideal for a committed, proactive and dedicated Company Secretary with excellent interpersonal, time management and partner management skills, who is looking to challenge themselves within a driven and friendly team environment.
Key Responsibilities
Assist the Head of Listed Company Governance in ensuring the Group’s compliance with the UK Listing Rules, UK MAR, and Corporate Governance Code.
Assist with Board governance and Board support matters relating to LSEG plc and certain of its Committees.
Manage the monthly process for monitoring corporate governance developments and horizon scanning and determining any actions required; this involves oversight of a Company Secretarial Assistant.
Draft relevant governance sections of the Annual Report and contribute to the verification process.
Company Secretariat lead on the delivery of the LSEG plc Annual General Meeting, including drafting the notice of meeting and ancillaries, preparing other documents such as minutes and stock exchange announcements, and coordinating the logistics of the meeting with the Events team and other internal partners.
Handling tasks in relation to compliance with UK MAR, including maintaining confidential project lists, overseeing the monthly restricted persons list review and notification of open/closed periods.
Handling matters relating to Share Dealing, including the Permission to Deal process and compliance with the ‘Dealing in LSEG Securities Policy’.
Supporting on governance projects and corporate transactions, including share buybacks and M&A activity, including drafting of steps plans and associated documentation for the Company Secretariat elements of transactions.
Manage processes relating to record keeping, and responding to legal, regulatory, and other external information requests, and certain risk management and controls matters.
Provide governance and administrative support to the Board of the Group’s listed debt treasury vehicle.
Experience, Qualification and Skills
Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) qualified.
University degree or equivalent.
Experience of listed company governance matters.
Effective communicator at all levels, with excellent organisational skills.
Dedicated and resilient.
Detail-orientated.
Calm and self-assured.
Proven experience of drafting Board or Committee minutes.
Able to work well with other departments and develop good working relationships across the business.
Strong IT skills including Word, Excel, GEMs, Diligent Boards and Insidertrack.
Career Stage:
Manager
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
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Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.
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