Senior Manager, Company Secretarial & Legal Entity Governance
About The Position
Factor is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Company Secretarial & Legal Entity Management to support a complex global financial services client in New York. This hybrid role requires three days per week in the office near Times Square. The successful candidate will lead legal entity management and corporate governance services, support regulatory compliance, and partner with senior stakeholders across the business. The role also includes leading and developing a small team, improving governance and entity management processes, and contributing to the development of Factor’s broader Legal Entity Management offering.
Requirements
- Significant experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, and legal entity management within the multinational financial services industry.
- Direct people management experience.
- Strong knowledge of corporate law, governance frameworks, and statutory compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven experience managing board and committee meetings, including agenda preparation, board papers, minutes, and action tracking.
- Expertise in maintaining legal entity records, statutory registers, and corporate documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee entity lifecycle management, including incorporations, restructures, mergers, acquisitions, and dissolutions.
- Experience liaising with regulators, external legal counsel, auditors, and corporate service providers.
- Strong understanding of corporate governance best practices and ability to advise senior leadership on governance matters.
- Experience leading and developing a team and managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- At least 7 years of experience in a similar company secretarial, corporate governance, or legal entity management role within the financial services industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of legal entity management and corporate governance services for a complex global financial services client.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for governance, regulatory, and operational matters across the engagement.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the team, distribute workloads effectively, and maintain high-quality output through quality control.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive client stakeholders, including General Counsel, Corporate Secretaries, Governance Officers, and business leadership teams.
- Drive strategic initiatives to enhance governance frameworks, regulatory compliance, entity management processes, and reporting capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to improve service delivery through automation, AI-enabled solutions, process redesign, and operational efficiencies.
- Oversee large-scale governance and regulatory projects across multiple jurisdictions and stakeholder groups.
- Provide strategic guidance on legal entity governance, board effectiveness, entity rationalisation, and regulatory developments affecting the client.
- Establish and monitor service delivery metrics and identify risks, trends, and opportunities to improve quality and client outcomes.
- Partner with internal leadership teams to support business growth, solution development, and client expansion opportunities.
- Ensure effective management of legal entity data, governance records, and regulatory reporting obligations across the portfolio.
- Contribute to Factor’s broader Legal Entity Management offering, including best practices, methodologies, and thought leadership.
- Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, and client excellence across the team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
