Deputy Company Secretary
Location: Hybrid working at our office in Wimbledon
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Deputy Company Secretary to join our Legal & Company Secretary team here at Domestic & General. The Deputy Company Secretary plays a key leadership role within the Group Secretariat function, ensuring effective corporate governance, statutory compliance and board support across a complex international organisation.
The role is responsible for the day-to-day management of company secretarial activities across the Group, supporting high standards of governance while enabling effective decision-making at Board and executive level. The role acts as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders on governance matters, supports corporate transactions and organisational change, and helps ensure the Group maintains a robust governance framework aligned to business objectives.
The role acts as the principal governance adviser to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, influencing governance strategy across the UK, US and European markets whilst supporting effective Board, Executive Committee and investor decision-making.
What you’ll be doing :
Shapes and leads the Group's governance operating model across multiple markets, ensuring governance frameworks support business strategy, growth, acquisitions and regulatory requirements.
Provide expert advice to Boards, Committees and senior stakeholders on corporate governance, entity management and governance best practice.
Manage the governance framework across the Group, including delegated authorities, governance policies, board calendars and governance records.
Deliver end-to-end support for Board and Committee meetings, ensuring effective administration, action tracking and decision-making processes.
Lead governance workstreams associated with corporate transactions, acquisitions, restructures and strategic projects.
Ensure compliance with statutory obligations across legal entities and maintain appropriate corporate records and regulatory filings.
Oversee sustainability and governance reporting requirements, supporting the delivery of internal, investor and regulatory reporting obligations.
Develop strong relationships with investors, regulators, external advisers and service providers, ensuring effective management of governance requirements.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of governance processes, controls and ways of working.
Provide leadership, coaching and oversight to the Company Secretarial Assistants.
Leads governance activity across a complex international group operating multiple regulated and non-regulated entities across the UK, Europe and US.
Directly influences Board, Executive Committee and investor decision-making through governance advice, reporting and oversight.
Shapes governance frameworks and operating models that underpin business growth, acquisitions, regulatory compliance and organisational effectiveness.
Acts as the organisation's senior governance specialist, balancing diverse regulatory, shareholder and stakeholder requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Plays a critical role in maintaining organisational integrity, governance effectiveness and stakeholder confidence.
What you'll bring:
Proven experience in a Company Secretariat, Corporate Governance or related governance role.
Strong knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, board and committee governance, and statutory compliance.
Experience supporting Boards, Committees and senior executives within a complex organisation.
Proven ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders on governance best practice.
Experience managing legal entities, corporate records and regulatory filings.
Exposure to corporate transactions, including acquisitions, restructures and strategic projects.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across executives, investors, regulators and external advisers.
Experience operating…