Assistant Company Secretary

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About Us

We are an innovation driven digital infrastructure organisation of industry leading experts in intelligent design, engineering, security, science, research, and sustainability. Headquartered in London (UK), with over 200MW of IT capacity live or under development, we develop and operate sustainable data centres for some of the world’s largest technology companies, across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

We believe in data centres for good - creating employment opportunities, using our resources to support local communities, and investing in environmental restoration.

Irrespective of which area you work in there’s a common thread that binds everyone at Pure DC together. We’re passionate about always improving the way we are working, operating and developing.

Our goal is to use intelligent design of data centre infrastructure to improve the planet, society and the communities we operate in. Being sustainable makes a lot of sense, our customers want to develop sustainably, and we do too. We recognise and take responsibility for the environmental impact of our data centres and that’s why our in-house design, construction and sustainability teams are working together to reduce emissions associated with our activities and supply chain.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you are:

• Curious, analytical and great at solving problems
• Exceptional at building strong working relationships with team members and across a range of stakeholders
• Flexible and adaptable team player with a can-do attitude
• Able to undertake a variety of activities with a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will support the Deputy Company Secretary and take ownership of global entity management for the Pure DC Group. You will be responsible for setting up new companies, managing a portfolio of UK and international entities, and ensuring that governance practices are followed across all operating businesses. You will maintain corporate records, oversee statutory registers and filings, and ensure all entities remain in good standing.

You will provide primary liaison with external company secretarial service providers, handling updates, filings and KYC requests with support from the company secretarial assistant. You will guide the assistant on entity management processes and help ensure internal KYC refreshes are completed. You will also keep on top of regulatory changes across jurisdictions and feed this into the team’s compliance and governance work.

You will play a key role in shaping and developing the company secretarial function alongside the wider Cosec Team and Chief Legal Officer. You will contribute to the identification of legal and compliance gaps and work with colleagues to address risks. You will also define and deliver corporate governance initiatives that improve consistency, efficiency and professional standards across the Group.

You will support board and committee meetings through agenda planning, paper preparation, minute-taking and tracking actions. You will assist on transactional and project-related work, including the post-acquisition integration of new entities. You will maintain entity databases, support global expansion and help deliver a proactive and high-quality service to the wider business.

What we’re looking for Do you have:

• A genuine passion to drive change: We’re constantly searching for new ways to change the status quo. We need you to be efficient and agile, with excellent attention to detail and a desire to drive value creation and deliver exceptional service.
• Ability to think differently: Our projects all require the team to think through problems and find the most effective and efficient new solution in…