Senior Corporate Governance Manager

Senior Corporate Governance Manager (15 Months Contract)

This role is based in our 5 Howick Place office. As a key member of Informa’s Group Legal and Governance team, you will deliver high‑quality company secretarial services to Informa PLC and its global subsidiaries. The position offers a varied remit, including deputising for the Deputy Company Secretary, and requires a proactive, autonomous professional comfortable with responsibility in a FTSE 100‑listed environment.

• Deliver end‑to‑end governance and secretarial support, ensuring compliance with UK Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, Companies Act 2006, Market Abuse Regulation, and other relevant legislation.
• Maintain restricted/insider lists.
• Prepare dividend documentation and regulatory announcements for the London Stock Exchange.

• Oversee the global subsidiary portfolio, including filings with Companies House (UK), CRO (Ireland), and updates to Diligent Entities (Blueprint).
• Coordinate board meetings (agendas, minutes, actions), appointments, and statutory approvals.
• Manage overseas entities via external service providers.

• Support group restructuring, M&A integrations, and post‑acquisition compliance.
• Assist with Informa PLC’s Annual Report, drafting governance and remuneration sections and managing shareholder mailings.
• Lead strike‑off processes for UK and Irish entities.

• Act as Secretary to the Risk Committee, Tax & Treasury Committees, including minute‑taking, action tracking, and liaison with senior stakeholders.

• Liaise with Registrars, auditors, Investor Relations, and external designers.
• Maintain board portals (Diligent) and provide training to Company Secretarial Assistants.

• CGI (ICSA) qualified (ideally ACG/ACIS) with listed company experience.
• Expert knowledge of UK Corporate Governance Code, Companies Act 2006, MAR, Listing Rules, and DTRs.
• Experience with subsidiary governance in a large, complex multinational group.
• Proficiency in Diligent Entities and Microsoft Office.

• Autonomy – ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high‑quality outcomes.
• Attention to Detail – rigorous approach to compliance and documentation.
• Stakeholder Management – confident liaising with Leadership Team, advisors, and cross‑functional teams.
• Adaptability – hands‑on approach to ad‑hoc projects (e.g., notarisation, regulatory queries).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across multiple jurisdictions.

• Experience with Visio (for structure charts).
• Exposure to international corporate structures.

We believe that great things happen when people connect face‑to‑face. That’s why we work in‑person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in‑person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks.
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available.
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms, and on‑demand access to thousands of courses on Linked In Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves.
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company‑funded private medical cover.
• A Share Match scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
• Strong well‑being support through EAP assistance, mental health first‑aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more.
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos…