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.

• 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 work streams 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.

• 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 within a regulated and/or international business environment.
• Excellent organisational, communication and attention-to-detail skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop junior team members.
• Professional governance qualification (CGI or equivalent) desirable.

• Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career…