REQ ID: 126525
JOB TITLE: Corporate & Company Secretarial Manager
SALARY: Competitive
POSTING START DATE: 18/10/2024
POSTING END DATE: 01/11/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon  

In a commercial role at JLR, you can reimagine the future of modern luxury. In teams focused on extraordinary customer experience, sustainability and forward-thinking. You’ll work alongside strategically-minded problem-solvers supporting the transformation of our iconic house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar – and our heritage-rich JLR Classic range. Becoming a proud creator of the exceptional starts here.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This role provides the opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Solicitor, qualified Company Secretary or person with relevant qualifications to work as part of a busy Legal & Compliance team, providing advice and direction on a wide variety of corporate and governance matters. You’ll become an influential advisor to the JLR business taking the lead in making decisions about legal and governance matters in a commercial context.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Providing company secretarial and corporate governance advice and support across the JLR Group (including on a cross-border basis) whilst ensuring cross-Chapter collaboration
• To act as secretary and a trusted advisor to JLR Group Boards and Committees, including organising and administering Board, Committee and annual general / shareholder meetings (as required), e.g. the preparation of agendas, papers and minutes, providing real time pragmatic advice etc
• Ensuring legal governance compliance across the JLR Group including devising, enhancing, implementing and monitoring adherence to relevant corporate policies, frameworks and delegations of authorities
• Ensuring the adoption of governance best practice and advising and supporting the facilitation of governance activities. This includes director / senior personnel inductions and Board evaluations and composition reviews
• Building a strong network of cross-functional stakeholders and business partnering with them to ensure legal governance compliance in a commercial and solution driven way

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Experience in managing a team of company secretarial advisors
• Qualified Solicitor, Company Secretary or possess other relevant qualifications
• Experience gained at a leading private practice firm and/or in-house
• Strong proven experience of providing advice on legal governance compliance and company secretarial matters for large international businesses in a pragmatic, commercial and solution driven context
• Experience in providing corporate governance / company secretarial support on corporate transactions
• Demonstrates sound, commercial judgement and has the ability to design practical and proportionate solutions

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs. 

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.