Company Secretary Lawyer Corporate Governance

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a dynamic company secretary or lawyer and being part of the company secretarial team of a leading global financial services firm to provide all round company secretarial support.

The EMEA company secretarial team provide support to a large portfolio of entities largely in the UK but also in EMEA.

This is an Vice President role reporting directly to the EMEA Head of Company Secretarial, an Executive Director based in London.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do:

• Company secretary for a portfolio of regulated and unregulated entities and board committees - providing full cosec support. Role includes Company Secretary to PRA and FCA regulated Board/Board Committees. Role includes minuting support to senior EMEA Executive Committee.
• Primary point of contact for Chair and non-executive directors. Preparation of annual agenda plan, quarterly agendas and board packs and governance related papers.
• Advising directors on company secretarial matters and corporate governance best practice including director inductions, director duties and conflicts training.
• Minuting of meetings (to a UK listed company standard), supporting board effectiveness reviews and skills assessments, drafting of governance reports for annual report and accounts. Overseeing regulatory compliance filings.
• Advising on corporate liquidation/dissolutions and advising on cosec aspects of legal entity restructurings and refinancing's.
• Overseeing cosec team in Mumbai on their management of portfolio of unregulated UK entities and general company secretarial tasks.
• Working on ad hoc strategic governance projects e.g. MI enhancement projects, governance reviews, board succession planning and appointments, governance training e.g. minute training.

What you’ll bring:

• Qualified lawyer or company secretary with at least 10 years' experience in a similar high-performance environment.
• Excellent team player with proven experience of working with senior stakeholders including C-suite and independent non-executive directors.
• Self-starter and problem solver who is able to work independently.
• Ability to use Blueprint and familiarity with Boardvantage helpful.
• Some travel to London expected e.g. to cover quarterly meetings in person.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.