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Assistant Company Secretary- Legal Affairs, Greater London
Client:
AMEX
Location:
Greater London, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
18dfa890c0c3
Job Views:
6
Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
You Lead the Way. Weve Got Your Back.
With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact. Every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we'll do it with the utmost integrity, in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.
Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.
This is a real opportunity to help transform the approach for the company secretarial and legal entity governance support function in this region for American Express during a time of exceptional change.
Forming part of the in-house legal department of American Express (known as the General Counsels Organization) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, this role will help to provide company secretarial administration support for American Express subsidiaries in the UK.
The role will report to the UK Company Secretary in the American Express General Counsels Organization.
Role and responsibilities:
* Assist the UK secretariat for main American Express operating companies in the UK.
* Provide Company Secretarial support to UK subsidiaries which includes setting the agenda, independently attending board meetings and drafting minutes.
* Creation and collation of board packs.
* Effect relevant corporate filings and updates as required for UK and European subsidiaries, branches of foreign companies established in the UK and working with internal stakeholders and outside counsel for filings relevant to local subsidiaries and branches in other countries in the EMEA region.
* Maintain statutory records and registers and submit statutory returns.
* Draft board and shareholder resolutions.
* Provide governance advice to UK boards and key stakeholders.
* Conduct board effectiveness reviews.
* Enhance and uplift governance.
* Track board activity.
* Provide board training as required.
* Provide legal and governance advice.
* Work on legal entity rationalisation projects.
Skills and Experience:
* Qualified Company Secretary or equivalent qualification.
* Experience of independently attending board meetings and providing advice to board directors.
* Experience of working in a similarly sized organisation.
* Experience of working with key stakeholders such as the CEO, country manager and C Suite staff or equivalent.
* Experience of working and advising on governance projects.
* Experience of maintaining statutory registers and internal databases such as Diligent.
* An excellent team player who is able to work independently when required.
* An effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent record keeping skills with the ability to minute in great detail.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
* Support for financial well-being and retirement.
* Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location).
* Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need.
* Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location).
* Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location).
* Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program.
* Career development and training opportunities.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
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