Corporate Secretarial Global Support Role - Legal

Position Summary:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the Office of the Corporate Secretary ('OCS') team in the U.S. with the corporate secretarial and governance matters and supporting the firm's regulatory reporting process, drafting standard operating procedures, providing advisory & support on other governance related matters of the organization.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

- Providing corporate governance support for a large portfolio of legal entities, including the preparation and review of organizational documents, resolutions and consents.

- Managing Board & Committee meetings: Liaising with directors and management, interacting with business teams to solicit, review and provide comments on meeting materials, prepare draft resolutions and meeting materials, assemble and distribute meeting materials, attend Board & Committee meetings and prepare minutes.

- Ensuring compliance with and fulfillment of board governance principles.

- Performing in depth analysis and review of investments made by thecompany to determine Preliminary Information Report ('PIR') filing requirements with New York State Department of Financial Services ('NYDFS').

- Responding to requests for information in support of corporate transactions, regulatory inquiries and examinations.

- Drafting standard operating procedures for various processes supported and ensuring its implementation thereof.

- Liaising with our partners in the Asia Pacific, Europe and U.S. regions as well as with auditors and external legal advisers.

- Coach and review work of less experienced staff.

- Performing other related tasks and support ad hoc projects as necessary.

Skills Required:

- ICSI qualified with at least 5-8 years of experience in a similar role;

- Legal qualifications and experience preferred;

- Excellent knowledge of governance best practices, relevant issues, statutory requirements and regulations, including Delaware corporate law;

- Experience in handling similar work with peer firms;

- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills;

- Ability to work in a challenging environment and meet significant deadlines consistently;

- Methodical attention to detail and accuracy, analytical, result oriented & problem solver with strong work ethics;

- Team player with excellent collaborative, leadership and coaching skills;

- Flexibility to work during Eastern Standard Time, as necessary;

- Familiarity with investment products, including private equity investment vehicles and mutual funds, will be considered an advantage;

- Functional Knowledge Required:

- Project management skills (Microsoft Project experience, or similar) will be considered an added advantage.

- Prior working experience of any legal entity management system (GEMS, CSC or similar) will be considered an added advantage.

- Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.