About the Role
This management-level position contributes to the Company Secretariat’s directive to ensure corporate governance requirements are met and legal and statutory compliance is maintained for the Group. The role provides extensive Board, Governance, and Administrative support to the LSEG plc Board and its Committees, encompassing listed company matters, Annual Report, AGM, Board Governance, Share Registration, Share Plans, and governance developments.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Head of Listed Company Governance in ensuring the Group’s compliance with the UK Listing Rules, UK MAR, and Corporate Governance Code.
- Assist with Board governance and Board support matters relating to LSEG plc and certain of its Committees.
- Manage the monthly process for monitoring corporate governance developments and horizon scanning and determining any actions required, including oversight of a Company Secretarial Assistant.
- Draft relevant governance sections of the Annual Report and contribute to the verification process.
- Act as Company Secretariat lead on the delivery of the LSEG plc Annual General Meeting, including drafting the notice of meeting and ancillaries, preparing other documents such as minutes and stock exchange announcements, and coordinating logistics.
- Handle tasks in relation to compliance with UK MAR, including maintaining confidential project lists, overseeing the monthly restricted persons list review and notification of open/closed periods.
- Handle matters relating to Share Dealing, including the Permission to Deal process and compliance with the ‘Dealing in LSEG Securities Policy’.
- Support on governance projects and corporate transactions, including share buybacks and M&A activity, drafting steps plans and associated documentation for Company Secretariat elements.
- Manage processes relating to record keeping, responding to legal, regulatory, and other external information requests, and certain risk management and controls matters.
- Provide governance and administrative support to the Board of the Group’s listed debt treasury vehicle.
Requirements
- Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) qualified.
- University degree or equivalent.
- Experience of listed company governance matters.
- Effective communicator at all levels, with excellent organisational skills.
- Dedicated and resilient.
- Detail-orientated.
- Calm and self-assured.
- Proven experience of drafting Board or Committee minutes.
- Able to work well with other departments and develop good working relationships across the business.
Skills
- Strong IT skills including Word, Excel, GEMs, Diligent Boards and Insidertrack.
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Fixed Term Contract
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) qualified
- University degree or equivalent
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Retirement planning
- Paid volunteering days
- Wellbeing initiatives
About the Company
- LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider.
- Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
- Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day.
- We are a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries.
- We are committed to sustainability across our global business.
- Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.
- Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
