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About the Role
The UKI Corporate Secretariat team provides high-quality corporate governance and board support to Deutsche Bank’s key regional entity boards and committees. The successful candidate will manage the "engine room" of the department, ensuring statutory compliance and administrative foundations are maintained to the highest standards, and will have their own portfolio of boards and committees. This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly organised, enthusiastic and part/recently qualified Company Secretary to join an experienced and collaborative team, offering a unique learning environment and significant long-term career growth and development potential.
Responsibilities
- Full end-to-end responsibility for a portfolio of subsidiary boards and committees, liaising with Chairs and key stakeholders, drafting agendas, distributing meeting packs, taking minutes and advising on governance policies and protocols.
- Maintain and update statutory registers and corporate records for UK and Irish entities using corporate database systems and file statutory returns with Companies House and the Companies Registration Office.
- Manage authorised signatory approval, review and attestation processes ensuring timely updates and appropriate internal controls.
- Lead or support periodic departmental projects or initiatives such as the statutory accounts cycle, director training and induction, board evaluation and other governance work.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes through automation and use of AI tools.
Requirements
- CGI (formerly ICSA) qualified or in final stages of qualifying
- Prior experience working within a company secretariat function, ideally within financial services or other highly regulated environment
- Practical understanding of the UK Companies Act 2006. Knowledge of the Irish Companies Act 2014 is highly desirable.
- Strong technology mindset, including familiarity with entity management and board portal software
- Strong written communication skills, with a proven ability to draft clear, concise minutes coupled with exceptional organisational skills with a focus on accuracy, meeting strict deadlines and enthusiasm with an eagerness to learn.
- Ability to build strong relationships across the team and communicate effectively with stakeholders at various levels alongside the ability to work well independently and within a team in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs
Skills
- AI tools
- Entity management software
- Board portal software
- Written communication
- Organisational skills
- Relationship building
- Effective communication
- Independent work
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Critical judgment
- Responsible AI use
- Ethical AI use
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
Experience Level
- Part/recently qualified Company Secretary
Education Level
- CGI (formerly ICSA) qualified or in final stages of qualifying
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Non-contributory pension
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance
- Private Healthcare for you and your family
- Range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts
- Bike4Work scheme
- Gym benefits
- Opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme
- 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
- Training and development
- Coaching and support from experts in your team
- Culture of continuous learning
About the Company
- Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.
- Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.
- We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
- Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
Equal Opportunity
- We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)
- If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss.
- We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.