Senior Corporate Governance Manager

End Date
Wednesday 28 February 2024
Salary Range
£86,964 - £102,310
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Agile Working Options
Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary
We are looking for a qualified company secretary with extensive listed experience or a lawyer with significant experience as a governance professional to join the Group Secretariat.
Job Description

• JOB TITLE:Senior Corporate Governance Manager
• SALARY: £86,964 - £112,541
• LOCATIONS:London
• HOURS:Full Time
• WORKING PATTERN:Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site.

We are looking for a qualified company secretary with extensive listed experience or a lawyer with significant experience as a governance professional to join the Group Secretariat.
The role supports the Head of Board Governance and Operations in delivering board, committee and executive governance and meetings for Lloyds Banking Group. You'll be versatile, proactive and have outstanding writing skills and be able to work quickly to deliver accurate work. A sound understanding of the overall legal and regulatory environment in which the Group operates is required and you'll be capable of providing pragmatic advice to board members and senior executives.
You’ll get a unique and exciting opportunity to gain insight across Group Secretariat, establish relationships and play a key role in the delivery of first-class governance service to the board, board committees and executive committees, ensuring that they meet Corporate Governance, legal and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities

• supporting with the end-to-end Corporate Governance, delivery and risk management relating to board, board committees and executive committee meetings, agendas and papers
• act as Secretary to standing or ad hoc board or executive committee, and provide end to end governance support to Chair and executive management
• support the Head of Board Governance and Operations in providing excellent core Corporate Governance knowledge and skills across the suite of secretariat activities
• support in the development, review and practical implementation of technical governance and operational processes as relevant to the delivery of board, committee and executive governance
• drive efficiency, innovation and continuous improvement, including through use of technology, in the delivery of governance and operations to support board, committee and executive governance
• working with colleagues across the wider Legal & Secretariat function to contribute to and coordinate on adhoc / special projects

The role reports to the Head of Board Governance and Operations.
Knowledge and Experience / Qualifications

• Qualified company secretary (ACG or equivalent) or lawyer with significant post qualification experience as a governance Professional
• Experience of acting as board or committee Secretary, including significant minuting experience
• Detailed knowledge of the Companies Act 2006, the UKLA Listing, Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the UK Corporate Governance Code
• Senior Company Secretarial experience in a FTSE 100 listed company, preferably in the financial services industry
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build good team relationships; and
• Confident and credible communicator

What will you get in return?
We cultivate a culture which brings together resourceful people from a diverse set of backgrounds who enjoy a collaborative and creative environment as well as genuine equal opportunity.
We'd also consider flexible and agile working practices to suit you.
About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our colleagues to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A variety of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Do you want to do amazing work, that’s exciting and makes a difference to millions of people. Join our journey!
We're driven by a clear purpose; helping Britain prosper. Our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses and communities.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where everyone is able to make a real difference!
If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.