Corporate Governance Manager

Company: Kingsley Green Recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

Our client is a highly respected and internationally recognised organisation with an outstanding reputation in its sector. They are seeking a Corporate Governance Manager with strong subsidiary governance and compliance experience to join their team on a contract basis with the potential to go permanent.

This is a broad corporate governance role that extends beyond traditional company secretarial responsibilities, with a strong focus on subsidiary governance, compliance frameworks and governance improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will bring experience in implementing compliance processes, embedding governance frameworks and managing compliance activities, alongside a strong understanding of subsidiary governance.

Sitting within a highly regarded company secretarial function, you will play a key role in enhancing governance standards, driving consistency across the organisation and providing practical, commercially focused advice on subsidiary governance, entity management and compliance matters.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Managing a small team within the subsidiary governance function.
  • Leading the development, implementation and enhancement of subsidiary governance frameworks across the organisation.
  • Advising senior stakeholders on subsidiary governance matters, entity management and governance best practice.
  • Implementing and monitoring compliance frameworks, including oversight of governance policies and processes.
  • Establishing and monitoring compliance with the Entity Governance Policy.
  • Supporting subsidiary Boards and committees to ensure effective and efficient governance processes.
  • Working closely with the wider company secretarial function and external company secretarial providers.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives and supporting ad hoc governance projects.

The organisation is looking for someone who can act as a trusted partner, helping to strengthen governance frameworks and deliver practical, solutions-focused and commercially minded advice across the business.

To be considered, you should:

  • Be a qualified Company Secretary (ACIS or equivalent).
  • Be immediately available or available to start at short notice
  • Have extensive experience in subsidiary governance, including establishing, implementing and enhancing governance frameworks.
  • Have proven experience implementing compliance frameworks, managing governance compliance processes or leading a compliance function.
  • Have strong expertise in entity management, governance best practice and subsidiary oversight.
  • Be confident advising senior stakeholders and managing complex relationships across a large organisation.
  • Ideally have experience working within a large corporate.
  • Have experience managing a small team.
  • Have a genuine passion for subsidiary governance, compliance and continuous improvement, with a clear understanding of what excellent governance looks like.

This is a unique opportunity to join a highly respected organisation and play a key role in strengthening subsidiary governance, compliance and governance practices across the business.

If this opportunity is of interest, please send your CV to Alexia at apetrou@kgglobal.co.uk

Posted: July 12th, 2026