We’re partnering with a leading professional services firm to appoint a Senior Manager to lead and evolve a large-scale Company Secretarial and Governance function supporting a large base of corporate entities.
This is a senior leadership role combining technical expertise, operational oversight, and commercial accountability, with responsibility for multi-location teams and a complex, high-volume client portfolio.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading delivery of company secretarial and governance services across a diverse client base
* Acting as a senior adviser on UK company law, statutory obligations, and governance best practice
* Overseeing complex, high-risk client matters
* Managing and developing teams across multiple offices, driving performance and consistency
* Owning operational delivery: workflow, capacity planning, and service quality
* Driving commercial performance, including billing, WIP, recoveries, and utilisation
* Leading the transition to a subscription-based service model
* Ensuring strong financial and operational control across the function
* Enhancing processes, systems, and scalability
* Supporting business development and identifying growth opportunities within existing clients
* Contributing to strategic direction, with a focus on efficiency, technology, and profitability
About you - You will have:
* Significant experience in a senior company secretarial or governance role (professional services preferred)
* Strong expertise in UK company law and governance
* Proven leadership and team management experience
* Commercially minded, with experience in billing, WIP, and recoveries
* Experience managing large, complex client portfolios
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
* CGI (ACG/FCG), ACA or ACCA qualified (or equivalent experience)
If you’re looking to step into a high-impact leadership role with real influence over strategy, operations, and growth, we’d love to hear from you.