The role of Director, Corporate Governance, is an integral component of the corporate Secretary's team. It involves partnering with the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (GC) to oversee corporate governance, subsidiary compliance, operational, and transactional legal matters.
This position works directly with the company's board of directors and senior executives. It functions as a liaison with the board of directors and committees of the board, communicating with directors, senior executives, outside attorneys, auditors, and other senior participants.
The ideal candidate will have a background in corporate governance, legal entity structures, and legal operations. They will supervise our legal operations staff to ensure efficient management of legal systems/processes, technology tools, vendor management, metrics, and budget control.
Key Responsibilities:
* Partner with the GC on corporate governance, board of directors, SEC/securities, and transactional legal matters
* Manage logistics for board of directors and board committees
* Support external and internal audit teams to evidence compliance with policies and Sarbanes-Oxley and other audit requirements
* Administer SEC filings related to Section 16 and support proxy statement preparation and annual meeting activities
* Evaluate, revise, and implement policies and procedures relating to corporate governance, subsidiary governance, and legal operations
* Lead a team of para-professionals across the globe who manage and ensure compliance in our network of global subsidiaries
* Support legal entity restructuring and optimization projects
* Provide creative thinking to identify and implement cutting-edge strategies to manage operations and external legal vendors
* Oversee operations to identify, implement, and manage critical technology, software, and databases; develop and track KPIs, metrics, and business analytics; and perform external benchmarking for the organization to ensure top performance
* Partner with the Operations and Finance teams to develop an annual operating plan, and to monitor and enforce responsible spending behaviors
Key Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree and 7-10+ years of relevant experience OR Paralegal certificate with an ABA-accredited program and 12-15+ years of relevant experience.
* Prior experience working as a member of the legal and/or corporate secretary department of a U.S. publicly traded company with global operations.
* Possess a North Carolina Notary Public credential or obtain within 90 days of hire date.
* National or state paralegal credential is a plus.