Corporate Secretary
London
Job Description Who are we?
Zodia Markets is an institutional digital asset brokerage, backed by Standard Chartered and OSL. We provide access to top tier digital assets for sophisticated professional clients. Our growing team is made up of a diverse range of experienced financial markets experts, technologists, and innovators. We understand the needs of professional investors, intermediaries, and frontier markets and we put our clients at the heart of our decision making.
Role summary
We are looking to welcome a Corporate Secretary to the team to assist the Groups cross-border entities with company secretarial and corporate governance support. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset that’s ready to take the next step in their CorpSec career, where no day will look the same and the opportunity to support the company as we scale and grow.
What you will be doing
Provide corporate governance support and advice to the Company’s management, directors, and other stakeholders.
Manage and support provision of company secretarial advice and transactional support for projects and transactions involving the Company.
Provide corporate governance and corporate authorities support in relation to all aspects of proposed corporate transactions, including but not limited to, acquisitions, disposals, divestments relating to the Group.
Ensuring projects are compliant with Shareholder and Company policies and approval processes, and local laws and regulations.
Act as an advisor to the business regarding the Group’s Delegated Authority Manual and manage Power of Attorneys workstream.
Support the Group’s expansion into new jurisdictions and ensure corporate governance compliance.
Act as a trusted advisor to the directors of all Group entities and be their point of contact for all corporate governance and board related matters.
Provide advice to the senior management team, Board Committees, ExCo, and board of Directors to ensure they have the appropriate information for decision making.
Coordinate and follow through the execution of all board and shareholder resolutions and minutes.
Maintain a systematic database of all Group entities board and ExCo meeting details.
Prepare board resolutions, papers, and minutes.
Organise for execution and filing of relevant reports, returns, board papers and other documents.
Manage the requirements for file reports and events with the Companies House (UK) and Companies Registration Office (Ireland) and ADGM.
Monitor and ensure compliance with the UK, Irish and UAE governance requirements.
What we hope you will bring
Solid experience in a Corporate Secretary role within financial services and/or digital assets space.
Demonstrated experience coordinating and supporting multiple entities with corporate governance administration and advise.
Ability to demonstrate in depth company secretarial technical knowledge and experience.
Strong organisational and minute taking skills.
Experience of working in a fast-paced start-up environment would be advantageous.
Hold, or currently studying for, ICSA qualification would be advantageous.
Strong IT Skills (including Office 365, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
Prior experience working with employee share schemes.
Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset.
Ability to understand and anticipate the needs of stakeholders.
Ability to effectively coordinate a board of directors and committees.
Some of our perks
30 days of annual leave plus public holidays
Generous private medical and dental insurance
Generous pension contributions
Life assurance & Critical illness
Agile & flexible working
Zodia Markets is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming work environment. We celebrate, support, and thrive on difference for the benefit of our employees and our community. We are proud to embrace equal opportunity in a serious way because a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills are required to fuel creativity and innovation.
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