Company Secretary - #2138543

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.