Deputy Governance Director (AI)

Location: United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global designs, manufactures, and delivers engineering solutions for mission-critical applications across Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and Aerospace.

What you will do

• Provide governance advice and support to the hirify.global plc Board, committees, shareholders, and senior stakeholders.
• Advise on UK company law, listing rules, regulatory compliance, risk, internal controls, and disclosure obligations.
• Act as Secretary to the Audit & Risk Committee and Group Disclosure Committee, preparing high-quality board and committee papers.
• Own delivery of the Annual Report, including drafting and overseeing governance sections.
• Manage registrar strategy, retail shareholder services, executive share plans, Sharesave arrangements, and outsourced providers.
• Lead and develop a team of three professionals while driving continuous improvement and AI-enabled innovation in governance processes.

Requirements

• Professionally qualified Chartered Governance professional with strong technical and academic credentials.
• Practical knowledge of UK company law, listing rules, corporate governance, and listed-company regulatory compliance and risk.
• Strong judgement, analytical capability, organisation, and ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice.
• Experience influencing and partnering with boards, Non-executive Directors, Executive Committee members, management, and external advisers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including production of high-quality board-level documentation.
• Self-motivated, resilient, curious, and committed to continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace committed to equality, ethics, and diversity.
• Opportunity to work within a listed international engineering group operating across more than 50 countries.
• Role with responsibility for governance effectiveness, supplier performance, and professional team development.