Director, Company Secretary, Legal, Capital Markets, Europe & Asia Pacific, Legal

Location: London, United Kingdom. This role operates in a normal office environment and requires coordination across Europe and Asia Pacific time zones, with flexibility around Board and committee meeting schedules. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the specified location and have a valid work or study permit where applicable.

Company

hirify.global is a relationship-oriented bank whose Legal Department provides legal advice, transactional, regulatory, litigation, corporate governance, and risk management support across its global business.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary corporate secretarial contact for Capital Markets subsidiaries across Europe and Asia Pacific, supporting Board, committee, and shareholder governance processes.
• Develop governance calendars and coordinate scheduled and ad hoc meetings, including notices, agendas, Board materials, resolutions, minutes, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain statutory records, corporate registers, governance documentation, signing authorities, and legal entity records in an accurate, current, and audit-ready condition.
• Manage entity governance activities, including director and officer changes, corporate restructurings, corporate approvals, filings, and regulatory reporting across relevant jurisdictions.
• Support the legal entity governance framework, delegated authorities, policies, approval processes, governance controls, reporting, and Board technology solutions.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Corporate Governance, business stakeholders, external advisers, and hirify.global’s Corporate Secretariat to deliver regional governance and subsidiary management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Corporate Governance, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, or legal entity management.
• Experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, legal entity management, or a related legal or regulatory role, preferably in banking, capital markets, or regulated financial services.
• Strong working knowledge of corporate governance practices, Board and committee administration, minute writing, statutory records management, and legal entity maintenance requirements.
• Familiarity with governance requirements for subsidiaries operating in Europe and Asia Pacific, including experience supporting entities in Luxembourg and/or Singapore, or the ability to quickly develop this jurisdiction-specific knowledge.
• Ability to interpret constitutional documents, delegated authorities, governance frameworks, and internal policies and apply them pragmatically to Board and shareholder matters.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple entities, deadlines, stakeholders, and competing priorities across jurisdictions.
• Excellent drafting skills for agendas, resolutions, minutes, governance summaries, and action trackers, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Sound judgment and risk awareness, including the ability to identify governance issues, challenge incomplete processes, and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills for working with directors, executives, control functions, and external advisers.
• Proficiency in Board portal systems, including Diligent, entity management tools, and standard Microsoft Office applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on ensuring team members and clients feel they belong.
• Accessible candidate experience and workplace accommodations available upon request.
• Regular employment with a 35-hour weekly schedule.
• Cross-functional and international collaboration with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Audit, Operations, and external advisers.