Head of Subsidiary Governance

Job Description:

Are you a Chartered Secretary or qualified lawyer with subsidiary governance experience?

Our client, an asset manager, is recruiting for a Head of Subsidiary Governance to join their team on an initial 3-month contract basis (with likely extension).

This role offers hybrid working and can be based out of Edinburgh or London.

Initial deadline: Monday 12th May at 8:30am.

• Extensive experience in company secretarial roles within a regulated FTSE100/250 financial services environment.


• Deep understanding of UK (and ideally EU) financial services governance and SMCR requirements.


• Chartered Secretary or qualified lawyer.


• Proven leadership skills and gravitas with senior stakeholders, including iNEDs and executives.

• Lead and mentor a team of company secretaries, ensuring delivery of effective subsidiary governance.


• Act as Company Secretary to key subsidiary boards (including UK MIFID and Adviser entities), managing board cycles, meetings, minutes, and regulatory compliance.


• Oversee board effectiveness reviews, iNED appointments, succession planning, and skills analysis.


• Provide assurance and oversight of governance standards across subsidiaries managed by other teams or service providers.


• Serve as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, offering expert governance advice on statutory and transactional matters.


• Maintain compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal governance frameworks.


• Ensure timely statutory filings, records maintenance, and support on corporate changes such as director appointments or share issues.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference:

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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