Senior Company Secretary

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic governance partner to selected Board Committees, ensuring high-quality agendas, papers, minutes and action tracking.
• Support the Group Company Secretary in ensuring the Board operates effectively and in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code and regulatory expectations.
• Lead the annual Board and Committee evaluation processes (internal and externally facilitated), ensuring outcomes are embedded into governance improvement plans.
• Manage Director induction and ongoing development, including skills mapping, annual training plans and SMCR compliance.
• Oversee compliance with the Listing Rules, Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), and DTR requirements, including inside information governance, insider lists, and announcement processes, supporting sustained market confidence.
• Partner with Investor Relations, Legal, Corporate Communications, Risk, and Finance to ensure timely, accurate disclosures and market communications.
• Maintain robust governance processes to support results announcements, AGM planning, and shareholder engagement.
• Develop, maintain, and embed Group-wide governance policies, frameworks, and standards.
• Produce governance reporting for the Board, regulators, and internal committees, ensuring high-quality, insightful analysis.
• Lead governance-related projects, including technology improvements (e.g., Board portal optimisation), policy updates, or governance maturity initiatives.
• Significant experience in a senior governance or company secretarial role within a listed company or regulated financial services organisation.
• Strong working knowledge of UK Corporate Governance Code, Companies Act, Listing Rules, DTR, MAR, and PRA/FCA regulatory landscape.
• Proven experience advising Boards and senior leaders and operating with discretion, judgement, and independence.
• Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA) qualification (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Commitment to ongoing governance and regulatory professional development.
• Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:
• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service
• Your Lifestyle - It's important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you're enjoying your leisure time.
• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving
• Your Contribution - We're focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.
• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising ou

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Additional Information

The Senior Company Secretary plays a senior role within the Corporate Governance team, acting as a trusted governance adviser to the Board, its committees, and Executive leadership. This role supports the Group Company Secretary in ensuring the Group meets its statutory, regulatory, and governance obligations as a listed bank, and that its governance framework remains robust, forward-looking, and aligned with evolving regulatory and investor expectations. The role operates across the Group, engaging with senior stakeholders and external advisers, and supports the delivery of transparent, well-governed decision-making in a regulated banking environment. The Senior Company Secretary will: Act as a senior partner in overseeing core company secretarial operations across the Group and its subsidiaries. Provide authoritative guidance on UK Corporate Governance Code requirements, Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR), Companies Act obligations, and PRA/FCA expectations, translating regulatory developments into practical governance action. Support the Group Company Secretary, Chair, Committee Chairs and Directors in the effective operation of the Board and its Committees, ensuring governance processes support strategic oversight and constructive challenge. Drive continuous improvement and governance maturity, ensuring Shawbrook operates at a FTSE quality standard. Help to drive adoption of tech / AI to support and automate governance processes.

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