Corporate Governance Manager

JOB TITLE: Corporate Governance Manager

SALARY: £67,000 - £74,400

LOCATIONS: Edinburgh, Chester, Leeds and Bristol

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

This is your opportunity to put your corporate governance experience into practice, supporting the Lloyds Banking Group plc Board, its committees and principal subsidiaries. Working as part of the PLC and RFB Governance Team, you'll help deliver a high‑quality company secretarial service, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and promoting strong governance standards across the Group.

As a Corporate Governance Manager, you'll develop your skills in a supportive environment that encourages learning, collaboration and continuous improvement. You'll work alongside experienced governance professionals and have the opportunity to contribute ideas, improve ways of working and help shape how the team evolves. You'll gain broad exposure across the Corporate Governance function, building strong relationships and playing an active role in delivering trusted governance services to Lloyds Banking Group plc and its principal subsidiaries.

Day to day your work will include:

• Supporting end‑to‑end corporate governance for Lloyds Banking Group plc, its Board, committees and principal subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with internal governance processes and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Providing technical support for Board and committee processes, including preparation of Board papers, section 172 reporting, the Annual Report, Annual Report on Form 20‑F and elements of the AGM.
• Supporting the annual director information verification exercise using a digital platform.
• Assisting with share‑related activity, including share issuances and buy‑backs, block listing applications and returns, share allotments, monthly total voting rights disclosures and share plan announcements.
• Maintaining governance data rooms and supporting MAR administration for new GEC members and attendees.
• Driving efficiency, innovation and continuous improvement in governance delivery, including through the use of technology.

What we're looking for:

• A qualified company secretary with significant post qualification experience as a governance professional.
• A detailed technical knowledge and understanding of the laws, regulations and applicable codes relating to public and listed companies is required. These include the statutory duties and reporting/disclosure requirements imposed on companies by the Companies Act and on listed companies by the Listing Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
• Excellent written communication skills, including confidence drafting board papers and minutes for senior stakeholders
• The ability to work at pace and independently and deliver accurate, well thought out work is important.
• A highly motivated, meticulous self-starter with strong stakeholder management skills.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

* An annual performance-related bonus

* Share schemes including free shares

* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

* 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today.

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