CoSec & Governance Lead

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TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.

As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the Role

Join us as a CoSec & Governance Lead and play a key role in transforming a global Company Secretarial and Governance function, driving corporate governance excellence, legal entity management, compliance, and operational performance across a multinational environment. Partner with senior stakeholders while building and developing a high-performing team supporting global business operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Implement the strategy for the Global Entity Management (GEM) team within a Shared Services (SSC) environment
- Drive continuous improvement, standardisation, automation, and operational excellence initiatives across global governance processes
- Act as a trusted business partner to internal stakeholders, enhancing service delivery and client experience
- Lead and develop a high-performing team, providing coaching, guidance, and operational support
- Oversee company secretarial and legal entity management activities across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring regulatory compliance and governance excellence
- Assist in the provision of company secretarial services to legal entities and directors based in foreign jurisdictions, including board meeting administration, document execution and ad hoc project support
- Assist with scheduling board meetings, preparing agendas and papers for board meetings, attending the meetings (mostly by phone) and take minutes
- Share the minutes with the relevant parties, i.e., central repository, Group functions
- Support boards and directors through board meeting administration, governance oversight, and corporate compliance activities
- Co-ordinate with colleagues worldwide in order to gather information and documentation required to carry out assignments
- Advise senior management on corporate governance, legal entity management, regulatory compliance, data privacy, and related legal matters
- Ensure effective implementation of legal policies, controls, and governance frameworks, supporting risk management and audit remediation activities
- Collaborate with global stakeholders to deliver strategic governance initiatives and achieve Global Entity Management KPIs.
- Support the RDC Site Lead in ad hoc matters

Key Requirements

- Law degree (LLB or equivalent); Company Secretary qualification or oOther governance-related qualifications may also be considered
- Solid background in Company Secretarial (CoSec) and Corporate Governance
- At least 8 years of overall professional experience
- Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience
- Experience within the corporate services, fund administration, trust, or fiduciary services industry
- Experience managing and leading teams
- Strong entity management and governance exposure
- Board governance and statutory compliance experience
- Multi-jurisdictional exposure preferred
- Ability to support organizational growth and transformation
- Capability to manage larger teams in the future
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills

What’s in it for you?

- Build your career from our Cape Town office while working for an international company
- International clients and global best practices in complex cross-border investment structures
- Professional development opportunities, supported by our TMF education platforms
- Hybrid working model
- A collaborative, multicultural team environment with strong opportunities for growth

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!