Company Secretary – Mobilize Financial Services

£Competitive + excellent benefits package | Hybrid | Hertfordshire

About the Role

Mobilize Financial Services builds innovative financial services to create sustainable mobility for all. A subsidiary of the Renault Group whose activity started almost 100 years ago, Mobilize Financial Services is the commercial brand of RCI Banque SA, a French Bank specializing in automotive financing and services for customers and dealers of Renault Group brands, and also for Nissan and Mitsubishi brands. With a collaborative, people-focused culture, the organisation has been recognised as a Best Place to Work for seven years in a row and continues to invest in its people and governance capability.

Mobilize Financial Services is seeking an experienced Company Secretary to join its legal team. Reporting to the General Counsel, this is a pivotal governance role, providing trusted advice to the Board and senior stakeholders while ensuring the organisation continues to uphold the highest standards of corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver the annual cycle of Board, Committee and selected Executive Committee meetings, including agenda planning, Board papers, procedural support, accurate minutes and action tracking.
• Maintain and develop the corporate governance framework, ensuring compliance with the Companies Act 2006, PRA and FCA requirements, SM&CR and corporate governance best practice.
• Act as the key governance contact for regulators, supporting regulatory interactions, Board and Committee effectiveness reviews, governance documentation, Board composition and succession planning.
• Maintain statutory registers, Companies House filings and corporate records, working closely with the General Counsel on corporate transactions, restructurings and other company secretarial matters.
• Provide trusted governance advice to the Chair, Board and senior leadership, while coordinating Director induction, ongoing development, succession planning and regulatory approval documentation.
• Champion the effective use of Board portals and other digital governance tools, ensuring high standards of confidentiality, information security and record keeping.

What We’re Looking For

• An experienced Company Secretary or senior governance professional with significant experience supporting Boards and Committees within a UK regulated financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act 2006, UK corporate governance principles and PRA/FCA governance requirements, including SM&CR.
• Proven experience producing high-quality Board papers, minutes and governance documentation, with the confidence to advise senior stakeholders at Board level.
• Excellent drafting, organisational and stakeholder management skills, alongside sound judgement, integrity and discretion.
• Chartered Governance Institute qualification or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Experience within a bank, deposit taker or other prudentially regulated organisation, together with exposure to regulatory interactions or supervisory reviews, would be advantageous.

Why This Role?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected financial services organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and the Board, playing a highly visible role with genuine influence across the organisation. In return, you’ll receive a competitive salary, annual bonus, hybrid working, generous annual leave, private healthcare, an excellent pension contribution and a comprehensive range of flexible lifestyle and wellbeing benefits.

Ref: 2514

The Core Partnership is exclusively appointed on this assignment. To find out more, please contact Laura Wattiau or Mariza Dimaki on 020 3589 0333 or email team@core-partnership.co.uk quoting Assignment 2514. (Any direct or third-party applications will be forwarded to The Core Partnership).

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