State Street

Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Governance

State Street

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Krakow • Poland

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Salary

💰 PLN 282,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Maintains full oversight and system of records of all board-related legal documentation
  • Maintains Corporate Secretary documentation
  • Keeps oversight of the controls owned by Corporate Secretary, including establishing proper documentation and control execution monitoring; acts as control owner where appropriate
  • Owns Policy Management framework and governance owned by Corporate Secretary
  • Partners with Legal on the Board related requests, and ensuring compliance of SSBI Boards with State Street’s internal governance standards as well as regulatory / legal board governance requirements (e.g. German corporate law, German Banking Act, new governance related guidelines issued by ECB, EBA, BaFin), i.e. through performing required gap analysis
  • Coordinates and executes the Corporate Secretary processes related with signature/authorization processes and related documentation (powers of attorney, signing authorities), the KYC requests for the legal entity and conflicts of interest
  • Supports the Board governance in partnership with the Head of SSBI Corporate Secretary
  • Drafts, edits, and finalizes meeting minutes for the Supervisory Board and its Committees and Management Board
  • Coordinate Governance related Audits; leads selected governance related projects or transformational initiatives

Requirements

  • 10+ years of relevant practical experience, i.e. Corporate Secretary, Legal, Compliance, Risk, ideally with a financial services company operating in a regulated environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of financial services industry, and related regulatory and corporate law governance requirements are desirable
  • Several years of exposure to C-Level Senior Management
  • Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point and MS Outlook
  • Business fluency in English is required.
Benefits
  • Permanent contract from day one
  • Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)
  • Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)
  • Premium life insurance package and private pension plan
  • Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs
  • Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice
  • Variety of well-being programs
  • Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
policy managementgap analysisdocument controlcorporate governancelegal documentationKYC processesrisk managementaudit coordinationmeeting minutes draftingregulatory compliance
Soft Skills
oversightpartnershipcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsproject managementattention to detailcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solving