Company Secretary

Senior Associate/Associate Director - Corporate Secretary - Singapore

A leading global fund services provider is seeking an experienced Corporate Secretary to join its growing Singapore business. The successful candidate will provide senior-level corporate secretarial and governance support to a portfolio of institutional clients, investment managers, private equity and real estate structures, VCCs and other investment vehicles.

This is a senior, client-facing position with responsibility for managing complex corporate structures, advising boards and senior stakeholders, overseeing governance requirements and leading a team of corporate secretarial professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Singapore and international investment and corporate structures, including VCCs, funds, holding companies and SPVs.
• Provide high-quality corporate secretarial and governance advice to clients, directors and senior management.
• Coordinate and attend board and committee meetings, prepare agendas and board papers, take minutes and ensure appropriate follow-up on resolutions and actions.
• Maintain statutory registers and corporate records and oversee statutory compliance.
• Advise clients and boards on changes to Singapore company law, regulatory requirements and corporate governance matters.
• Oversee incorporations, restructurings, share transfers, director appointments/resignations, changes to constitutional documents and other corporate actions.
• Support fund launches, acquisitions, restructurings and other corporate transactions from a governance and company secretarial perspective.
• Work closely with fund administration, legal, compliance, accounting and client relationship teams to deliver an integrated service.
• Act as a senior point of escalation for complex client and governance matters.
• Ensure corporate secretarial processes comply with the requirements applicable to Singapore CSPs, including relevant AML/CFT/PF and fit-and-proper obligations.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of corporate secretarial professionals, maintaining high standards of technical and client service delivery.
• Contribute to the development and growth of the Singapore corporate secretarial offering.

Candidate Profile

• 10+ years' experience in corporate secretarial / company secretarial services.
• Strong experience gained within a fund administrator, corporate services provider, fiduciary business, professional services firm or law firm.
• Experience servicing investment funds, VCCs, private equity, real estate or alternative investment structures.
• Strong board and governance experience, including preparation of board papers and minutes.
• Experience managing sophisticated institutional clients and multiple corporate structures.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a corporate secretarial team.
• Strong commercial and client-management skills, with the confidence to deal directly with senior executives, directors and investment professionals.