With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor leads the next evolution in legal services through AI-integrated contracting.
Factor is the market leader in Integrated Lawโข, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.
Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work. Our “do while transforming, transform while doing” approach combines specialist expertise, AI-powered solutions, and business process knowledge to deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a transformed contracting experience.
Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms.
We believe that the more diverse our team becomes โ in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives โ the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.
We are comprised of more than 300 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Company Secretarial & Legal Entity Management to join our client in New York. This is a hybrid position, requiring three days per week in the office, located near Times Square. The successful candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in a similar company secretarial, corporate governance, or legal entity management role within the financial services industry. You will play a key role in supporting corporate governance activities, managing legal entities, ensuring regulatory compliance, and partnering with senior stakeholders across the business.
Responsibilities:
Lead the successful delivery of legal entity management and corporate governance services for a complex global financial services client.
Serve as the senior escalation point for governance, regulatory and operational matters across the engagement.
Lead, mentor, and develop a small team, ensuring effective workload distribution and high-quality output through robust quality control
Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive client stakeholders, including General Counsel, Corporate Secretaries, Governance Officers and business leadership teams.
Lead, develop and mentor a team of legal entity management professionals, creating a culture of accountability, high performance and continuous improvement.
Drive strategic initiatives to enhance governance frameworks, regulatory compliance, entity management processes and reporting capabilities.
Identify opportunities to improve service delivery through automation, AI-enabled solutions, process redesign and operational efficiencies.
Oversee large-scale governance and regulatory projects, ensuring effective execution across multiple jurisdictions and stakeholder groups.
Provide strategic guidance on legal entity governance, board effectiveness, entity rationalisation, and regulatory developments impacting the client.
Establish and monitor service delivery metrics, identifying risks, trends and opportunities to improve quality and client outcomes.
Partner with internal leadership teams to support business growth, solution development and client expansion opportunities.
Ensure effective management of legal entity data, governance records and regulatory reporting obligations across the portfolio.
Contribute to the development of Factor’s broader Legal Entity Management offering, including best practices, methodologies and thought leadership.
Champion a culture of innovation, collaboration and client excellence across the team.
Essential Criteria
Significant experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, and legal entity management within a multinational, finanxial services industry
Direct people management experience
Strong knowledge of corporate law, governance frameworks, and statutory compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Proven experience managing board and committee meetings, including agenda preparation, board papers, minutes, and action tracking.
Expertise in maintaining legal entity records, statutory registers, and corporate documentation.
Demonstrated ability to oversee entity lifecycle management, including incorporations, restructures, mergers, acquisitions, and entity dissolutions.
Experience liaising with regulators, external legal counsel, auditors, and corporate service providers.
Strong understanding of corporate governance best practices and the ability to advise senior leadership on governance matters.
Experience leading and developing a team, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
$200,000 - $300,000 a year
