CareerPlan

Lead Governance and Legal Manager

Chatham, England, GBFull-time£75k2026-10-31 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead governance projects and change initiatives, provide legal-technical support including research and drafting, and advise on company law and regulatory matters for a UK-listed specialist bank.

Role type

Lead Governance and Legal Manager (Senior IC)

Builds

Governance frameworks, policies, and legal documentation for a regulated financial institution

Domain

Financial Services / Corporate Governance / UK Company Law

Required skills

Company law expertise, UK corporate governance knowledge, legal drafting, regulatory research, project management, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Financial services regulatory knowledge, experience in company secretariat or in-house legal function

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Lead planning and delivery of governance projects and change initiatives; Own the end-to-end Group policy process; Maintain key constitutional and governance documentation; Monitor legal, regulatory and corporate governance developments; Provide legal research, analysis and practical guidance on company law and regulation; Draft, review and support execution of legal and corporate documentation; Provide end-to-end support to executive and Board Committees including agenda planning and minute taking

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC