Company Secretary - Associate

Job Description
Join J.P. Morgan's Office of the Secretary and play a key role in shaping effective governance across our subsidiaries. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, provide strategic advice, and help drive operational excellence. This is an opportunity to develop your expertise, work with talented colleagues, and make a meaningful impact in a dynamic, inclusive environment.
As a Company Secretary - Associate within the Office of the Secretary (OTS), you will oversee and deliver corporate governance and company secretarial services for the Firm's subsidiaries. You will act as a strategic partner to senior stakeholders, advise on governance matters, and support board operations. Your role will be pivotal in maintaining high standards and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee and deliver corporate governance and company secretarial services for subsidiaries.
• Act as a strategic business partner to senior stakeholders, providing advice on governance and secretarial matters.
• Collaborate with the Head of OTS and global OTS colleagues to achieve strategic and operational objectives.
• Provide proactive support to boards and senior management on governance matters.
• Manage day-to-day governance and secretarial services, including board and committee operations.
• Monitor changes in corporate legislation and financial services regulations, recommending actions as needed.
• Coordinate information flows and agenda-setting for board and committee meetings.
• Serve as a key communication channel for board members, focusing on non-executive directors.
• Support board member onboarding, induction, and ongoing training.
• Drive governance enhancements and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Build effective working relationships within OTS, demonstrating the Firm's core values.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Strong academic background at degree level.
• Part or fully qualified Company Secretary, Corporate Governance Professional, or Corporate Solicitor with at least one year of relevant experience.
• Proven execution in corporate governance and company secretarial matters, including interaction with non-executive directors.
• Experience delivering change and driving governance best practices.
• In-depth understanding of governance impacted by evolving laws and regulations in financial services.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with board members and senior management.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and resilient.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with maturity to engage at all levels.
• Excellent time management and ability to handle multiple projects with flexibility.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience in regulated financial services; knowledge of the payments industry is especially useful.

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.