Global Company Secretarial & Compliance Manager

TalentsTide; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentsTide in Dubai, UAE, seeks an experienced Manager – Company Secretarial & Legal Compliance to oversee secretarial functions, governance, and regulatory compliance for the UAE base and international group entities. You will manage corporate records, filings, board documentation, and coordination with external counsel, banks, and providers to ensure timely compliance with UAE and DMCC requirements.

The role requires strong drafting, stakeholder management, and multi-jurisdiction coordination

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) preferred; qualifications in company secretarial practice or corporate governance are an advantage.
• Approximately 5–8 years of relevant experience in company secretarial, corporate legal, or regulatory compliance roles.
• Practical experience with UAE corporate compliance, preferably within DMCC or another UAE free zone.
• Experience supporting international holding companies, subsidiaries, or multi-jurisdictional corporate structures.
• Proven ability to coordinate with external legal counsel, banks, corporate service providers, and regulatory authorities.
• Exposure to cross-border transactions, corporate restructuring, financing arrangements, or investment holding structures is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage company secretarial activities and corporate governance for the organisation and its group entities.
• Prepare and maintain board and shareholder meeting notices, minutes, resolutions, statutory registers, and corporate records.
• Coordinate corporate filings, trade licence renewals, ownership changes, director appointments, and authorised signatory updates.
• Ensure compliance with UAE and free zone regulations, including DMCC requirements and UBO obligations.
• Maintain a centralised database of group entities, ownership structures, licences, statutory deadlines, and compliance records.
• Coordinate company incorporations, renewals, restructuring, and corporate changes across international jurisdictions.
• Manage corporate legal documentation, including intercompany agreements, shareholder advances, capital contributions, financing documents, and powers of attorney.
• Coordinate corporate approvals and documentation for banking facilities, investments, acquisitions, and financing transactions.
• Oversee corporate KYC documentation and coordinate AML, sanctions, and counterparty due diligence requirements.
• Liaise with external legal counsel, banks, registered agents, and corporate service providers on legal and regulatory matters.
• Maintain compliance calendars, contract registers, and legal risk trackers, ensuring timely escalation of material risks.
• Prepare management reports and support internal and external audits by providing accurate corporate documentation.

Skills

Company secretarial

Corporate governance

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Attention to detail

Education

LLB or Law degree

Company secretarial qualification

Tools

MS Office

Document management systems

Legal drafting tools

Job description

TalentsTide in Dubai, UAE, seeks an experienced Manager – Company Secretarial & Legal Compliance to oversee secretarial functions, governance, and regulatory compliance for the UAE base and international group entities. You will manage corporate records, filings, board documentation, and coordination with external counsel, banks, and providers to ensure timely compliance with UAE and DMCC requirements.

The role requires strong drafting, stakeholder management, and multi-jurisdiction coordination