Senior Company Secretary — Governance & Board Liaison

ASX; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

ASX, Australia’s flagship securities exchange, invites an experienced company secretary to join the in-house governance team at the centre of listed company regulation and governance.

You will deliver high-quality board papers, coordinate meetings, manage disclosures, and develop governance resources while collaborating with Boards, senior management, regulators and investors. We offer hybrid working arrangements and a dynamic, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Built your skills and reputation in a challenging in-house role.
• Practiced in corporate governance, developing a thorough knowledge of the Corporations Act and a good practical understanding of corporate governance and the ASX Listing Rules.
• 5 or more years experience with a proven ability to work independently.
• Strong academic and professional qualifications.
• Won the respect and recognition of your peers for integrity and governance excellence.
• Confidence and capability to work independently, with the judgement to communicate and elevate where needed.
• Strong ethics and ability to establish a high level of trust.
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with directors, senior management and staff members.
• Ability to develop strong internal and external networks.
• Attention to detail and factual accuracy.
• Understanding and enjoyment of the contribution and potential of the role.
• Personal commitment to growth.
• A “team player” attitude: prepared to pitch in to help others and share your knowledge and experience
• A collaborative and collegiate style, and strong presentational and influencing skills

Responsibilities

• Bring your strong passion for corporate governance to a leading in-house team working at the centre of listed company regulation and governance
• Deliver high-quality and leading-edge governance practices
• Use your strong communication, collaboration and organisational skills to help ASX deliver high-quality Board meetings, papers and other services
• Work collaboratively with cross functional teams, interact directly with Boards and Senior Management across ASX Group and produce high-quality communications
• Share your knowledge, skills and experience to lift capabilities across the company secretariat team and the broader business
• Continue to develop as a company secretary in an engaging and challenging environment
• Develop peer external and internal contacts
• Contributing to the development of a strong and diverse corporate governance practice, including continuous disclosure and other Listing Rules issues, directors' duties, conflicts management, executive accountability and remuneration
• Ensuring strong processes are in place and operating effectively to ensure full compliance by ASX with its listing rule and statutory obligations
• Supporting the Head of Company Secretariat, ASX Group to service ASX's Boards and Committees capably and proactively, including meetings, workshops, director education programs, and related documentation and communications
• Providing company secretarial support to committees, from agenda planning to minute taking and everything in between
• Working effectively with all business functions on Board papers and presentations and other collaborative processes
• Timely and effective regulatory reporting and engagement across the range of ASX's statutory obligations and other requirements
• Collaborating with internal colleagues to improve and maintain the quality of Board papers and other materials
• Reviewing Board and committee papers to support executives and management in providing high quality material for directors
• Developing and providing training on preparing board papers
• Helping to ensure strong communication between management and Boards to support a “no surprises” approach
• Liaising with investors, regulators, professional and industry bodies and others to support on-going constructive two-way relationships
• Developing corporate governance resources and bringing new ideas and experiences to ASX's Company Secretariat team

Skills

Board governance

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Independence and judgment

Job description

ASX, Australia’s flagship securities exchange, invites an experienced company secretary to join the in-house governance team at the centre of listed company regulation and governance.

You will deliver high-quality board papers, coordinate meetings, manage disclosures, and develop governance resources while collaborating with Boards, senior management, regulators and investors. We offer hybrid working arrangements and a dynamic, inclusive culture.