Corporate Governance Manager

Global Payments; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking a Corporate Governance Manager to join its global Legal team. You will own governance across key entities, drive corporate secretarial practices, and influence board-level decisions to ensure compliant and efficient governance across multiple jurisdictions.

The role involves shaping governance frameworks, collaborating with senior leaders, and supporting board oversight and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Corporate governance and company secretarial experience; knowledge of company law and governance frameworks.
• Member of the Chartered Governance Institute (Associate or Fellow).
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment, ideally financial services.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and collaborate with colleagues at all levels across a global organisation.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently, but also a team player.
• Ability to manage and prioritise complex matters with competing deadlines and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working within an international organisation across multiple jurisdictions, with a US parent or significant US presence.

Responsibilities

• Own governance across key legal entities and drive corporate secretarial practices.
• Influence how Global Payments operates at board level.
• Ensure governance standards meet regulatory expectations and support board oversight.
• Shape and embed governance frameworks across jurisdictions, balancing global consistency with local requirements.
• Ensure effective governance documentation and statutory compliance across entities.

Skills

Corporate governance

Company secretarial

Governance frameworks

International governance

Influence & collaboration

Self-motivation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Ready to take your career global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Corporate Governance Manager to join our global Legal team and help us unleash the potential of our business.

What you’ll own

In this role, you'll own governance across key legal entities, drive best-in-class corporate secretarial practices and influence how Global Payments operates at board level.

You will work and collaborate within a team.

You will create clarity, strengthen accountability and help enable strategic decisions that shape the future of commerce.

Support company secretarial delivery for key regulated entities, ensuring governance standards meet regulatory expectations, and support effective board oversight.

Shape and embed corporate governance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, balancing global consistency with local requirements.

Partner with senior leaders and boards to provide practical governance advice that enables confident and compliant decision-making.

Ensure board and committee meetings are well-prepared, effective and well-structured.

Support strategic initiatives including corporate restructurings, entity simplification and M&A activity.

Ensure the effective management of governance documentation and statutory compliance across key legal entities.

Other related duties assigned as needed.

What you’ll bring

• Corporate governance and company secretarial experience, with knowledge of company law and governance frameworks in key jurisdictions, and an ability to proactively contribute to a team.
• Member of the Chartered Governance Institute (Associate or Fellow).
• Experience operating within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment, ideally financial services.
• The ability to influence, negotiate and collaborate with colleagues at all levels across the global organisation and translate complex governance matters into practical business considerations.
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently, but also collaborate as a team player.
• Ability to manage and prioritise complex matters with competing deadlines and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working within an international organisation across multiple jurisdictions, with a US parent or significant US presence.

About the team

We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections– it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer? Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

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Global Payments (NYSE : GPN), we empower simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. And to do that, we’ve built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies around the world—from ambitious startups to global enterprises. Our team of 27,000 experts is dedicated to your success. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we’re a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Wherever you are—or wherever you want to be—we’re there, ready to support you.

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