Director, Head of Corporate Client Services, Guernsey

CSC; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director for their Corporate Services department. The successful candidate will lead a team, ensuring high-quality service delivery while managing budgets and compliance. With a focus on business growth, this role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a minimum of 10 years' industry experience. The company promotes diversity and offers robust benefits, including annual performance bonuses.

Benefits

Annual success-sharing bonuses

Diversity and inclusion focus

Support for colleagues with disabilities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing teams and delivering excellent client service and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute service line strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Recruit, mentor, retain and develop staff within the service line.
• Oversee delivery of services to corporate clients.
• Set and manage service line budgets and profitability targets.
• Ensure service is delivered in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.

Skills

Strong leadership and people management skills

Excellent understanding of compliance, regulations and risk management

Commercial acumen and ability to drive business growth

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Problem-solving and decision-making ability under pressure

Ability to understand, inspire and develop others

Effective communicator

Ability to formulate and select appropriate solutions

Education

Professional qualification (STEP, ICSA, ACCA or equivalent)

Minimum 10 years relevant industry experience at director level

Job description

Job Description

To lead and manage the corporate service line in Guernsey, ensuring delivery of high-quality client service, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and strategic growth. The role requires strong leadership and people skills, technical expertise, and commercial acumen to drive performance and profitability.

The position

Our corporate services business in Guernsey provides a full suite of services into a fast expanding global business and client base. Services include: provision of directors, corporate administration, company secretarial, bookkeeping and accounting services for a SPVs and corporate structures to diverse multi-jurisdictional corporate and fund clients. Much of the client base consists of private capital managers investing into real estate, infrastructure and private equity through Guernsey structures.

Given CSC’s exceptional client base, the team work on varied and complex assignments. We operate as a global business which ensures consistent application of good governance and best practice in administration services across multiple jurisdictions and time‑zones and provides the ability to deliver innovative solutions to global clients.

Your responsibilities

Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and execute service line strategy, aligned with CSCs global and business unit business objectives.
• Identify growth opportunities and contribute to business development initiatives, working closely with the Head of Corporate Commercial, Channel Islands and the wider commercial function.
• Represent the service line in senior leadership and committee meetings and contribute to company‑wide decisions.

Team Leadership & Development:

• Recruit, mentor, retain and develop staff within the service line.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement resulting in low regretted staff turnover and high levels of employee engagement.
• Ensure ongoing training is in place to support development of individuals and for regulatory and technical updates.

Client Service Delivery:

• Oversee delivery of services to our corporate clients.
• Act as senior point of contact for key clients alongside and act as lead director on a portfolio of clients.
• Director of secondary licensee boards, act as director on client entities where required.
• Drive client satisfaction and retention through proactive engagement, measured by client NPS and feedback.

Financial Management:

• Set and manage service line budgets and profitability targets.
• Ensure timely billing and cash collection in line with targets.
• Ensure cost management and resource allocation efficiency.

Regulatory & Compliance Oversight:

• Ensure service is delivered in compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
• Represent the service line on relevant risk and compliance forums & committees.

Operational Excellence and change management:

• Ensure efficient processes and sit on policies and procedures committee.
• Monitor and improve KPIs and ensure appropriate and timely reporting into the licensee board.
• Support the implementation of our global operating strategy including collaboration across the Channel Islands and CSC India.

Business development:

• Support delivery of the commercial plan, working closely with the Head of Corporate Commercial, Channel Islands.
• Grow client relationships, identifying cross‑sell opportunities through strategic client planning, working with the GRM team and Head of Corporate Commercial, Channel Islands.
• Leverage business partner (adviser) relationships to increase new business referrals.

This is not an exhaustive list and you may be required to perform additional reasonable duties within this role.

Your profile

Key skills & competencies:

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent understanding of compliance, regulations and risk management.
• Commercial acumen and ability to drive business growth.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Problem‑solving and decision‑making ability under pressure.
• Ability to understand, inspire and develop others.
• Effective communicator.
• Ability to formulate, consider and select the most appropriate solutions.

Qualifications:

• Professional qualification (STEP, ICSA, ACCA or equivalent) preferred.
• Minimum 10 years relevant industry experience at director level including within the fiduciary/SPV/fund sectors.
• Proven track record in managing teams and delivering excellent client service and operational excellence.

About Us

CSC is a global business, legal, and financial services company based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, providing knowledge-based solutions to clients worldwide. We have offices and capabilities in over 140 jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, and more than 8,000 colleagues. We are the business behind business.®

Visit our careers site to learn more about CSC and our commitment to our clients, communities, and each other.

CSC is committed to creating a feeling of belonging through a diverse and growth‑oriented environment where everyone is valued.

CSC colleagues have global career opportunities and excellent benefits, including annual success‑sharing bonuses or commission plans based on individual performance. To learn more, visit our website.

We offer a range of support to colleagues with disabilities, ensuring people have the necessary resources to thrive in their roles. We encourage candidates to work closely with our talent acquisition partners to convey their specific needs. Our commitment to accessibility reflects our broader dedication to diversity and belonging,

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Disclaimer: The information above describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not intended to describe all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

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