Manager, Corporate Governance and Entity Management

Vantage Data Centers; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data center company in the UK seeks a Corporate Governance professional to manage key legal functions across the EMEA region. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in corporate governance, strong communication skills, and a proactive attitude. Join a collaborative team dedicated to continuous improvement and governance excellence in a fast-growing environment. Competitive compensation and benefits offered.

Benefits

Above-market total compensation package

Comprehensive health and welfare benefits

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in company secretarial or corporate governance roles, ideally in an international environment with multi-jurisdictional exposure.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements across EMEA.
• Ability to work independently with a strong eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all governance documents and statutory records for all EMEA entities.
• Assist with managing statutory filing obligations across jurisdictions.
• Coordinate and manage board and shareholder meetings.

Skills

Strong understanding of corporate governance frameworks

Excellent drafting and communication skills in English

Self-driven, proactive attitude

Education

ICSA/CGI qualification or equivalent legal/company secretarial background

Job description

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Your Team

You’ll be joining Vantage’s growing Corporate Governance & Entity Management function in EMEA which is a close-knit, collaborative team within the wider Legal department. This is an evolving area of the business, where we are intentionally building stronger governance capability across our EMEA portfolio. The team is led by the Senior Manager for Corporate Governance & Entity Management, with day-to-day guidance provided by experienced legal professionals who bring deep cross-jurisdictional knowledge and a highly detail-driven approach.

You’ll work alongside team members who value curiosity, problem-solving and a willingness to shape new processes rather than simply follow existing ones. As we expand into new jurisdictions and refine our governance framework, you will be encouraged to contribute your ideas, build new ways of working, and help drive continuous improvement. This environment suits someone who is adaptable, proactive and excited by the opportunity to influence how a fast-growing, PE-backed organisation structures its governance model.

Essential Job Functions

• Reporting into the Senior Manager, Corporate Governance and Entity Management and supporting in relation to all corporate governance matters across EMEA inclusive of complex, cross jurisdictional legal entity maintenance.
• Be a key part of the CoSec team delivering high-quality legal services and risk management, ensuring group-wide corporate governance requirements are embedded in everything we do.
• Provide administrative support to the CoSec Team, invoicing, contract administration, document management, filing and tracking.

Key Skills & Experience

• Professional qualifications: ICSA/CGI (Chartered Governance Institute) qualification or equivalent legal/company secretarial background desirable but not essential if requisite experience in company secretarial and corporate governance matters can be demonstrated.
• Experience: 5–8 years in company secretarial or corporate governance roles, ideally in an international environment with multi-jurisdictional exposure.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of corporate governance frameworks, entity management, and regulatory requirements across EMEA.
• Excellent drafting and communication skills in English (knowledge of German or French a bonus, but not essential).
• Self‑driven, pro‑active attitude and ability to work independently with a strong eye for detail.

CoSec Duties

• Maintain all governance documents and statutory records for all EMEA entities, including registers of directors, officers, shareholders, POAs and delegation of authority documents etc.
• With support of external counsel and service providers, manage lifecycle of EMEA legal entities (incorporations, liquidations) across jurisdictions (Luxembourg, UK/Jersey, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland, South Africa).
• Assist with managing and complying with statutory filing obligations such as annual returns, board resolutions, shareholder resolutions, and other statutory filing requirements across jurisdictions.
• Assist with implementation and management of investor governance, duties, requirements as these relate to group entity governance and management.
• Assist with coordinating, scheduling and managing quarterly, semi‑annual and annual board and shareholder meetings, including preparation of agendas, gathering documents, creating board packs, drafting, and reviewing minutes, and action tracking.
• Assist in preparing board resolutions, minutes, shareholder resolutions, investor consents and approvals.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Legal, Compliance, Finance, HR, Tax) to ensure alignment of governance practices and proper documentation of intercompany transactions.

Legal / CoSec Team Admin Duties

• Confirm all agreements are duly executed and maintain a virtual filing system (including Power of Attorneys, Guarantees, or NDAs).
• Onboarding of or with new service providers and 3rd parties.
• Managing relationships with CoSec providers, law firms, notaries etc, including processing invoices on LegalTracker and Yardi.
• Oversee the entity management systems/databases to ensure accurate and up-to-date records.
• Support and assist with all other tasks as required by the Legal Team.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above‑market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.