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Part-time Director Non-Executive Director (mfd) UK Entity

youngle GmbH

Greater London

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Part time

8 days ago

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Job summary

An ecommerce company in the UK is seeking an experienced Director to fulfill statutory responsibilities on a part-time basis. This role requires strong governance oversight, with approximately one day per week commitment. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in UK companies, an understanding of corporate law, and excellent communication skills. Compensation is £500 per day, with opportunities to help shape the company's compliance structure as it grows.

Benefits

Flexible schedule
Low meeting load
Competitive compensation

Qualifications

  • Based in the UK and legally able to act as a company director.
  • Several years of experience as a Director or Senior Executive in UK companies.
  • Solid understanding of UK directors duties and corporate governance.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a statutory director of the UK company registered with Companies House.
  • Provide governance and oversight for the UK entity.
  • Review and sign documents as required.

Skills

Experience as a Director
Understanding of UK corporate governance
Pragmatic business-oriented mindset
Good communication skills in English
Job description
Overview

Youngle is a small but growing ecommerce company focused on longevity health and wellness products. We sell primarily online through our own shops and marketplaces and operate lean international structures with entities in the EU and UK. Our goal is to make highquality longevity products accessible while maintaining strong compliance and a professional governance setup.

To support our UK business we are looking for an experienced UKbased Director / NonExecutive Director who can take on statutory director responsibilities for our UK entity on a very parttime basis.

Responsibilities
  • Act as a statutory director of the UK company registered with Companies House.
  • Provide lighttouch governance and oversight for the UK entity.
  • Review and sign a small number of documents per month (e.g. contracts banking documents board resolutions filings).
  • Ensure that the UK entity operates in line with UK company law and basic corporate governance standards.
  • Be available for occasional coordination calls (e.g. once per month plus ad hoc when signatures / approvals are needed).
  • Offer pragmatic advice to the founder / management on UKrelated compliance topics (within your experience).

This is not an operational fulltime Managing Director role. Daytoday operations marketing and sales are handled by the existing team. Your focus is governance compliance and formal director responsibilities.

Time Commitment
  • Approx. 1 day per week on average
  • Mostly remote / flexible schedule
  • Very few inperson meetings expected (if any)
Workload
  • Monthly or quarterly reviews of key documents
  • Signing specific documents as required
  • Occasional calls / messages with the CEO and finance / legal partners
Requirements
  • Based in the UK and legally able to act as a company director.
  • Several years of experience as a Director / Managing Director / NonExecutive Director / Senior Executive in UK companies (ideally SMEs startups or ecommerce).
  • Solid understanding of UK directors duties and basic corporate governance (Companies Act 2006 filings etc.).
  • High sense of responsibility and integrity you are comfortable being named as a statutory director and taking that role seriously.
  • Pragmatic businessoriented mindset : you can balance risk management with the reality of a small growing company.
  • Good communication skills in English; comfortable working with an international founder / team.
Nice to have
  • Experience with ecommerce D2C brands or consumer products.
  • Prior experience as a portfolio / fractional director or NED for small companies.
Benefits
  • A very flexible lowintensity role (approx. 1 day per week) that fits well into a portfolio of other activities.
  • 500 per day (approx. 2000 per month retainer) with scope to review as the company grows.
  • A simple setup : clear expectations low meeting load and a small handson founding team.
  • Opportunity to help a young international brand build a professional and compliant UK structure from an early stage

We look forward to hearing from you.

Key Skills

Apache,Control System,Data Structures,Hotel Front Office,Clinical

Employment Type : Side job

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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