Corporate Governance Manager (Paralegal)

Western Union; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life保险

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

401K Plan

Adoption Assistance

Job summary

Western Union is seeking a Manager, Corporate Governance Paralegal to support public company governance, board and committee administration, and securities compliance. The role coordinates complex workflows, maintains corporate records, and liaises with Legal, senior management, Finance, and external counsel.

Qualifications include 8+ years in corporate paralegal governance and a Bachelor’s degree or ABA-certified paralegal; experience with board portals and SEC filings is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of corporate paralegal or corporate governance experience, including meaningful experience supporting a U.S. public company.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or an ABA‑approved paralegal certificate
• Working knowledge of public company governance practices, Delaware corporate law concepts, SEC reporting processes, Section 16 requirements, and NYSE/Nasdaq standards
• Experience with Board portals, entity management systems, SEC filing platforms, electronic signature tools, and Microsoft applications.
• Prior experience leading projects, coordinating work, mentoring colleagues, or overseeing service providers.

Responsibilities

• Manage governance for a portfolio of domestic and international subsidiaries and other legal entities.
• Prepare and coordinate organizational documents, Board and shareholder actions, officer and director appointments, annual meeting materials, powers of attorney, certificates, incumbency documents, and related records.
• Maintain entity minute books, ownership records, organizational charts, officer and director rosters, registered-office information, and other corporate data.
• Administer the legal entity management system and promote data integrity through regular audits, reconciliations, standardized naming conventions, and documented controls.
• Track annual reports, franchise and similar filings, licenses, good-standing requirements, and other recurring statutory obligations, coordinating with local teams, registered agents, and external counsel.
• Support entity formations, qualifications, reorganizations, mergers, conversions, dissolutions, name changes, capital actions, and intercompany transactions.
• Coordinate document execution, notarization, legalization, apostille, certification, and filing requirements across jurisdictions.
• Provide corporate records and governance support for financings, audits, tax matters, regulatory examinations, due diligence, and strategic transactions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate recurring processes and enhance the effective use of Board portals, entity management systems, filing platforms, electronic signature tools, and document repositories.
• Manage vendor relationships, invoices, budgets, and service performance within assigned areas.

Skills

Board governance

Paralegal experience

Project coordination

Vendor management

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or ABA paralegal certificate

Tools

Board portals

Entity management systems

SEC filing platforms

E-signature tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Western Union is seeking a Manager, Corporate Governance Paralegal to support public company governance, board and committee administration, and securities compliance. The role coordinates complex workflows, maintains corporate records, and liaises with Legal, senior management, Finance, and external counsel.

Qualifications include 8+ years in corporate paralegal governance and a Bachelor’s degree or ABA-certified paralegal; experience with board portals and SEC filings is preferred.