Head of Corporate Governance & Legal Operations

1. Corporate Secretarial & Entity Management

• Lead and oversee all corporate secretarial activities for multiple Philippine entities.
• Manage company incorporations, amendments, mergers, dissolutions, and restructuring exercises.
• Ensure timely filing and compliance with SEC requirements, including GIS, AFS, General Information Sheets, and other statutory filings.
• Maintain accurate corporate records, board resolutions, shareholder registers, and statutory books.
• Coordinate board and shareholder meetings and ensure proper documentation and record keeping.

1. Regulatory Affairs & Licensing

• Oversee compliance with requirements from SEC, BIR, LGU, PEZA, BOI, FDA, DOLE, and other regulatory agencies where applicable.
• Manage business permit renewals, registrations, inspections, and regulatory reporting.
• Develop and maintain a centralized compliance calendar and monitoring system.
• Act as primary liaison with government agencies and regulatory authorities.

1. Corporate Governance

• Manage director and officer appointments, resignations, and corporate governance records.
• Oversee nominee director arrangements and related governance documentation.
• Monitor powers of attorney, board authorities, and signing mandates.
• Ensure governance standards are consistently implemented across all Philippine entities.

1. Legal Operations

• Build and maintain a centralized legal operations framework.
• Manage entity databases, governance records, and document repositories.
• Implement systems for compliance tracking, deadline management, and document control.
• Maintain governance dashboards and management reports.
• Drive process improvements and digitalization initiatives across legal and governance functions.

1. Banking & Corporate Administration

• Coordinate bank account openings, closures, KYC requirements, and signatory updates.
• Maintain bank mandate records and related board approvals.
• Manage corporate documents required for banking and financial institutions.

1. External Counsel Management

• Act as primary coordinator between the Group and external law firms.
• Manage legal service providers and monitor legal spend.
• Coordinate litigation updates, legal opinions, and regulatory matters handled by external counsel.
• Track ongoing disputes, investigations, and legal matters.

1. Team Leadership

• Lead and develop Corporate Secretarial, Compliance, and Legal Operations personnel.
• Establish KPIs, workflows, and governance standards.
• Promote accountability, efficiency, and service excellence within the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Legal Management, Business Administration, Corporate Governance, or a related field.
• Minimum 8–12 years of experience in corporate secretarial, compliance, governance, legal operations, or corporate administration functions.
• Experience managing multiple legal entities within a group structure.
• Strong knowledge of Philippine SEC, BIR, LGU, and corporate governance requirements.
• Experience liaising with external law firms, regulators, banks, and government agencies.
• Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Experience implementing governance systems, compliance tracking tools, or legal operations platforms is highly preferred.

Preferred Profile

• Multi-entity corporate groups
• Shared services environments
• Corporate secretarial firms
• Regional governance or legal operations functions