Corporate Secretary Manager

This role offers a dynamic opportunity for a Corporate Secretary Manager within JTI’s Corporate Governance & Compliance Team, based in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The position involves providing legal support on a broad variety of corporate law and governance matters, intragroup transactions, group funding and financing programs, M&A deals, and funding subsidiaries, while collaborating on cross-border and corporate governance projects with other functions such as IT, Treasury, Finance and Tax. Responsibilities include also organizing Dutch board meetings, managing corporate housekeeping, and legal support to subsidiaries. A flexible, agile mindset and strong initiative are essential to thrive in this collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.

Position:

• Collaborate closely with the Corporate Governance team, HQ and market legal, tax, finance, and treasury teams worldwide on governance transactions and projects as required.
• Support projects and governance matters within the team’s remit, including intragroup restructurings, business development transactions, group funding and cash repatriations, providing legal support and advice on BD projects, purchase and sale transactions, share deals, capital increases, credit facilities, contract transfers, assignments, and other corporate restructurings.
• Organize board meetings for Dutch entity including preparing agendas, drafting minutes, composing board packs, and facilitating the meetings, in collaboration with the corporate legal team.
• Ensure corporate governance compliance for Dutch entities and JTI group entities in line with the Corporate Governance Code and internationally accepted corporate governance principles.
• Manage corporate housekeeping activities such as maintaining and filing legal documents in corporate databases and files, coordinating legalizations, communicating with notaries and external counsel, and maintaining registrations with the Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with corporate legal team.

Requirements:

• University degree in Law, preferably with a specialization in Civil and/or Corporate Law (Master Level).
• 5 - 8 years of professional experience in a private practice as attorney, candidate civil law notary or a trust company, as well as corporate in-house experience in multinationals.
• Strong affinity with corporate governance principles and practices.
• Deep understanding of project-based work and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to connect people and foster effective communication across teams.
• Proactive attitude and self-driven approach to problem-solving and execution, with a capacity for thinking outside the box.
• Strong English skills are essential, with the ability to communicate confidently across all levels, including senior leadership.

What’s in it for you?

At JTI we believe in the importance of a good work-life balance while we offer lots of opportunities for development and career progression – across functions and internationally.

Next to a rewarding compensation package, we offer a range of other perks and benefits:

• On-going development opportunities in a multinational environment that will inspire you to grow professionally and personally
• The opportunity to work 50% of your time outside of the office and 10 days abroad per year
• Working from home equipment (e.g., chair, screen, mouse, and keypad)
• 25 vacation days + 9 so-called ADV days on a full-time basis
• 13th-month salary
• Bonus scheme
• Different engagement activities such as dinners, drinks, social gatherings, parties, etc.
• Business laptop and phone
• Unique Family leave policy (at least 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or the way of becoming parents)