Governance Support Associate, State Steet Investment Management, Senior Associate

Job title:

Governance Support Associate, State Steet Investment Management, Senior Associate

Company:

State Street

Job description

• Role Description: This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the EMEA CAO Team in a dynamic environment with primary responsibility of SSIMEL’s corporate governance framework (implementation, maintenance, and support) together with broader EMEA CAO Team initiatives. The successful candidate will work with key business stakeholders to ensure Board, and its Committees are assisted with effective flow of information and ensuring that all group, local, regulatory, and legal requirements are met from a corporate governance perspective. Role involves liaising with senior management and stakeholders across SSIM, co-ordinating Board and Committee agenda and papers, working closely with SSIMEL’s external Company Secretary, ensuring all corporate governance requirements are met, that all related procedures are properly implemented and that all legal entity, Board, Committee governance related documentation is maintained and updated as well as supporting consistency in corporate governance practices across the corporate funds boards.

Reporting to: EMEA Chief Administrative Officer and with local reporting line into AVP – Governance and Management Support.Role Specifics:

• SSIMEL Board and Committees: Governance: Responsible for working with stakeholders at all levels right across SSGA to implement and maintain SSIMEL’s governance framework, monitoring compliance with corporate governance, firmwide legal entity governance standards and regulatory requirements, working with and supporting the Board Committees in the execution of their responsibilities in areas such as board evaluations and ongoing suitability assessments as well as implementing procedures relating to Board and Committee governance. This includes supporting the Board and Committees in the monitoring and implementation of governance requirements set out by the Central Bank of Ireland as well as the co-ordination and management of the SSGAEL Board and related Committees’ schedules, agendas, and reporting. It also requires management of the schedule of ‘Supplemental Information and Discussion” sessions for the Boards. This includes organizing sessions, ensuring presenters are available, following up on actions and other general administration. The role also includes supporting consistency in corporate governance practices across the corporate funds’ boards
• Governance Frameworks: Supporting the implementation and oversight of key governance frameworks and working with the first and second lines of defence.
• SSIMEL European Branches Support: Governance administrative support to branches across Europe.
• Corporate Governance Regulatory Developments: Monitoring corporate governance regulatory developments for incorporation into SSIMEL’s corporate governance framework -noting in particular IAR and CP86 requirements.

• Legal Entity Governance Documentation: Maintaining key legal entity documentation e.g. Programme of Activity (PoA), Board & Committee Terms of Reference, licensing documentation and ensuring adherence to processes / procedures regarding maintenance and retention, including maintaining & updating Company Organisation Charts quarterly and ensuring all company filings are complete.

• Company Secretary: Day to day’ contact with SSIMEL’s external Company Secretary with responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the service provider and service levels. Ensuring group legal entity standards and requirements are met, including maintenance of State Street’s legal entity database, Blueprint. Managing record retention on the Company Secretary portal.
• Administrative point of contact for Non-Executive Directors: ensuring requirements and information requests of NEDs are met.
• Board / Committee materials: ensuring materials are consistently produced to a high standard – whether by other teams or, in certain cases, by this function. Ensure proposed enhancements are implemented correctly and consistently.
• Monitoring of Action Items: Ensure timely and comprehensive closure of Action Items by this function or by other teams.
• Broader EMEA CAO team responsibilities: Assist with various programmes across EMEA State Street IM (including People agenda, regional initiatives, etc). organisation and delivery of EMEA Town Halls and the EMEA New Hire Orientation Programme.

Requirements – Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication, organisation skills and business acumen
• Fluent English
• Logical, structured approach to problem solving.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Self- starter who works well as both a team player and individually
• Proven ability to work effectively under pressure and across teams.
• Experience of European regulatory corporate governance requirements
• Excellent IT skills – strong proficiency in MS tools – Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Experience working with a fund administrator or asset manager an advantage.
• Degree qualification or higher ( legal / business management or finance an advantage)

Are you the right candidate? Yes!We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.About State Street IMAt State Street Investment Management, we draw from our global scale and market-tested expertise to create original solutions and better
outcomes for our clients and the world’s investors. The team you will be joining is, one of the biggest asset managers in the world, that
provides services to the world’s institutions, financial professionals, and individual investors. Every day, our people create investment
solutions that help investors save for their futures, advisors take care of their clients, universities fund their endowments, and government
secure people’s retirements.
Join us if you want to make your mark in global asset management and make an impact on the world’s investors.What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset
intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark
on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients
safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data
& analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.
Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages
are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical
care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs
to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will
help you reach your full potential.
Equal Opportunity Employe. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants
for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age,
disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship,
marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status,
and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers

Expected salary

Location

Kraków, małopolskie

Job date

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:21:23 GMT

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