Company Secretary & Legal Manager

Come and join our team in Amsterdam! We are currently hiring a Company Secretary & Legal Manager to support our Netherlands this role you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with legal regulatory and governance standards and corporate housekeeping. At present there are 18 legal entities in our Netherlands cluster and these consist of both regulated and non-regulated entities. You will provide governance and (management) board support for these entities in our cluster and will have the following responsibilities: 

What youll do

• Youll convene and service annual general meetings and other shareholders meetings (management) board meetings or committee meetings (preparing agendas recording & finalizing minutes conveying decisions handling meetings correspondence etc.) 
• Youll ensure (management) board procedures are followed and decisions made are properly documented whilst maintaining statutory books and files including shareholders (managing) directors & regulatory registers 
• Youll organize plan minute and arrange follow up on committee meetings such as weekly client acceptance meetings monthly country management team meetings works council meetings and quarterly risk and compliance meetings 
• Youll support and work closely together with the two Director Legals General Affairs and Contracting. Youll help ensure IQ-EQ NL meets its legal and contractual requirements keeping in mind that compliance has never been more complex. You need to keep abreast of (strict) legislation in this respect and ensure that IQ-EQ NL remains compliant safeguarding it from potential risks
• Upon request and pro-actively assist in providing guidance to IQ-EQ colleagues and to clients on complex Dutch legal and/ or financial regulatory issues and in handling any (potential) liability claim/ litigation 

What we offer

• IQ-EQ offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees well-being and work-life balance
• Employees receive generous paid time off including 30 vacation days plus all public holidays
• Financial wellness is supported through a premium pension plan with Nationale Nederlanden holidays allowance home working allowance and reimbursement of fitness membership
• IQ-EQ provides both monetary and non-monetary support in relation to all aspects of studying for professional qualifications to develop your career.

Qualifications :

• Masters degree in Dutch (corporate) law 
• Previous legal experience as company secretary/ corporate officer/ legal counsel/ lawyer or legal advisor 
• Knowledge of MS Office and curiosity in and affinity to adapt new tech solutions 
• Experience with handling (legal) corporate matters and dealing with corporate governance 
• Fluent in English and Dutch an additional language is an asset.

Additional Information :

Our commitment to you and the environment

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders including our employees clients and local communities while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.  

There is always more we can and should do to improve whether in relation to oury people our clients our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. Were committed to fostering an inclusive equitable and diverse culture for our people led by our Diversity Equity and Inclusion steering committee. 

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees careers while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5800 employees - from 94 nationalities acrosfyts 25 countries - to each achieve their potential.  Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

Were committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. Were emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time