We are seeking a Senior Manager – Subsidiary Governance Office (SGO) Canada to join a dynamic governance and legal operations team supporting 90+ Canadian subsidiaries.
This contract role will provide coverage during a parental leave while contributing to critical governance oversight, board support, and corporate compliance initiatives.
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In this role, you will work closely with senior leaders, board members, and legal professionals to ensure strong governance practices across regulated and non-regulated entities. If you are passionate about corporate governance, strategic operations, and working in a collaborative legal environment, this opportunity offers a unique chance to contribute to high-impact initiatives.
The details of this role that will help you decide
Position: Senior Manager, Subsidiary Governance Office Canada
Competitive Salary
Location: Toronto, ON
Standard hours of work per day: 37.5 hours weekly
Hybrid – currently 4 days a week from office, 1 remotely
10month contract (Potential of extension)
Advantages
This position offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative and supportive team environment. The role will provide challenges and growth opportunities within a global organization.
Responsibilities
The incumbent will have oversight and accountability for the corporate governance of certain regulated and unregulated Canadian subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Canada. The incumbent will provide expertise and support on corporate secretarial and governance matters and help ensure a consistent approach to corporate governance is applied to all designated subsidiaries aligned to local legal and regulatory requirements. The incumbent will support the SGO Canada team in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to the corporate governance of designated subsidiaries. The incumbent will interact with subsidiary directors and senior management in Canada, providing and sourcing information as required to enhance and streamline governance practices. The incumbent will participate in the delivery of strategic and efficiency projects in SGO Canada and will help integrating and embedding SGO strategic objectives in Canada. The incumbent will help oversee the compliance framework for Canadian corporate filings and certain regulatory filings that fall within the SGO’s mandate. The incumbent will support the SGO Canada team in connection with the creation, dissolution and reorganization of subsidiaries in Canada and provide support on executing transactions on behalf of SGO.
In addition, the incumbent will:
•Provide company law, corporate governance and regulatory advice and support to the officers and board members of designated subsidiaries and senior management.
•Assist with regulatory communication exchanges on governance of designated subsidiaries.
•Monitor emerging best practices relating to corporate governance and assist boards in implementing best and most appropriate governance practices.
•Establish and maintain effective policies, processes and procedures, within the enterprise framework, that allow subsidiary boards to carry out knowledgeable and independent oversight of management of the applicable subsidiary
•Assist the designated subsidiary directors in managing the governance responsibilities of the boards and its committees (as applicable).
•Assist designated board in the following matters:
oSetting board agendas, preparation of resolutions;
oPlanning and preparing for board and committee meetings;
oMaintaining a forward agenda;
oProviding resources for and coordinating evaluation of the effectiveness of the boards and their committees;
oSupport in the recruiting of new directors;
oOrganizing orientation and training of new directors and key officer positions;
oMaintaining the corporate minute book; and
oMeeting the boards’ information requirements.
•Responsible for managing records and data integrity of all information pertaining to designated subsidiaries, including data input into company's legal entity database (currently GEMS).
•Coordinate and organize the flow of information to directors of designated subsidiaries.
•Provide assistance to all subsidiaries, responding to inquiries and sourcing solutions to issues on board protocols, board and committee meetings, directorships, orientation and training of new directors, preparation of documentation and other matters pertaining to board activities and corporate governance generally.
•Responsible for ensuring the completion of corporate filings and returns for Royal Bank of Canada and its Canadian subsidiaries including overseeing and managing various related processes for Canada (e.g., agents for service, filing).
•Lead and/or provide support in the creation, dissolution and reorganization of subsidiaries in Canada executing transactions on behalf of SGO.
•Serve as project manager of various enterprise initiatives.
Qualifications
Must-have Skills/Experiences and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:
-5-7 years of experience as a law clerk or paralegal with corporate services experience gained at a major law firm or equivalent experience or have substantial experience as a Corporate Secretary in a regulated environment
-Law clerk designation or equivalent college designation in legal technical studies
Nice-to-have Skills/Experience and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:
-Professional corporate secretarial designation
-Experienced manager, with a track record for leading change and building successful teams
-Strategic planning and implementation experience
Soft Skills:
-Excellent interpersonal skills, with good influencing skills. Ability to impact and influence through consultation and business rationale
-Team player
-Excellent communication skills, writing and oral
-Highly organized, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with challenging deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic environment
-High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office and able to adapt to new technologies.
-Attention to detail and accuracy
-Exercises discretion and confidentiality
-Conversant with applicable corporate and securities legislation
Summary
If you have experience in a professional corporative environment and you are interested in the Senior Manager, Subsidiary Governance Office Canada role, please apply online today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a Senior Manager – Subsidiary Governance Office (SGO) Canada to join a dynamic governance and legal operations team supporting 90+ Canadian subsidiaries.
This contract role will provide coverage during a parental leave while contributing to critical governance oversight, board support, and corporate compliance initiatives.
In this role, you will work closely with senior leaders, board members, and legal professionals to ensure strong governance practices across regulated and non-regulated entities. If you are passionate about corporate governance, strategic operations, and working in a collaborative legal environment, this opportunity offers a unique chance to contribute to high-impact initiatives.
The details of this role that will help you decide
Position: Senior Manager, Subsidiary Governance Office Canada
Competitive Salary
Location: Toronto, ON
Standard hours of work per day: 37.5 hours weekly
Hybrid – currently 4 days a week from office, 1 remotely
10month contract (Potential of extension)
Advantages
This position offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative and supportive team environment. The role will provide challenges and growth opportunities within a global organization.
...
Responsibilities
The incumbent will have oversight and accountability for the corporate governance of certain regulated and unregulated Canadian subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Canada. The incumbent will provide expertise and support on corporate secretarial and governance matters and help ensure a consistent approach to corporate governance is applied to all designated subsidiaries aligned to local legal and regulatory requirements. The incumbent will support the SGO Canada team in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to the corporate governance of designated subsidiaries. The incumbent will interact with subsidiary directors and senior management in Canada, providing and sourcing information as required to enhance and streamline governance practices. The incumbent will participate in the delivery of strategic and efficiency projects in SGO Canada and will help integrating and embedding SGO strategic objectives in Canada. The incumbent will help oversee the compliance framework for Canadian corporate filings and certain regulatory filings that fall within the SGO’s mandate. The incumbent will support the SGO Canada team in connection with the creation, dissolution and reorganization of subsidiaries in Canada and provide support on executing transactions on behalf of SGO.
In addition, the incumbent will:
•Provide company law, corporate governance and regulatory advice and support to the officers and board members of designated subsidiaries and senior management.
•Assist with regulatory communication exchanges on governance of designated subsidiaries.
•Monitor emerging best practices relating to corporate governance and assist boards in implementing best and most appropriate governance practices.
•Establish and maintain effective policies, processes and procedures, within the enterprise framework, that allow subsidiary boards to carry out knowledgeable and independent oversight of management of the applicable subsidiary
•Assist the designated subsidiary directors in managing the governance responsibilities of the boards and its committees (as applicable).
•Assist designated board in the following matters:
oSetting board agendas, preparation of resolutions;
oPlanning and preparing for board and committee meetings;
oMaintaining a forward agenda;
oProviding resources for and coordinating evaluation of the effectiveness of the boards and their committees;
oSupport in the recruiting of new directors;
oOrganizing orientation and training of new directors and key officer positions;
oMaintaining the corporate minute book; and
oMeeting the boards’ information requirements.
•Responsible for managing records and data integrity of all information pertaining to designated subsidiaries, including data input into company's legal entity database (currently GEMS).
•Coordinate and organize the flow of information to directors of designated subsidiaries.
•Provide assistance to all subsidiaries, responding to inquiries and sourcing solutions to issues on board protocols, board and committee meetings, directorships, orientation and training of new directors, preparation of documentation and other matters pertaining to board activities and corporate governance generally.
•Responsible for ensuring the completion of corporate filings and returns for Royal Bank of Canada and its Canadian subsidiaries including overseeing and managing various related processes for Canada (e.g., agents for service, filing).
•Lead and/or provide support in the creation, dissolution and reorganization of subsidiaries in Canada executing transactions on behalf of SGO.
•Serve as project manager of various enterprise initiatives.
Qualifications
Must-have Skills/Experiences and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:
-5-7 years of experience as a law clerk or paralegal with corporate services experience gained at a major law firm or equivalent experience or have substantial experience as a Corporate Secretary in a regulated environment
-Law clerk designation or equivalent college designation in legal technical studies
Nice-to-have Skills/Experience and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:
-Professional corporate secretarial designation
-Experienced manager, with a track record for leading change and building successful teams
-Strategic planning and implementation experience
Soft Skills:
-Excellent interpersonal skills, with good influencing skills. Ability to impact and influence through consultation and business rationale
-Team player
-Excellent communication skills, writing and oral
-Highly organized, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with challenging deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic environment
-High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office and able to adapt to new technologies.
-Attention to detail and accuracy
-Exercises discretion and confidentiality
-Conversant with applicable corporate and securities legislation
Summary
If you have experience in a professional corporative environment and you are interested in the Senior Manager, Subsidiary Governance Office Canada role, please apply online today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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