Published: August 23, 2024 - The Corporate Specialist recommends and develops policy processes that align with Ontario Public Service directives and statutory requirements, ensuring timely consultations and adherence to timelines. This role manages Board and Board Committee communications, maintains records, and organizes meeting materials, while also providing senior-level secretariat support for logistics and training. Additionally, the specialist conducts historical company research, ensures the standardization of corporate policies across businesses, and stays updated on regulatory changes.
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1. Corporate Specialist, ABC Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA
Job Summary:
- Proactively identifies and resolves issues and focus on continuing quality improvement.
- Provides support on project activities and committees
- Tracks action items, ensures that possible contentious issues are identified in advance, are thoroughly researched and recommends responses.
- Provides input and participation in projects related to the development and implementation of office administrative procedures, systems and practices.
- Manages the flow of information, documents, and activities for the Legal and Privacy Office.
- Prepares and monitors the office budget
- Checks/processes invoices, P-card purchases, and expense claims and provides regular financial updates.
- Conducts research and analysis to support the preparation of memoranda, briefing notes and other documents.
- Writes, reviews and/or edits a variety of documents, briefing materials, meeting minutes, or articles and suggests changes in content/format
- Generates various documents, reports, and presentations for the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary.
Skills on Resume:
- Problem Solving (Hard Skills)
- Project Support (Hard Skills)
- Issue Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Procedures (Hard Skills)
- Information Management (Hard Skills)
- Budget Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Financial Processing (Hard Skills)
- Research & Analysis (Hard Skills)
2. Corporate Specialist, Innovatech Solutions, New York, NY
Job Summary:
- Recommends policy development processes which include necessary consultations and timelines while ensuring that new policies reflect Ontario Public Service (OPS) directives and statutory requirements.
- Review draft policies for format and consistency with other policies/policy approaches and ensure movement of draft policies through appropriate review processes.
- Liaises and communicates directly with PHO Senior Management, Board Committee Chairs and the Board Chair and manages Board and Board Committee correspondence and communications.
- Maintains Board and Board Committee records, documents and the corporate minute book.
- Develops Board and Board Committee meeting materials/packages and ensures the timely circulation and posting of these materials.
- Provides senior-level secretariat support to Board and Board Committees including meeting logistics, scheduling, travel arrangements, orientation and training.
- Performing historical company research in response to Litigation requests.
- Assuring standardization among businesses regarding the adoption of Shell corporate policies (i.e., Code of Conduct, Manual of Authorities, service level agreements, treasury policies, ABC and Anti-Money Laundering, Trade Controls Manual, etc.).
- Keeping up to date on latest statutory and regulatory requirements.
Skills on Resume:
- Policy Development (Hard Skills)
- Draft Review (Hard Skills)
- Liaison & Communication (Soft Skills)
- Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Materials Development (Hard Skills)
- Secretariat Support (Soft Skills)
- Historical Research (Hard Skills)
- Standardization Assurance (Hard Skills)
3. Corporate Specialist, Green Dynamics, Dallas, TX
Job Summary:
- Providing general company secretarial support to entities.
- Support may include drafting, assisting with processing, and maintaining corporate governance-related documents and agreements, as well as responding to requests for company information and providing guidance and expertise.
- Support may also include assistance with acquisitions, divestments, mergers, formations and dissolutions of entities.
- Ensuring that corporate governance activities are completed within required time frame (as legislated by jurisdiction or other) and that, all clients are informed, and relevant databases and systems are updated on a timely basis.
- Creating, processing, and maintaining information on corporate delegations of authority, including powers of attorney and agent appointments, as well as revocation thereof.
- Support the administration and maintenance of the Shell insider/potential insider lists.
- Assisting with corporate governance activities for a portfolio of US companies.
- Assisting with statutory compliance related activities for the portfolio companies (such as, annual filings, qualifications, withdrawals, assumed name and similar filings).
- Assisting with scheduling, preparing agendas, and ensuring timely distribution of board papers for board or other governing body meetings.
- Assisting with internal and external shareholder activities.
Skills on Resume:
- Company Secretarial Support (Hard Skills)
- Document Drafting & Processing (Hard Skills)
- Corporate Transactions Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Governance Activity Management (Hard Skills)
- Delegations Management (Hard Skills)
- Insider List Administration (Hard Skills)
- Statutory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Coordination (Soft Skills)
4. Corporate Specialist, TechFront, Chicago, IL
Job Summary:
- Capturing learnings and proposing improvements to the existing processes, documents, and guidance notes for Corporate Secretary’s Office.
- Carrying out such other tasks to support colleagues within the Central Legal Services Team
- Manage all administrative matters in relation to the Insidertrack database (software tool used to ensure compliance with the Market Abuse Regulations) including Insider lists/potential Insider lists and permissions to deal and the creation of project lists and provide advice and guidance on Manage and supervise focal points and administrators.
- Coordinates the development of briefing materials, submissions and presentations to the Board and Board Committees.
- Attends all Board and Board Committee meetings, records and prepares minutes and provides support to the Board of Directors.
- Writes, reviews and edits a range of materials going to the Board or Board Committees to ensure clarity and comprehensiveness.
- Provides coordination, corporate research and support to the Board of Directors and various committees in support of the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary.
- Attends to administrative matters, including Board meeting planning, preparation and execution, database management, and agenda preparation.
- Supports the management of freedom of information and access requests.
Skills on Resume:
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Team Support (Soft Skills)
- Database Administration (Hard Skills)
- Briefing Material Development (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Support (Soft Skills)
- Document Editing (Hard Skills)
- Corporate Research (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Management (Hard Skills)
5. Corporate Specialist, Quantum Corp, Miami, FL
Job Summary:
- Develop and support the strategic product development plan and work with stake holders to achieve growth targets.
- Manage product improvements and implementation.
- Lead the design and development of specialty products and strategic product positioning.
- Develop guidelines, authority statements and manage referral process to support performance and underwriting.
- Gather market intelligence and compare Intact’s product offering to the competition.
- Research and help implement technology-based solutions for pricing, underwriting & risk
- Collaborate with internal teams to explore new growth and profitability opportunities through technical research and relationship building.
- Conduct governance best practices through volume analysis and performing audits.
- Communicate changes related to product pricing, underwriting guidelines and new products.
- Provide underwriting training, lending expertise to mentor colleagues and distribution underwriters.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Product Management (Hard Skills)
- Product Design & Positioning (Hard Skills)
- Guidelines Development (Hard Skills)
- Market Intelligence (Hard Skills)
- Technology Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Governance & Auditing (Hard Skills)
- Underwriting Training (Soft Skills)