Asia Pacific Regional Company Secretary

Role Purpose

As Regional Corporate Secretary for the Asia Pacific region, the role is in charge of ensuring that Group governance standards are respected and that alignment across legal entities in the region is maintained. The position also carries specific responsibilities related to the Group’s legal entities in Hong Kong.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Responsibilities (Asia Pacific) 

As the Corporate Officer Correspondent for the Asia Business Unit, the role is responsible to:

• Ensure the application of Group governance rules, in close coordination with the Corporate Life Managers of local entities, who are responsible for day‑to‑day corporate governance.
• Ensure compliance with Group rules relating to the composition, functioning, and diversity of boards and committees.
• Act as the primary contact point for the Group tool used to monitor investments, securities, and the mandates of corporate officers.
• Conduct the annual renewal exercise for Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) for legal entities within the Asia Business Unit.
• Act as Power Correspondent for the Asia Business Unit, including for the coordination, monitoring, and governance of authority delegations across the Asia Pacific region.
• Collaborate closely with the Group SEGL/CAO team in Paris, remain up to date on Group governance developments, and ensure their timely implementation across Asia Pacific.
• Proactively raise Asia Pacific‑specific governance matters to the Group to ensure awareness and alignment.
• Provide support to the Head of CAO for the Asia Business Unit on regional CAO initiatives.
• Provide support to other Asia entities as necessary (e.g., training, sharing templates, and promoting best practices).

Local Responsibilities (Hong Kong)

• Perform corporate secretariat duties for SG Hong Kong entities, including ensuring compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Manage corporate registrations and filings, liaise with the named external corporate secretary as required and support on related administrative tasks.
• Support legalization and notarial matters in Hong Kong.
• Assist in the preparation of selected regulatory responses, in coordination with the local entity COO, the Finance, and the Compliance teams.
• Conduct regulatory monitoring on corporate governance matters in Hong Kong and escalate relevant developments to the local Regulatory Watch Committee (LRCC).

• Degree in law, in accounting, or in other relevant academic subjects
• Extensive relevant professional experience in corporate secretariat / corporate governance, with legal (especially in Hong Kong company law) and some basic accounting knowledge. Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute membership and prior experience in multi-jurisdictional corporate governance are a plus.
• Fluent in English
• Proficiency in Cantonese is a strong advantage; capabilities in Putonghua are a plus
• Good knowledge of Excel
• Ability to work independently while respecting deadlines
• High attention to detail. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Curiosity, organization, thoroughness, ability to challenge and to communicate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to interact with senior management

Behavioral Skills

• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
• Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I propose new ideas and solutions
• Responsibility - Accountability: I make decisions in my scope of responsibilities
• Client - Risk: I strive to satisfy clients while taking into account risks for the company
   

Our Culture: 

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents 
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates.  If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.

Department Description

The Group Corporate Secretariat (SEGL), within its fields of expertise, is assigned with the mission of protecting the bank so as to further its development. Together with the Service Units, Business Units and other Societe Generale group entities, it ensures the administrative, legal and tax compliance of the Group’s activities, both in France and abroad.
This regional role relates to the Administrative and Governance Division (CAO) of SEGL.  It is hierarchically within the Hong Kong Legal department, and under the supervision of the Head of CAO for the Asia-Pacific Bussiness Unit.