Asset Management - Head of Stock Exchange Law & Corporate Law

Project overview

We are supporting a leading listed investment group in finding a Head of Stock Exchange Law & Corporate Law for a transitional management role.

Reporting to the Secretary General, you will work in a demanding, international, and highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Stock Exchange Law & Ethics

Governance & General Meetings

Corporate Law & Employee Shareholding

Cross-functional Legal Matters

A major handover challenge

Beyond operational management, you will need to ensure a structured handover of files and knowledge from the departing colleague, and then prepare for their transmission to the future incumbent of the position.

• Preparation of the legal sections of the Universal Registration Document (URD).
• Monitoring AMF and MAR regulatory obligations: insider lists, closed periods, inside information, regulatory declarations, and director transactions.
• Monitoring share transactions, capital, voting rights, and shareholder relations.
• Managing the legal preparation of the Annual General Meeting: resolutions, reports, notices, documentation, and formalities.
• Preparing materials for the Supervisory Board and governance committees.
• Monitoring regulated agreements and governance matters.
• Managing corporate operations and the legal affairs of the group's French holding companies.
• Supporting capital operations and intra-group reorganizations.
• Legal management of stock option plans, performance shares, and employee shareholding schemes, in coordination with HR.
• Monitoring contracts, D&O/Professional Liability insurance, and intellectual property matters.
• Coordinating with Finance, HR, Financial Communication teams, and external counsel.
• Regulatory watch across the entire scope.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Languages: French