Company Secretary

Overview

Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy, Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge.

Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products. If you would like to get more information about our corporate organization in Switzerland specifically, please visit our company profile.

No agencies can be considered for this job posting, and no agency involvement is required unless contractually assigned.

Responsibilities

As we continue to look for more sustainable ways to build, we need talent to join our team at Holcim’s Group Legal & Compliance department in Switzerland. As Company Secretary, you will be a member of the Corporate, Finance and M&A team and you will be responsible for the legal compliance of holding companies of the Holcim Group (excl. Holcim Ltd). You lead the day-to-day management of all corporate secretarial tasks for the legal entities in the scope of responsibility in collaboration with other departments (Corporate Holdings/Tax/Treasury), local teams and external trust offices. The Company Secretary further initiates and leads projects across companies and locations to harmonise processes and documents as well as legal structure simplification initiatives.

• Ensure legal compliance of all legal entities in the scope of responsibility in Switzerland and abroad, prepare or review minutes of meetings and resolutions of general assemblies and of the board of directors, organise execution of relevant documents, and manage the relationship with external trust offices and lawyers abroad
• Responsible for the implementation of changes in the legal structure of legal entities in the scope of responsibility and contribute to the overall simplification of the legal structure of the Group with the aim to continuously reduce the number of legal entities (including by way of liquidations and mergers)
• Ensure up-to-date information in the legal entity management system for the companies in the scope of responsibility and prepare and deliver reports of current status of companies (list of directorships, status of audit, group structures)
• Administrative support of bank compliance documentation related to legal entities in scope of responsibility (know your customer (KYC) and bank account opening)
• Work collaboratively within broader Group Legal, Corporate, Finance and M&A team as well as other regional/local legal and commercial teams of the Holcim Group in relevant areas of responsibility

Education/Qualifications

• Paralegal education or bachelor's degree in Law

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience as company secretary with preference in an international and complex holding environment

Knowledge & Skills

• Basic knowledge of Swiss and international corporate law
• SAP FI
• Organisational skills
• Working well in teams
• General agility and sound judgement
• Forward looking, self-motivated and outcomes-orientated
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure the right organisational outcomes and impact

Language Requirements

Fluent in English with advanced English drafting and writing skills. German and French are a plus and other languages are advantageous.

Travel Requirements

N/A