Global Subsidiary Governance Administrator

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Global Subsidiary Governance Administrator within our corporate legal team to help support our business.  As a global-diversified manufacturing company, it’s sometimes hard to explain all the different things we do.  We like to say, “we’re the biggest company no one has ever heard of.”  We are confident you interact with one of our products in your daily life without knowing it.  Whether it’s the mattress you sleep on, the car you drive, the plane you fly on, or the furniture you sit on, our high-quality components are there supporting you.  If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

 

As a Global Subsidiary Governance Administrator you will have the opportunity to work with Leggett subsidiaries worldwide, as well as cross-functionally with other corporate departments, local foreign teams, legal counsel, and service providers.  Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by supporting the Legal and Corporate Secretary functions with entity management, governance, compliance, corporate transactions, and complex project management.

So, what will you be doing as a Global Subsidiary Governance Administrator?

• Manage a broad spectrum of global subsidiary matters; formation, dissolution and restructuring of entities, branch offices and representative offices; draft written consents, resolutions, certifications, minutes, and other corporate documentation; prepare and file certificates of authority, good standing, business names, annual returns, beneficial owner registrations, statutory filings, certifications, director change registrations and compliance filings.
• Manage and maintain corporate minute books.
• Maintain the corporate entity management database.
• Provide legal support and execution of global inter-company financing transactions, including loan agreements, distributions and capitalizations, annual repatriation process, maintenance of the corporate inter-company financing transactions database.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional and international teams, including external service providers and legal counsel, to manage and support projects.
• Prepare and coordinate signatures, notarizations, legalizations, authentications, apostilles, powers of attorney, certified copies, corporate filings, and other corporate documents.
• Provide support with mergers, acquisition, and disposition activity, including integration or exit of subsidiaries and managing the governance onboarding/offboarding process.
• Field and respond to requests for information or assistance with Know Your Customer (KYC) inquiries, intracompany agreements, secretary certificates, proof of good standing and other corporate matters.

 

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with ability to interact with all levels of management and global partners with professionalism, tact, and diplomacy
• Exceptional attention to detail with solid organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong aptitude for problem-solving, resourcefulness and project management
• Thrives in a fast-paced team environment, but also works well independently
• Ability to perform well under stress and manage multiple priorities, tasks, and deadlines effectively
• Ability to