Manager, Corporate Governance

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

The corporate governance manager will support all corporate governance and board of director matters for Versant. The role provides the unique opportunity to work with senior leaders of Versant legal and leadership teams, as well as Versant’s Board of Directors and experience both shaping and managing the operations of a newly formed Media company.  The corporate governance manager will be responsible for providing support for all board matters, legal entity management, SEC filings and shareholder meetings.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Work as a member of the corporate governance team in the legal department, supporting the corporate secretary and general corporate legal matters, including matters associated with the company’s public company compliance and corporate governance
• Work as a member of the corporate governance team in the legal department, supporting the corporate secretary and general corporate legal matters, including matters associated with the company’s public company compliance and corporate governance
• Assist with matters related to the Board of Directors of the company, including the preparation of meeting materials and the preparation, dissemination and review of annual D&O Questionnaires and board evaluations and the planning and coordinating of Board meetings.
• Responsible for subsidiary maintenance, including maintaining the accuracy of the company-wide entity management system; organizing and maintaining minute books; drafting Board of Directors minutes, consents, secretary certificates, incumbency certificates and similar documents; researching historical subsidiary information and responding to inquiries from across the company regarding subsidiaries; and coordinating with the tax department regarding entity restructuring activities
• Assist attorneys with the preparation and filing of required reports with the SEC and NASDAQ, including: preparing and proofing Forms 3, 4 and 5; EDGARizing and proofing SEC filings in-house using filing software; maintaining required EDGAR codes and powers of attorney
• Prepare and analyze responses to annual director and officer questionnaires to support disclosures in SEC filings
• Support requests for entity-related documentation, including in relation to transactions or requests from internal functions such as Tax, Treasury, and HR
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders on various M&A transactions and entity consolidation projects, including among other things, organizing and collecting entity data, obtaining necessary board approvals, and providing secretary certificates, organizational documents or other required documentation
• Prepare resolutions as needed for annual consents, dividends, projects, officer appointments and director elections, and collect any required information in connection with director appointments
• Assist with the insider trading process
• Manage board calendars
• Assist with the planning and execution of the annual meeting of shareholders
• Assist with the preparation of the beneficial ownership tables for the proxy statement and wi