FirstEnergy is hiring: Attorney - Assistant Corporate Secretary in Akron

Overview

Attorney - Assistant Corporate Secretary – FirstEnergy

Location: Akron, Ohio (Headquarters). This role supports the Board of Directors and executives of the parent company and its subsidiaries and reports to the Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel.

Responsibilities

• Secretarial support of the Board of Directors
• Serve as a governance resource related to corporate strategic initiatives, including Board and Committee oversight and governance responsibilities
• Support the preparation and distribution of information to the Board of Directors, including meeting materials and Board calendar items; draft corporate resolutions and consents, and maintain corporate minute books and Board portal
• Ensure compliance with Board and Committee policies and charter documents
• Support and coordinate director education and new director training and onboarding
• Assist in drafting Board and committee meeting minutes
• Oversee administration of director compensation
• Serve as a primary resource related to subsidiary management
• Responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage the optimum performance of legal subsidiary administration
• Oversee preparation of corporate legal documents with various Secretaries of State with respect to corporate transactions (formation, merger/conversion, reorganization, acquisition, divestiture or liquidation, etc.) and maintain subsidiary good standing status
• Provide supporting corporate documents such as good standing certificates, secretary certificates and incumbency certificates
• Maintain current list of legal entities and organizational chart and subsidiary officers/directors, and manage signing authorities at the subsidiary level
• Oversee responses to compliance and know-your-customer requests related to legal entity information and ownership structure for banks, vendors, customers, regulatory agencies, etc.
• Support the corporate secretary team reporting components of the Company’s (and certain of its subsidiaries’) securities filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statement, registration statements, Section 16 filings, and support compliance with applicable stock exchange requirements
• Maintain secretarial team policies and procedures, including administration of the Company's Insider Trading Policy and Rule 10b-5 compliance, delegations of authority, related party transactions and other proxy disclosures, and director compensation
• Review and advise on external public-facing communications, policies or reports, including earnings releases, press releases, investor/analyst presentations, corporate responsibility reporting, Annual Report, responses to shareholder requests, etc.
• Support governance of key management committees and the company’s non-profit Foundation
• Identify and recommend best practices and improvements to processes within the functional area
• Conduct business efficiently and with the highest ethical standards
• Other general duties as may be assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required
• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school preferred
• Certified Corporate Governance Professional accreditation from the Society of Corporate Governance is preferred, although otherwise qualified candidates will still be considered
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience is required, including management of corporate governance matters, Boards of Directors and Committees, preferably with a publicly-traded entity, and compliance with stock exchange listing requirements
• Experience with a public US company with significant governance, corporate and entity management experience preferred. Utility industry experience preferred
• Competent level of skill with Microsoft Office; knowledge of SAP and FileNet is a plus, as well as experience with common Board portal platforms and entity management tools
• Strong knowledge of current legal and compliance laws, public company issuer standards and regulations, governance and ESG trends and expectations, shareholder engagement practices, and entity management related corporate legal matters
• Excellent project management, drafting, researching and time management skills
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and ability to be an effective member of a team
• Strategic thinking and business counsel, with the ability to support the Board of Directors, senior executives and internal clients
• Strong ownership, on-time delivery, and proactive approach to continuous improvement
• Ability to build positive cross-functional relationships and collaborate with peers
• Adherence to FirstEnergy’s core values and behaviors, integrity, trustworthiness and transparency
• Strong executive presence, leadership, critical thinking, collaboration and communication skills

FirstEnergy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.