PZ Cussons
General Counsel and Company Secretary
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General Counsel and Company Secretary
About This Job
PZ Cussons
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Work Mode: On-site
Industry: Personal Care Product Manufacturing
Position Snapshot
- Role: General Counsel & Company Secretary
- Location: Manchester
- Contract: Permanent
Why Us and Why This Role
Seize the opportunity to be part of a unique business with an exciting vision for the future—where we dare to be bold, discover what’s possible, and do incredible.
Dare. Discover. Do
At PZ Cussons, we offer five big reasons that people join and stay:
- Futureproof Our Brands
- Create Your Own Impact
- Accelerate Your Craft
- Flexibility to Perform
- Collaborate with Intent
In this role as General Counsel and Company Secretary, you will:
- Lead the Group’s global legal, governance and compliance function at a time when the business is focused, resilient and building for long-term growth across global markets.
- Serve as a trusted adviser to the PZ Cussons Board Chair, CEO, Executive Committee and senior leaders, helping shape commercial decisions, manage legal risk, and guide the business through complex opportunities and challenges.
- Play a central role in building a world-class in-house function and embedding a strong global compliance programme.
- Occupy a role with real reach and influence, where your judgement will:
- Protect the business
- Unlock progress
- Support growth across both developed and emerging markets
What You Will Be Doing
- Lead a high-quality legal, governance and compliance function that provides the business:
- Clear, commercial support
- A strategy that keeps pace with evolving needs
- Advise the Chair, CEO, Executive Committee and senior leaders on major:
- Legal matters
- Governance matters
- Commercial matters
- Across lead markets
- Strengthen corporate governance and help shape the Group’s structure for:
- Sustainable growth
- Oversee the global compliance programme, including:
- Practical training
- Guidance to support:
- Consistent decision-making
- Responsible business practices
- Partner on strategic priorities, including:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Commercial contracts
- Litigation
- Regulatory matters
- Cross-functional initiatives with business impact
- Build:
- Trust within the legal function
- Capability and momentum across locations
- Talent across global locations
- External counsel in a smart, cost-effective way
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What You Will Bring
- Significant legal and leadership experience, ideally spanning:
- Both private practice
- In-house work within an international organisation
- Strong expertise across:
- Commercial transactions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Strategic alliances
- Contracts
- Corporate governance
- Litigation
- Regulatory matters
- Experience working in emerging markets; with:
- Africa experience
- Or broader emerging markets exposure essential
- Sharp business judgement combined with the confidence to balance:
- Hands-on delivery
- Strategic thinking in a fast-moving business environment
- The credentials, integrity and communication skills to:
- Build trusted relationships at every level and court visceral respect
- Lead with:
- Calm
- Clarity
- Gravitas
What You Will Get in Return
My Benefits brings together your total rewards in one place, offering:
- Flexibility to customise based on what matters most:
- Competitive annual bonus
- Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Share Incentive Plan
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Flexible holiday options, including:
- Buy and accrual
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Work-related benefits, including:
- Hybrid/electric car scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Free mortgage advice
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PZ Cussons-branded benefits:
- Discounted and complimentary PZ products
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Onsite gym (where available)
Our Purpose, Culture and Values
At PZ Cussons, our purpose is: For Everyone. For Life. For Good.
Guided by our BEST principle, where:
- B = Bold
- E = Energetic
- S = Striving
- T = Together
We support:
- A culture where people feel:
- Empowered to grow
- Comfortable performing
- Making meaningful impact every day
Nurturing the “pioneering spirit” of our founders:
- Build portfolios of locally-loved brands across key markets in:
- UK
- ANZ
- Nigeria
- Indonesia
- Backed by:
- Manufacturing scale
- Capability of a global business
Colourful array of trusted brands spanning three core categories:
- Personal Care
- Home Care
- Baby Care
Our products include: - Carex - Childs Farm - Cussons Baby - Imperial Leather - Morning Fresh - Original Source - Premier - Sanctuary Spa - St. Tropez
Inclusion and Fairness
We are committed to:
- Building diverse teams that reflect:
- Our consumers
- Our community values
- Creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels:
- Respected
- Empowered
- Able to thrive
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