Stream was founded with the mission to provide fair financial tools to the everyday worker. Our award-winning platform, offered through destination employers like Greene King, Bupa, Burger King, Asda, and the NHS, helps over three million people to earn, learn, save, spend, and borrow on their own terms, all in one smartphone app.

Stream is unique: we're VC backed and growing at scale, but with a social conscience. Some of the world's leading impact funds were our founding investors, and we operate on a social charter, which means every product and service we create must measurably improve financial well-being.

You’d be joining a team of 250 passionate, ambitious people across Europe and the USA, building a category-defining product, and united by that same mission. We are a high-growth UK private company with approximately £100 million in revenue and around 75 shareholders.

The Opportunity:

Stream is preparing for an IPO in either the UK or USA within the next 24-36 months. To achieve this, we need to transition our internal governance and corporate structure from a successful private company model to one that is robust, compliant, and ready for the rigors of a public listing.

The challenge is to implement best-in-class governance processes across our UK and US operations. This role will be pivotal in establishing the structural framework required for our IPO, including:

• Structuring and preparing the shareholder registers for the listing.
• Elevating our investor relations to a public company standard.
• Bringing professional governance and board structure to a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

The right person will be excited by the opportunity to own this transformation, embed a culture of good governance, and be a key strategic partner in a major corporate event that will define the future of the company.

The Team:

You will work most closely with the CFO, General Counsel, Co-Founders and wider leadership team, playing a critical role in supporting the Board of Directors and its committees. You'll be the leadership team’s go-to expert for all statutory, regulatory, and corporate governance matters, and your work will be essential to cross-functional projects with the Legal, Finance, and People teams.

The team culture is fast-paced, mission-driven, and highly collaborative. This role will be instrumental in the development of the governance function, allowing you to shape its operating model as the company grows and matures.

What will you be doing?

You will be responsible for establishing and managing a robust corporate governance framework in preparation for the IPO. This includes:

• Corporate Governance: Managing the organisation of the Board, leadership team, and Committee meetings, including preparation of agendas, minute-taking, action follow-up, and ensuring adherence to statutory and best practice governance codes. For a company of its size Stream has a number of legal entities, some of which are regulated.
• IPO Readiness: Leading the corporate restructuring efforts if needed, including developing a scalable governance plan and ensuring compliance across UK and US legal entities.
• Shareholder Management: Maintaining the company’s shareholder register, managing share schemes, and acting as a primary point of contact for investor relations and shareholder queries.
• Compliance & Statutory Duties: Ensuring timely and accurate filings with Companies House and other regulatory bodies, and advising the business on compliance with corporate legislation.

What experience might you have? (But if you’re close… we'd still love to talk to you!)

• Significant experience as a Company Secretary or Deputy Company Secretary for a listed company.
• Demonstrable experience preparing a private company for an IPO or similar corporate transaction
• Deep knowledge of the UK corporate governance framework and statutory compliance (e.g., Companies Act 2006).
• Experience in managing shareholder registers and employee share schemes for a sizeable and active investor base.
• An ICSA qualification (or equivalent professional body) is highly desirable.

Can-be-learnt:

We are open to a candidate learning or developing in the following areas:

• Exposure to US entity governance and compliance.
• In-depth familiarity with the governance requirements of a specific stock exchange (e.g., the Main Market or AIM).
• Experience with managing investor relations in a public setting.

Outcomes:

Within 1 month you’ll have:

• Conducted a governance audit of the current Board and Committee structures, identifying immediate compliance gaps.
• Taken ownership of the next Board meeting cycle, managing the agenda, logistics, and minute-taking process.
• Established a strong working relationship with the CFO, CEO, and General Counsel.

Within 3 months you’ll have:

• Delivered a formal proposal to the Board outlining a new governance structure required for IPO readiness.
• Completed the full reconciliation and clean-up of the company’s share and option registers, implementing a robust, repeatable maintenance process.

Within 6 months you’ll have:

• Implemented the new governance framework across the organisation, including updated terms of reference for all Board committees.

• Mapped out all corporate secretarial aspects of the initial IPO pre-work, such as entity clean-ups and drafting key corporate documents.

Working Policy:

Expectation of attending the London office 3-4 days a week.

Salary:

From £90,000 to £130,000 + participation in company equity scheme

What will we do for you?

• 25 Days Annual Leave in addition to public holidays (up to 5 day rollover), as well as flexible time off allowances for any ad-hoc childcare/family/caring needs
• 24 weeks' paid Maternity Leave and 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave for employees with over 12 months service
• Special Leave for In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and other fertility treatments
• Sabbatical scheme
• Paid leave to volunteer
• Private Healthcare including comprehensive mental and physical healthcare
• Salary sacrifice to pension, as well as bonus exchange to Pension: reap even more rewards of any bonus by paying into your pension & save on Tax and NI + added compound growth
• Season Ticket Loan
• Access to Salary Sacrifice Schemes via ThanksBen: THE Benefits marketplace. Choose the benefits you want, when you want. Pay less tax, receive more value, including: Workplace nurseries, Cycle to Work, Home and Tech Scheme and more.
• The best benefit of all, access to Stream!

benefitsAt Stream we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product, and our community to flourish. Stream is an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, or veteran status.

Department

Operations

Locations

London Office

Remote status

Hybrid

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