Corporate Governance Specialist

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It's who we are as a company. It's our culture. It's our heritage. And more than ever, it's our future. A future where we're always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life's moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The
Key Purpose
of this role is to provide strategic and operational support for corporate governance and corporate law advisory functions across the ABI Africa Zone, while effectively managing the employee share schemes for SAB (South African Breweries). This role ensures the smooth and compliant functioning of boards, facilitates robust stakeholder engagement, and oversees the administration of the SAB Zenzele Kabili and ESOP schemes, thereby contributing to strong governance standards and employee ownership initiatives within the organization.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic support to the Company Secretary and in-country legal counsel.
• Lead guidance (training) on and induction of directors representing AB InBev
• Interface with outsourced company secretarial and corporate law service providers as applicable
• Provide advice on the Companies Act and support provision of corporate law advice across the Zone for the Tax, Internal Control, Treasury and M&A Teams for corporate transactions.
• Guide boards on legal duties and responsibilities and provide corporate legal advice (including the drafting of shareholders' agreements, opinions on shareholder issues)
• Report governance failures and ensure corrective actions.
• Coordinate internal projects and change management initiatives to drive efficiency of boards across the Zone
• Review of Board Performance and Remuneration across the Zone and provide strategic guidance in line with Cosec Strategy
• Support Company Secretary in developing project plans for implementing CoSec Strategy.
• Ensure compliance with share scheme rules, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Rules and applicable legislation.
• Manage financial controls, bank accounts, and dividend payments for Zenzele Kabili entities.
• Coordinate trustee and board member nomination/election processes.
• Resolve shareholder queries and call centre escalations.
• Oversee phased share trading for ESOP beneficiaries (2026–2031).
• Manage third-party service providers (e.g., PWC, Computershare, JSE Services, William Radcliffe, Tamela) and their respective duties (budgets, forecasts, financial statements, communication strategy, and BBBEE audit certification)
• Be liaison between Schemes and The South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd

Minimum Requirements:

• LLB or Finance Qualification is preferred
• Admitted as a South African Attorney or Chartered Secretary
• 2 years post qualification experience in a law firm or corporate governance experience in a company
• Previous experience in the management of a BBB-EE share scheme is an added advantage
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
• Experience focused on corporate law advice and corporate transactions
• Proficiency in English
• Well-developed all-round business and commercial sense
• Enthusiastic, target driven and ambitious
• Ability to prioritise and to work autonomously, in a result-orientated and effective problem-solving manner

Additional Information:

• BAND: VII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.