Primary Role

Key Competencies

• Assist with legal and compliance processes associated with the preparation of various SEC filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, Form 11-K and Section 16 filings.
• Assist the Corporate Secretary and SEC Counsel with due diligence and other matters associated with the Company’s equity and debt financing transactions, including due diligence and closing documents.
• Assist with the filing of registration statements on Forms S-3 and S-8, and proxy statements, including D&O questionnaires and other due diligence.
• Assist the Corporate Secretary and SEC Counsel with matters attendant to American Water’s annual meeting of shareholders.
• Manage the insider trading window preclearance process, including the acceptance, review and processing of preclearance requests.
• Assist the Corporate Secretary with beneficial ownership reporting and tracking, and compliance with the Company’s executive and director stock ownership guidelines and stock retention requirements.
• Assist the Corporate Secretary and SEC Counsel with various corporate governance matters, including the preparation or revision of corporate documentation, charters, governance guidelines, and various research on public company corporate governance trends and developments.
• Oversee and manage, under supervision of the Corporate Secretary and SEC Counsel, various subsidiary management activities to ensure that subsidiaries comply with corporate legal requirements, including the maintenance of various entity books and records and the filing of annual and other reports.
• Maintain and manage the database for the Company's subsidiaries, and support processes designed to provide subsidiary management information to others throughout and outside the business as needed.
• With appropriate oversight, manage compliance with NYSE listing standards and requirements, including the preparation of annual and interim written affirmations, officer listing changes, and dividend and annual meeting notices.
• Assist the Corporate Secretary with all matters related to the American Water Board of Directors, and committees thereof, including preparing for Board and committee meetings, preparation of various Board agendas, minutes, resolutions, materials and other matters.
• Management, operation and governance of the Company’s board information portal, and assistance with the management of the Corporate Vault.
• Other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Corporate Secretary or the SEC Counsel from time to time.

Knowledge/Skills

• Strong research, analysis and writing skills.
• Advanced knowledge of personal computing, MS Office Suite applications, Diligent Board Books portal (and various components and products used with it), and internet options/sites, and knowledge of CT Corporation’s h Cue database (among others) preferred.
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to consistently meet deadlines with high-quality work product in a fast-paced environment.
• Superior organizational/planning skills.
• Proactive with strong initiative and superior attention to detail.
• Calm under pressure.
• Ability to interact appropriately and effectively with all areas and levels of the organization, including without limitation, American Water’s board of directors and the executive leadership team.
• Flexible, has a sense of humor, and a team player who works well in a collegial, respectful environment with designated lines of authority.
  

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of ten years of relevant experience in SEC/securities, corporate governance, and corporate secretarial matters for public companies, either (1) all in-house, or (2) with at least .
  

Competencies