Main Activities of the Department / Project Scope
As a Legal Counsel at the forefront of legal developments, you will easily engage with various legal areas and topics. Working in a motivated team, you will tackle exciting legal challenges related to cashless payment systems. With your competent advice, you will actively contribute to seizing business opportunities and play a tangible role in securing the long-term success of the company and protecting its assets.
Main Responsibilities
The Legal Counsel will handle legal issues, particularly in the following areas:
* Contract Law
* Consumer Credit Law
* Advertising and Competition Law
* Employment Law
* Financial Market Law (e.g., banking, anti-money laundering, insurance)
* Criminal Law
* Data Protection Law
* Commercial and Corporate Law
* Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law
* Intellectual Property Law
Additional responsibilities include:
* Supporting the General Counsel and peers with legal oversight of projects, and increasingly managing such projects independently if suitable.
* Drafting contracts under instruction and providing legal support (initially with guidance).
* Clarifying legal issues.
* Preparing submissions to authorities and courts.
* Creating templates and contract models when needed.
Time Allocation
60%: Drafting contracts, memos, legal assessments, and reviewing marketing materials (initially under instruction).
40%: Legal support of projects including minor reviews and opinions (possibly including training); drafting legal submissions under guidance where appropriate.
Other Key Tasks
* Managing the balance between legal requirements and departmental expectations.
* Efficient and practical application of legal expertise in company-related matters.
* Ideally, a solid understanding of legal areas relevant to the credit card and consumer credit sectors.
Special Requirements for the Candidate (Education, Experience, Software Skills)
* Independent and proactive team player with strong negotiation and planning skills. Importance: High
* Strong interest in contract, consumer, competition, and advertising law; curiosity for digital transformation; excellent communication skills. Importance: High
* Several years of experience as in-house legal counsel in finance or commercial law firm; Swiss Master of Law and Swiss bar exam. Importance: High
* Fluent in German (native level); excellent English (written and spoken). Importance: High
Language Skills
* German Spoken: Native, Written: Very good
* English Spoken: Very good, Written: Very good