Job Title
Head of Legal Corporate Centre
About the Role
This position is responsible for managing non-Business Unit specific legal and regulatory risks, as well as corporate functions' legal entities.
Key responsibilities include acting as a legal expert in laws and regulations not specific to BUs, managing CoE legal and regulatory risks in coordination with BU legal teams, managing CF legal entities, providing Group and non-BU specific regulatory advice, establishing legal and regulatory standards and processes, and maintaining overview of key communications with regulators and national banks.
This role requires strong leadership skills, collaborative abilities, attention to detail, and pragmatism. The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer, ideally UK or EU qualified, with at least 15 years of experience in financial services, experience managing international teams of legal professionals, Sharepoint familiarity, and promotion of LegalTech.
Your Responsibilities
* Act as a legal expert in laws and regulations not specific to BUs: M&A, Litigation, IT, Anti-trust.
* Manage CoE legal and regulatory risks in coordination with BU legal teams.
* Manage CF legal entities, incl. corporate and regulatory filings, according to Governance team framework.
* Provide Group and non-BU specific regulatory advice.
* Establish legal and regulatory standards and processes for efficient handling of CoE and regulatory matters.
* Maintain overview of key communications with regulators and national banks.
About You
* You are a qualified lawyer, ideally UK or EU qualified, with at least 15 years of experience in financial services.
* You have experience managing international teams of legal professionals.
* You have experience establishing standards and processes, Sharepoint familiarity, and promotion of LegalTech.
* You have strong leadership skills, collaborative abilities, attention to detail, and pragmatism.
* You value simplicity, discretion, efficiency, and can act as a change agent.
* You are fluent in English; German and Spanish are a plus.