As Regional Head of Legal, you will oversee the management and monitoring of legal risks related to the branch, provide legal assistance and daily support to the local operational teams and the management, ensure that procedures, processes, and set-ups are in place to maximise efficient legal support and dissemination of legal expertise and information within the Belgium branch.
Directly reporting to the Group Head of Legal, you will create and consolidate a legal department.
The role
Providing accurate, relevant and timely advice to the branch and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics and areas that relate to the payment services sector such as responsibility of the payment institution pursuant to the PSD2, personal data, distribution network, IP/IT laws, marketing materials, procurement, civil law, third party risk management for regulated entities and to the extent necessary in relation to the branch’s corporate laws Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various commercial contracts (cooperation agreements, distribution agreements), non-disclosure agreements subject to Belgian laws – issuance of templates and best practice sharing.
Managing and mitigating legal risks by designing and implementing local policies and procedures, aligned with the Group Legal global policies.
Providing legal advice related to the launch of new products, services and/or new activities in transversal internal committees.
Management of disputes, pre-litigation matters.
Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsels, public notaries or auditors.
Designing and delivering legal training to the business and operational teams.
Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect the business and implementing an adequate local regulatory watch.
Your Profile
Minimum of 5-7 years legal experience in financial services sector Knowledge in banking/payment services law, contract law, consumer law, regulatory and procurement.
Ability to independently evaluate complex legal concepts/issues and to provide concise commercially focused actionable solutions in simple language to the business Fluent in French, Dutch and English
We aim to be an equal opportunity recruiter and we are determined to ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements.
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