Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

• Provide German law advice to business departments
• Review and advice on: lending documentation, product-related questions and day-to-day requests from business stakeholders
• Analyse and advise the business areas on all relevant German/EU regulatory matters and ensuring that contracts remain in compliance with applicable law and regulation
• Liaise with outside counsel as well as with other lawyers of the Group
• Review, draft and negotiate Supplier agreements
• Advice the business on legal matters of Civil Law and Banking Supervisory Law
• Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the Bank
• Support the business to interpret legal and regulatory developments and cooperate with internal stakeholders
• Raise internal awareness on legal and regulatory risks and develop and provide relevant trainings Group Policies
• Responsible for the implementation of medium to high-materiality/ high-risk-exposure policies and the performance of allocated controls Manage, Coordinate and Develop
• Provide business departments with advice and coordination
• Explain and justify controls and their results to colleagues
• Achieve a change in colleagues’ behavior (where necessary) Stakeholder Management
• Communicate independently with colleagues up to Management Board level and beyond Project / Change Management
• Independently lead projects and/or the Legal & Compliance workstream within projects

• 1st and 2nd Legal State Examination or comparable
• Several years of relevant experience in an international law firm or inhouse legal experience in Banking
• Sound knowledge of the economic background and regulatory aspects of Banking and Finance
• Proven ability to assimilate complex information and support decision making within the business
• Conceptual understanding of the principles of the business area including a detailed knowledge of relevant legislation
• Ability to interpret and unravel complex cases and provide solutions to improve relations/processes
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and in writing (German and English)

We offer

• An international team with colleagues from more than 50 different countries
• Social benefits such as a company pension scheme and capital formation contributions
• 30 days holiday as well as 24 and 31 December as non-working days
• Employee Assistance Programme – personal 24/7 helpline for all employees
• Various possibilities for flexible working, i.a. various part-time models, flexitime
• Extensive, very flexible home office arrangements
• Possibility to work from other EU countries for up to 30 days per year
• Additional benefits such as sports activities, free fruit, nuts and drinks
• Employer contributions to BVG job ticket and a Lease a bike programme
• An informal corporate culture - without dress code and ‘Sie’.
• An excellent learning culture and opportunity to improve your professional competencies
• Easily accessible city centre offices, in the vicinity of many shops and restaurants to which you receive a discount