About this role
In order to strengthen our Degroof Petercam Asset Management Team, we are currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel.
In This Role You Will
* Support the Head of Legal in steering and managing the Legal department, coaching and supervising more junior colleagues.
* Support Legal team in the implementation of regulatory projects in the field of asset management (ESG, MiFID, UCITS, AIFM, RIS, DORA, outsourcing, marketing rules and regulations, etc.).
* Support the pan-European distribution of investment funds and more in general all international activities of DPAM.
* Review, negotiate contracts with multiple funds’ and management company’s service providers and with institutional clients.
* Maintain good relationships with regulatory authorities (FSMA) and represent the company at the Belgian Asset Management Association (BEAMA).
* Monitor the regulatory and legislative evolution with a focus on asset management related topics. This role involves monitoring, analyzing, and communicating regulatory developments that may impact the business, and supporting the implementation of necessary compliance measures.
* Ensure that legal opportunities and needs are effectively identified, anticipated, assessed and managed in a business‑oriented manner in line with local laws, regulations and best professional practices.
* You will report to the Head of Legal of Degroof Petercam Asset Management.
Your profile
* Belgian Master in Law;
* Senior Legal Counsel with at least 6 years of experience as a lawyer familiar with asset management laws or in a similar position in the banking & finance industry. Additional in‑house experience is a plus ;
* Fluent in French and English, with a least a passive knowledge of Dutch;
* Highly motivated and able to integrate quickly in a new environment;
* Able to work autonomously and to steer a small team;
* Solution oriented, organized and pro‑active;
* Analytical thinker with sound business acumen, objectivity and accountability;
* Ability of translating complex theoretical principles towards the practical implications for the asset management business;
* Ability of building up good interpersonal relationship and working in close partnership with the people in the business.
Our offer
For more than 150 years, Degroof Petercam has been a reference investment house. Entrepreneurship is our DNA, expertise is our fuel. You will become part of a company with highly skilled, talented and passionate experts that aim for nothing less than excellence. The impact of our work goes beyond profit by looking at business from a broader perspective, challenging those who want to intellectually. As a part of Indosuez Wealth Management and Crédit Agricole, we offer our people ongoing learning and development and mobility on an international scale.
* A broad offer of learning & development programs including a Degroof Petercam Academy for both professional and personal goals.
* An attractive and market conform compensation package
* Flexible working hours & teleworking
* An Employee Social Engagement Program
* Access to the same Private Banking Expertise as our clients
Additional information
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Location: Brussels, Belgium.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Legal
Industries
Financial Services, Banking, and Investment Banking
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