Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide legal services to the Bank’s Retail, Commercial and Technology (Retail, Comm & Tech) business activities.
- Advise Retail, Commercial and Technology teams on the legal implications of business decisions, ensuring compliance with applicable local laws, regulations and regulatory obligations.
- Identify, assess and manage legal risks, initiating corrective actions where necessary to protect the Bank’s interests.
- Manage and supervise junior team members within the Retail, Comm & Tech legal team.
- Draft and circulate standard legal contract templates and provide training to relevant stakeholders on their implementation.
- Monitor and review existing contract templates, updating them as necessary.
- Support the negotiation, drafting, review and execution of complex, non-standard third-party contracts.
- Review, draft, implement and monitor policies, processes and procedures relating to legal support for relevant stakeholders.
- Provide clear, accurate and commercially focused legal advice to support the Retail, Comm & Tech business objectives while ensuring that legal risks are appropriately managed.
- Contribute to the preparation of periodic legal reports covering material pending matters, ongoing and new projects, and key risks within the Retail, Comm & Tech team.
- Take accountability for projects assigned by the Head of Retail, Comm & Tech, ensuring their timely and effective delivery.
- Proven experience in retail and commercial contracts, as well as technology contract drafting and review.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, preferably with an international law firm or in the banking sector.
