We’re working with a well-known, customer-focused financial services organisation looking to appoint an experienced Senior Legal Counsel into its highly regarded legal team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer with strong financial services regulatory expertise to take on a broad, visible role supporting a diverse portfolio of regulated products and strategic commercial initiatives across the business.
The Role
Reporting into the Head of Legal,, you will provide legal and regulatory advice across a wide range of commercial and financial services matters. The position combines high-quality commercial legal work with complex regulatory advisory responsibilities, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
The role offers significant variety, including advising on regulated commercial arrangements, supporting new product launches, providing strategic legal input on business initiatives and helping the business navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting, negotiating and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements, including complex and strategically important regulated contracts.
- Advising on financial services regulation across insurance distribution and wider consumer financial services products.
- Supporting the development of new products, partnerships and commercial initiatives from both a legal and regulatory perspective.
- Providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice to senior stakeholders across the business.
- Working closely with Risk and Compliance teams on regulatory matters and governance.
- Advising on the implementation of regulatory change, including Consumer Duty and wider FCA developments.
- Playing an active role in improving legal processes, best practice and operational efficiency within the legal function.
About You
Applications are welcomed from lawyers with approximately 5 years’ PQE or above who have gained strong financial services regulatory experience either in-house or in private practice.
You are likely to have:
- Significant experience advising FCA regulated businesses.
- Strong commercial contracts experience, including regulated commercial arrangements.
- Excellent knowledge of the FCA Handbook, particularly insurance distribution and consumer financial services regulation.
- Experience advising on Consumer Duty and wider regulatory developments.
- The ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives while building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence operating within a fast-paced commercial environment.
This opportunity would suit someone looking to join a collaborative legal team where they can take ownership of complex regulatory matters while working closely with the business on commercially significant projects.
If you’d like to find out more, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.
For an informal call, click ‘Quick Apply’ or reach out directly to Stephanie Jones — stephanie@heriotbro
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