Country: United Kingdom
Santander Consumer Finance UK (SCUK) is based in Redhill, Surrey and provides motor finance to a network of car dealerships throughout the United Kingdom.
We are pleased to share that we are looking for a Regulatory Legal Counsel to join us on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract, providing support to the Head of Legal.
The role will require you to provide accurate and timely legal, regulatory and corporate governance advice to all areas of the business and ensure that strategic and business objectives are delivered with legal risks monitored and controlled.
Responsibilities
- Act as point of contact for the business on legal matters and provide advice
- Review relevant laws and regulation and actively collaborate with other functions and stakeholders on timely implementation of requirements or changes
- Advice on interpretation and impact of relevant laws/regulation affecting the Company
- Draft and review commercial contracts, partner arrangements, supplier agreements, and other documentation from inception and ensure legal compliance according to Company policies and business requirements, keeping appropriate records
- Assist in regulatory landscape horizon scanning
- Assist the Head of Legal in running and delivery of legal projects
- Provide support to project initiatives and programmes, including reviewing requirements documentation and making legal recommendations
- Raise the profile of legal services and risk management within the business via various channels
- Attend meetings and industry forums as directed by the Head of Legal
- Manage and coordinate relevant external legal support
- Deal with/escalate identified risks in relation to SCUK risk policies and/or legislative and regulatory guidelines in accordance with the Santander UK group risk framework
- Assist the Head of Legal, the Legal & Compliance Director & Compliance team in ensuring effective governance, such as reviewing and drafting policies, procedures, committee terms of reference, drafting relevant committee documents and minutes
- Assist the Head of Legal, the Legal & Compliance Director or the Compliance team with any relevant corporate/internal governance matters
Qualifications
- UK qualified lawyer with substantial relevant experience in an in‑house legal department of a large organisation or law firm
- Experience in reviewing and drafting commercial contracts, including procurement, supplier and intermediary relationships
- Experience advising on legal compliance matters including GDPR, competition, anti‑bribery and corruption, sanctions and money laundering regulations
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and communicate issues
- Digital and ecommerce legal and regulatory knowledge/experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships internally (including senior stakeholders) and externally
- Well‑developed report writing and IT skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary of circa £80,000 (dependent on skills & experience)
- 30 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
- Annual bonus based on personal and company performance
- Car allowance
- Private medical cover
- Generous pension contributions
- Employee assistance programme
- Sharesave scheme
- Gym passes at a reduced rate for a large network of gyms and leisure centres
Working Hours
09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday
Location and Work Arrangement
Hybrid role – at least 3 days a week in the Redhill office. Remote workers will not be considered.
Hiring Criteria
Only candidates immediately available with no notice period will be considered.
Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
At Santander Consumer Finance we have a zero‑tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying, harassment (including sexual) or victimisation of any kind.
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