A highly regarded client of ours, specialised within the Financial industry, is looking to onboard a Head of Legal to join their team.

Duties

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, agreements, and legal documentation as required
Monitor legal developments and assess their implications for the Organisation's operations, identifying legal risks accordingly
Oversee all legal matters, providing legal guidance to senior management and the Board, managing and coordinating external counsel to support the Organisation's legal requirements, also providing timely and accurate reporting to the CEO and Board on legal, and data protection issues.
Participate in management committees and provide legal input to support strategic decision making, ensuring proper maintenance of legal records, correspondence, agreements, and reports.
Lead, manage, and mentor the Legal team, ensuring alignment with respective objectives.
Build effective cross functional relationships with Compliance, Risk, AML/FCC, and other control functions to ensure coordinated governance and alignment on legal matters
Support engagement with MFSA, ECB, FIAU, and other relevant Regulators on legal matters.
Support governance matters shared among functions, such as Board documentation, legal review of frameworks, and regulatory interactions.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years' of local experience in legal roles, including at least 3 years in a senior leadership capacity
Solid experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of legal documents
Excellent verbal and written communication skills inEglish
Proven experience interacting with local regulators and/or authorities

Education and Experience

Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) and warranted Lawyer in Malta

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Head of Legal

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