Governance Legal Counsel (Part-Time 50 - 80%)
Swiss Re
- Zürich
- Unbefristet
- Teilzeit
- Be the company secretary and/or provide company secretarial and corporate governance support to various Swiss Re legal entities, their branches and/or subsidiaries, primarily in Switzerland and Germany but also in other locations in EMEA. This will involve accountability for board, committee and shareholder meetings as well as ensuring compliance with Swiss Re's internal Corporate Governance framework.
- Be a trusted partner to the business teams, boards, committees and management members, providing high quality corporate legal advice, clearly articulating legal risks and opportunities, and offering pragmatic solutions.
- Prepare and deliver presentations and trainings to a variety of audiences on legal and governance topics.
- Participate in projects such as corporate restructurings, reorganizations or expansions into new markets, as well as initiatives to improve processes and productivity.
- Monitor applicable legal and regulatory developments and provide clear, actionable legal reporting of key risks.
- Manage outside counsel.
- are a corporate lawyer with expertise in Swiss corporate and regulatory matters and ideally a qualified Swiss lawyer with a minimum of 4 years of experience in a global financial services organization or law firm.
- can draft minutes, agreements, corporate documents, legal advice and other business records in English and German to a professional standard. A good command of additional languages is a plus.
- can independently advise on legal issues relating to corporate law, market conduct, outsourcing, tax and finance, and can also apply sound judgement beyond the dimensions of laws and regulations.
- enjoy working on multiple projects in parallel and coordinating complex assignments across multidisciplinary teams and multiple jurisdictions.
- are an excellent communicator, with strong research, drafting and presentation skills.
- are highly collaborative but confident in your ability to drive matters independently.
- demonstrate accountability, resilience when facing challenges and are fully reliable, responsive and have high energy.
- are receptive to constructive challenge, willing to learn, develop and self-reflect.
- are recognized by clients for the pragmatic advice you provide and your commercial attitude, and by colleagues for being an excellent teammate, happy to assist others and fun to work with.
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