Closing Date: 1st October, 2025

Description:

About this role:
An American Multinational Financial Services Company is seeking a Senior Counsel to manage regulatory enforcement and investigative matters. The Senior Counsel will work on a team of attorneys and paralegals that regularly interact with bank leadership, external counsel, government attorneys, and other stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

Manage a portfolio of regulatory enforcement matters involving regulators and state and federal law enforcement and other agencies
Represent the Company in highly complex legal issues, regulatory enforcement investigations, litigation, negotiations, and settlement discussions
Collaborate with leaders and subject matter experts in the Legal Department and other stakeholder functions, including compliance, risk, regulatory relations, government relations, and corporate communications, in providing strategic, tactical and effective legal support for the individual lines of business and Enterprise
Develop relationships with and provide guidance to leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the Company
Draft complex legal documents and review, revise and negotiate documents prepared by outside counsel
Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management solutions
Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability
Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions and make recommendations for issue resolution
Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives

Required Qualifications:

4+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States

Desired Qualifications:

Experience as a practicing attorney leading internal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters and complex litigation including before DOJ, SEC, prudential regulators and state attorneys general.
Knowledge and practical experience in areas involving regulator, attorney-client, work product and other privileges
Ability to analyze legal and regulatory issues and provide effective advice to clients on complex legal matters
Ability to evaluate economic, reputational and regulatory risks and to develop strategic plans to minimize those risks
Experience conducting research and providing counsel and guidance regarding complex legal issues
Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and the ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, demanding environment
Ability to work efficiently in a complex environment with a high degree of collaboration