Role Description
We are looking for an exceptional commercial contracts lawyer to work within our Group Commercial Legal team. The role covers a variety of legal matters across multiple business areas but focusses particularly on FNZ’s client and supplier contracts across the globe. As such there is a significant contract review, analysis and drafting component to this position. The right candidate is someone who has a passion for a delivering complex legal projects, has a detailed analytical brain, good organisational skills, can understand and navigate a complex multi-facetted business and can link in with multiple teams across the business to generate the best legal and commercial outcomes for FNZ.
Organisational Design
The Head of Group Commercial Legal reports directly into the Group General Counsel
Team Responsibilities
To manage and monitor legal and contractual matters on behalf of the FNZ group
Specific Role Responsibilities
Negotiating and drafting client and supplier contracts
Providing general legal support to the business
Managing and monitoring relationships with external legal advisors in matters relating to the FNZ group’s business
Contract analysis and reporting
Monitoring and reporting on legal developments and how they might affect FNZ
Contract management (including managing and maintaining FNZ’s contracts register)
Managing disputes
Supporting strategic projects
Producing MI for internal business reporting/tracking
Reviewing company activities related to UK legal matters, identifying potential litigation issues and acting to address or mitigate these
Contributing to the development and maintenance of the annual UK legal budget
Focus on legal risk management
Contributing to the development of legal policy/procedures
Experience Required
Commercial solicitor with a minimum of 10 years PQE
Energetic commercial contracts specialist with strong contract analysis, negotiating and drafting skills essential
Fintech/Financial Services sector experience desirable
Some people management experience desirable
Current industry knowledge and an awareness and understanding of regulatory and industry related change events as they occur
Excellent attention to detail and a methodological way of working
Strong communication skills (verbally and in writing) and experience of influencing a broad range of decision makers and stakeholders
Excellent business judgment and interpersonal skills
Enthusiasm for taking on new responsibilities, even if outside areas of expertise
Able to work in extremely fast-paced environment, collaboratively, and autonomously
Awareness of risk management practices desirable
Independent, self-directing and delivery focused working style with superior analytical thinking and commercially aware
An understanding of the platform market desirable
About FNZ
FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.
We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.
We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.4 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).
Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.
