LEGAL COUNSEL

Job description

About the role

AT LEONTEQ, WE ARE A LEADING PLAYER IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY, RENOWNED FOR OUR INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES PEOPLE TOGETHER, PASSION, DEDICATION, QUALITY AND EXPERTISE ARE OUR GUIDING NORTH STAR.

Tasks

• Legal advice on Swiss and international capital market issues (in particular regulatory and securities law matters as well as civil law issues).
• Legal analysis and review of legal documentation (always supervisory law).
• Advising the business units and other internal stakeholders on all legal matters, including but not limited to financial market laws, IT law, (cloud) outsourcing and third party risk management issues, pension and insurance law, corporate law and commercial law.
• Advice on projects such as strategic transformation projects for the Group, audit and regulatory inquiries, projects to set up new businesses.
• Legal assessment, drafting and structuring of (bespoke) agreements and commercial contracts, including but not limited to service agreements, intra-group service level agreements, index licenses, distribution agreements (both sides) and related documentation.
• Legal assessments, review and/or drafting of group related documentation, including but not limited to drafting of policies, review of marketing materials, review and drafting of product protection questionnaires, review of press releases.
• Review and set-up of financial products, complex financial transactions and SPV structures.
• Assuming responsibility for corporate governance and commercial matters and preparing related documentation.
• Implementing national and international legal and regulatory developments, laws and regulations relevant to the Leonteq Group and assuming the role of Legal Project Manager when required.

Requirements

• Master's degree in law.
• Admission to the Swiss Bar.
• At least 4-5 years of experience (Post-Qualification Experience, PQE).
• Knowledge of Swiss financial market law, regulation and supervisory law.
• Interest and experience in legal issues, national and international financial markets and financial instrument derivatives regulations.
• Experience in structured products and/or OTC derivatives.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Fluent in German and English.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of other languages.
• Knowledge of European market law.

We offer

• Experience the dynamics of a leading fintech company.
• Insight into all departments in order to understand the mechanisms of the value chain for structured investment products.
• Be part of a multinational team.
• Hybrid working system: home office and office.
• Working in modern facilities at an exceptional location.