Legal Officer (Financial/Treasury area) In-House

To provide all-round and specialised legal support and advice to the treasury-oriented business in an international setting, in order to minimise legal risk for the company and optimize its legal position typically in relation to debt funding transaction, derivatives transaction, and contract with various suppliers. Collaborating with external counsel where appropriate. Initiate company secretarial duties (BOD, AGM) and compliance facilitation activities in the Company.

Key responsibilities

The responsibilities and authority stated below are subject at all times to company policy.

Funding and Derivatives Contracts:

• Engaging law firms for drafting main legal documents of capital market transactions (Medium Term Note base prospectus and term sheet, dealer agreement) and financial disclosure documents.
• Handling highly-standardized legal loan documentation and derivatives transactions supported by external counsel’s expertise where necessary.
• Drafting ancillary documents of transactions (such as Board resolution, bond issuer’s confirmation and notification, KYC documents, etc.) with ensuring consistency with main legal documents.
• Reviewing final drafts of transaction documents to be signed by relevant signer in the Company.
• Coordinating with law firms to monitor legal updates and to ensure changes are understood and raised with the business at an appropriate level.

Supplier Contracts:

• Checking any legal documentation (i.e. contracts) from suppliers and third parties to protect the Company’s legal and commercial interests.
• Managing contract reviews for new suppliers or new contracts, with obtaining external counsel’s advice where necessary.

Statutory Arrangement:

• Company Secretarial duties as required, including Board and Shareholder resolutions and company-related registration to Chamber of Commerce (KVK).
• Monitoring recent updates in statutory and governance requirements actually/potentially applicable to the Company, and advising to the business and senior management where necessary.

Compliance:

• Proactively ensuring ongoing compliance with the law on a company level.
• Centrally archiving Company’s internal policies and facilitating for responsible departments to maintain and update.
• Coordinating internal audit done by the parent company, and following-up remediation afterwards.

Others:

• Advising on day to day legal matters and the legal requirements relating to the business.
• Managing litigation as required and instructing external lawyers as necessary.
• Any other appropriate duties as required by reporting manager.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within an in-house legal department, or a law firm with the ability to demonstrate close client contact.
• Familiarity with either one of financial legal areas, e.g., Loan facility agreement, Medium Term Notes program and issuance, ISDA Master Agreement, or periodic financial disclosure filing.
• Experience with negotiations, drafting of documentation/agreements and international transaction processes.
• Experience of Company (Legal) Secretarial work at a Dutch company.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products, especially Word and PowerPoint.
• Superior written and verbal communication and drafting skills (Dutch and English)
• Strategic and creative thinking, matured legal judgment and appreciation of legal risk
• The skill to assume a high level of responsibility, with excellent influencing and interpersonal skills and proven problem-solving capabilities

Desirable

• Experience/exposure to the Financial Services industry, especially automotive captive.
• Experience of Company Secretarial work at a PIE (Public Interest Entity) in any EU country.
• Experience in compliance facilitating activity at a subsidiary of a multi-national company.
• Experience in internal audit coordination role at a subsidiary of a multi-national company.

Key Education/ Qualifications

Master’s degree in (Dutch) law with a Finance specialisation.

Extensive (> 7 years) experience in a legal / financial environment as (international) business lawyer.

Ideal Personal Attributes

• A self-starter undertaking wider responsibilities proactively who “owns” all legal topics.
• An energetic and open mind with a can-do mentality.
• Self-motivated within a demanding environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Willingness to ‘go to the source’ to investigate and understand existing business processes, in order to provide excellent and relevant legal services.
• Pragmatic and commercial approach to problem solving.
• Ability to positively represent Legal & Compliance within the wider business.
• Excellent and intuitive communicator at all levels.
• Team player with a collaborative working approach.
• Ability to prioritise workload and effective time management skills, i.e. able to meet tight deadlines and timescales.
• Flexible approach to working hours, ensuring work patterns reflect business needs.