LeiterIn Recht (w/m/d)
Core
Lead the Legal Department for a regional German savings bank, providing strategic legal guidance to the Board and committees on banking, capital markets, and corporate law.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel / Head of Legal
Builds
Legal opinions, risk management measures, and compliance strategies for the bank's operations.
Domain
Banking / Financial Services / Legal
Required skills
German law expertise (Civil, Commercial, Corporate, Criminal, Public), Banking & Capital Markets Law, Regulatory Compliance (MaRisk, GwG), Contract Law, Insolvency Law, Leadership, Strategic Analysis
Preferred skills
Experience in Savings Bank environment, Experience with criminal and tax investigations, Stakeholder management with regulators
Technologies
Legal research databases, Compliance management systems
Responsibilities
Lead and develop the Legal Department team, Provide legal advice on banking and capital market issues, Create legal opinions and derive action recommendations, Act as decentralized risk owner for operational risks, Coordinate with external partners and manage mandates, Support criminal and tax investigations