About this role
About the Opportunity
We are looking for a Legal Counsel Corporate & Regulatory to strengthen our expertise in corporate law and banking regulation.
Together with your team, you will advise internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal matters across Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, M&A, Corporate Financing and, prospectively, Capital Markets Law. Another key element of your role will be advising on banking regulatory matters.
Working closely with your team, our management and our General Counsel, you will develop pragmatic solutions across a broad range of topics. You will also work closely with external counsel and independently coordinate their work.
Your Responsibilities
• You will join the Corporate / Regulatory Team within our Legal Department and have the exciting opportunity to further develop our Corporate Law function in a fast-growing company operating in a highly regulated environment.
• Your work will focus on Corporate Governance (in particular, supporting the General Meeting, Supervisory Board and Management Board), Corporate Financing and M&A. You will work closely with the Head of Corporate Law and various stakeholders across the N26 Group.
• You will identify and assess legal and business risks, develop strategies to address them and provide pragmatic and creative support in their implementation.
• You will work closely and cross-functionally with Finance, the Executive Office and the Banking Team on matters relating to the areas of law outlined above. This will also include advising on employee participation programs.
• You will independently support complex national and international transactions as well as our planned IPO.
• In everything you do, you will ensure that applicable regulatory requirements are appropriately considered.
Background
What you should bring:
• You have completed both German state law examinations ( Staatsexamen ) with above-average results.
• You have at least two years of professional experience in Corporate Law, particularly German stock corporation law ( Aktienrecht ), gained at a renowned law firm and/or an international company, ideally in the financial sector.
• You have gained initial experience in banking regulatory law or are motivated to develop expertise in this area.
Skills
• You have a strong interest in technology, business and digital business models.
• You work independently and in a highly structured manner, make decisions and are prepared to stand behind them both internally and externally.
• You are willing to take a pragmatic approach to familiarizing yourself with new topics and areas of law and to closely follow dynamic regulatory developments.
• You are able to communicate complex matters and legal considerations clearly and appropriately for different audiences.
• You demonstrate a high level of integrity, commitment and initiative and are comfortable taking responsibility.
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