Senior Legal Counsel

As a Senior Legal Counsel you will be responsible for handling all matters related to securities law arising from the development of Euronext Securities and the implementation of the Euronext strategic plan. Your expertise will be required to anticipate and resolve legal challenges specific to this sector particularly in terms of cross-border regulation and compliance with European standards.

This position presents a unique opportunity for a senior legal expert to engage in a high-value international activity by contributing to the structuring and development of Euronext Securities. You will have the chance to collaborate with prominent sector stakeholders and gain valuable experience in a dynamic and evolving environment.

The Senior Legal Counsel will notably be engaged in the following activities:

• Provide expert legal advice on matters affecting Euronext post-trade business units and their clients;
• Provide legal expertise in the domain of securities law;
• Manage responses to information and concerns and/or issues raised by clearing members participants issuers custodians and other stakeholders;
• Provide general legal assistance to the business operations of Euronext Securities (the 4 CSDs) regarding specifically the application of the CSDR;
• Contribute to the tracking and monitoring of all relevant legislation and regulation and contribute to ensuring compliance with governing law among other CSDR:
• Align legal advice with Euronext legal and regulation team members.

Experience:

• 7 years of work experience preferable from a law firm within banking and finance or other experience from a bank
• Specialist knowledge securities law is required
• Speaking and writing in both French and English. Good English skills are required.
• Able to advise with insight and understanding of the business and the clients needs
• Able to communicate clearly concisely and concretely
• Professionally strong with the ability to create trust and credibility among colleagues in the business
• Able to combine legal competencies with business understanding and is able to translate legal challenges into simple operational and business supporting solutions

Euronext Values

Unity

We respect and value the people we work with

We are unified through a common purpose

We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

We value transparency communicate honestly and share information openly

We act with integrity in everything we do

We dont hide our mistakes and we learn from them

Agility

We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

We are adaptable responsive and embrace change

We take smart risks

Energy

We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

We focus on and encourage personal leadership

We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race gender age citizenship religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks projects.