Senior Legal Counsel – Mediterranean and Africa Region

The Regional Senior Legal Counsel supports the Mediterranean and Africa Region General Counsel & Compliance Director in overseeing and coordinating legal matters across the MAR region.
The role ensures high-quality consistent and pragmatic legal support to business and corporate functions in alignment with Group legal standards local regulations and regional priorities.

The position combines hands-on legal expertise regional coordination and strategic advisory responsibilities acting as a key legal reference for complex cross-border and high-impact matters.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide senior legal advice on commercial corporate insurancerelated and regulatory matters across the MAR region
• Support and coordinate legal activities across the MAR region working with local legal counsels and external law firms.
• Ensure consistent application of Group legal policies standards and templates at regional level.
• Act as legal advisor on regional and crossborder projects and strategic initiatives.
• Oversee significant litigation and disputes including coordination with external counsel.
• Contribute to regional and Group legal reporting and governance activities.
• Identify legal risks and propose pragmatic businessoriented solutions.
• Work closely with Compliance and other corporate functions while maintaining clear role boundaries.

Key Stakeholders:

• MAR General Counsel & Compliance Director
• Group Legal DepartmentCountry CEOs CFOs Compliance Officers and Business Management
• External law firms and legal advisors

Qualifications :

Profile & Qualifications

• Law degree (Masters level or equivalent)
• Bar admission in at least one MAR jurisdiction is an advantage (such as Italy Greece Portugal South Africa UAE Egypt Israel Türkiye).

Experience

• Solid experience in legal roles within international or regulated environments with exposure to regional or crossborder matters
• 810 years of legal experience
• Background in insurance financial services or regulated industries preferred
• Experience in international or regional environments

Skills & Competencies

• Strong legal judgment and analytical skills
• Ability to translate legal complexity into clear business-oriented advice
• Proven experience in working in multicultural and multi-jurisdictional environments
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
• High level of autonomy reliability and discretion
• Fluent in Italian and English; French is a strong asset

Additional Information :

Seniority & Impact

This is a senior individual contributor role with regional visibility designed as a trusted partner to the MAR General Counsel & Compliance Director and a key contributor to regional legal strategy governance and risk management. This role focuses on coordination and expertise not hierarchical management of country legal teams.

Coface promotes diversity equity and inclusion and values different backgrounds experiences and perspectives believing they strengthen decision-making and performance.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time