Key responsibilities

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
• Legal advice and support to the bank's country coverage teams on a wide range of legal issues, including regulatory compliance, risk management, project management and transactional matters.
• Representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to its operations in the country or region, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and review of legal documents such as loan agreements, security documents, and other financing documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank's operations in the country or region.
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the bank's operations in the country or region.
• Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs).
• Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.
• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments.
• Identify the need for inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
• Identify new directions for assignments and/or projects using cross functional methodologies.
• Consult on complex issues; provide advice to People Leaders to support resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Collaborate with other work areas to align with business strategy and activity.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.