Vice President – Legal

Key Responsibilities

• To work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and a reduction in M&G plc’s operational risk
• Single point of contact accountable for all legal matters related to M&G Global Services
• Collaborate closely with divisional managers, legal advisors and counterparties to execute all legal contracts
• Drafting, vetting and finalising all contracts
• Negotiate contractual terms based on defined risk framework and organisational guidelines
• Single point of escalation and accountable for negotiating with counterparties on legal terms and conditions
• Lead all litigation and actively participate in any investigations for Global Services and its stakeholders, and escalate any issues and concerns proactively to Global Services senior management and Group legal function
• Establish strong processes and controls and act as Global Services contact with Group legal teams to ensure compliance with global policies and procedures
• Develop and maintain relationships with local management and also across other BU’s, as well as external professional contacts
• Manage the team effectively by planning and scheduling work to meet deliverable time lines, prepare / implement robust cross training plans for the teams, motivate team to deliver to maximum potential
• Ensure the team are kept up to date on pipeline projects including global projects that affect the Global Services team, and plan workloads and expectations accordingly

Qualification & Requirements

Qualified lawyer with minimum 15 years of professional experience within the legal department in banking & financial services firms; experience in a global capability center (GCC) will be an advantage

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation Policy
• Other Perks and Benefits…