- Chance to be part of a successful organisation with strong growth ambitions
- Join an international environment in this challenging and versatile position
Leveraging their deep expertise and insights, our client offers commercial, personal and speciality products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today, they employ 13,000 people around the world.
Headquartered in Brussels and while they are international in their outlook, they are also proudly local in their operations with their Dutch office in Amsterdam, which they started 3 years ago. They have been growing rapidly since. To support the Amsterdam office, they are looking for a legal counsel. It will give you the chance to be part of a successful organisation with strong growth ambitions combined with the entrepreneurial spirit of local market entrant.
Our client is a leading specialist in London market and European commercial lines business. Active in both the Lloyd's and company market, they offers considerable diversity to the broking community. They are a socially responsible company and give their customers the ability to invest a portion of their premiums in environmentally and socially beneficial projects.
Job DescriptionThe position will be based in Amsterdam, and you will report into the Head of Legal, Europe (based in Paris).
Your new role- To advise on all aspects of corporate law and administration, governance and regulation for the head office, working closely with the London based legal team and London based Company Secretarial team and supporting on London led projects and deliverables.
- To support the Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary and Head of Legal Europe in advising the Board and Management Committee on all relevant Dutch legal matters and all matters pertaining to the management of a Belgian (re)insurance company.
- To potentially provide legal support to the Dutch management teams on matters of reinsurance and insurance wordings, distribution, disputes and other matters
- To advise on general commercial contracts for the Dutch offices. You must also review and contracts proposed by business units, support units or third parties to ensure legally sound, compliant and appropriate in commercial context.
- To negotiate with third parties in order to bring contracts to execution and completion.
- Assist with dispute resolution and claims matters as required.
- To continue to develop amongst the business and support units an awareness of legal risk and a risk management culture to ensure the business meets best practice requirements.
- To be aware of existing processes and controls for legal risk management and to assist Head of Legal as necessary to ensure risks are managed in line with best practice and the corporate philosophy.
- To be aware of upcoming legal developments and advise on their impact for the business.
- Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with clients within the business.
- To support the People Country Manager on HR-related matters.
- Minimum 5 years' legal experience in the insurance sector in an insurance company, an insurance broker, a specialized law firm in insurance with focus on B2B;
- Dutch and English language skills working proficiency;
- Very good interpersonal skills;
- Customer service skills.
- Competing salary based on relevant professional experience
- Full time position
- Bonus
- 36 vacation days (full time)
- Pension plan
- Travel allowance
- Work from home policy
€70000 - €90000 monthly