Legal Responsible

Legal Responsible

Country: Spain

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

SCF HQ is looking for a Legal Responsible, based in our Boadilla del Monte office.

WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY

Santander Consumer Finance focuses on business development related to consumer finance products, sales channels and commercial agreements with dealers, vehicle manufacturers or retail distribution establishments, as well as commercial functions associated with direct sales (branches, call centers or digital channels) and indirect sales (through third parties) of consumer finance products.

Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, culture and disability. Our mission is to contribute to help more people and business prosper.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As a Legal Responsible, you will be legally supporting all different areas and units of Santander Consumer Group, working together as a team.

We need someone like you to help us in different fronts:

• Provide comprehensive high quality legal counseling on corporate development issues, as well as managing the coordination with the different areas of the Santander Consumer Finance Group, with a special focus on legal and regulatory aspects.
• Draft and review of finance cooperation agreements with our partners in relation to Auto and Durables Retail and Wholesale Finance, including loans/credit services, leasing, operational lease, subscription, buy-now-pay-later services, etc...
• Review and negotiate third-party provider agreements ensuring EBA Guidelines compliance and cybersecurity risks mitigation.
• Legal advice and support to local units of the Santander Consumer Finance Group in more than 14 countries, working together with our internal and external lawyers.
• Control and oversight/follow-up, from a legal point of view, of Santander Consumer Finance Group units.
• Structure, negotiate and review of all type of documents to be signed by SCF (NDAs, MoUs, LoI, M&A agreements, etc.). In special, you will be acting as the key legal contact for specific M&A and other strategic projects.
• Review and negotiate IT services agreements and provide legal advice on IT related issues in relation to Santander Consumer Finance Group digital services and products, including data protection legal matters.
• Review and negotiate trademark license agreements and provide legal advice on intellectual property related issues.
• Coordinate the preparation of the ongoing reporting to Santander Group and collaboration with all Santander Group areas in relation to any Santander Consumer Finance Group matter.
• Work together with the more junior members of our legal team, helping in their professional development.

EXPERIENCE

• 8 or more years of experience in similar tasks working in top tier law firms or as in-house lawyer, preferably in regulated companies.

EDUCATION

• European qualified lawyer - Degree in Law.
• Specialization on any fields relating to Santander Consumer Finance activity, in M&A and on IT related matters, will be highly valued.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent English and Spanish oral and written communications skills and a high standard of drafting.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and well organized.
• Have a result-driven mindset ensuring high quality delivery, being a problem-solver.
• With aptitude to work with the different areas and colleagues as a team, but also with little direction or oversight.
• Ability to work in a very dynamic environment with many timely demands from internal business colleagues and external regulators.
• Other languages will be a plus

Manages legal advice across the organization enabling profitable growth while mitigating legal risks and assure adherence to governance policies, ethics, and country specific laws and regulations

Idiomas :

• Spanish