Senior Legal Manager, Team Leader, AVP

State Street

Gdansk, Poland

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced lawyer and manager to join the Global Contracts Legal team in Gdansk, Poland. In this role you will lead a team that provides legal support to various State Street’s businesses and corporate functions globally in negotiating a variety of agreements and providing other types of legal support.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. To make that happen we need teams like yours to help navigate employees and the organization as a whole. In your role you will strive for cutting-edge solutions, that are straightforward and scalable. You will help us build resilience and execute day to day deliverables at our best.

Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As Senior Legal Manager, Team Leader you will be:

managing and developing a team of lawyers, projects and legal processes and agreements supported by the team;
responsible for governance of key internal documents and templates;
supporting your team in negotiations of complex agreements (NDAs, product agreements, etc.) and other in scope legal support provided by your team;
leading and co-ordinating the internal Custody Agreements Training Program and providing subsequent legal support;
supporting your team as a first point for escalations (for legal and operational issues);
working closely with the Head of Global Contracts Legal, internal legal and business colleagues to deliver best quality of legal services and address corporate-wide initiatives;
handling multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously with careful legal analysis and attention to detail;
exercising sound legal and business judgment in dealing with clients and colleagues.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

Excellent people and project management skills;
Strong problem-solving and technical legal analysis skills;
Excellent contracts negotiations skills;
Experience in custody agreements and/or other complex agreement types and willingness to learn new areas of law, contract types and legal skills;
Understadning of international financial regulations;
Excellent legal and business English language skills;
Excellent communication, training and presentation skills;
Enthusiasm for working in a collaborative culture that values teamwork and inclusivity;
Demonstrated ability to build positive and wide-ranging working relationships with colleagues, including the ability to appropriately challenge and offer an alternative point of view;
Ability to interact with and navigate multiple levels and functional areas within a large organization;
Ability to provide practical guidance to assist your team and supported business;
Strong time management, prioritization, planning, and organizational skills.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Law school graduate (attorney-at-law license in any jurisdiction is a plus);
Eight (8) years or more of experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, preferably within financial services sector and/or international law firm or international company.

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