Senior Legal Counsel

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Location: London or Guildford (Hybrid)Salary: Dep on exp + benefits Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, but from the very first day you join our team you'll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.

Role Description The purpose of this role is to act as senior legal counsel to Allianz UK, managing legal risk and providing commercially focused legal advice and support.

Key Accountabilities

• Act as matter lead on material arrangements, ensuring that legal and regulatory risks are appropriately identified, managed and reported.
• Provide comprehensive, accurate, timely and cost-effective legal and regulatory advice and services, which add value to the business.
• Ensure legal advice and legal agreements are clearly documented and enforceable. Provide input into Board and Committee papers where required.
• Support and work collaboratively with the Chief Legal Officer and other members of the Legal & Corporate Governance team, including assisting, advising and coaching where appropriate. Escalate and report on matters where appropriate to Lead Counsel, Head of Legal and Chief Legal Officer.
• Build solid relationships with business partners and work collaboratively with the other assurance functions in discharging their responsibilities
• Raise the level of awareness and understanding in the business of legal issues, risks and mitigation while aligning with commercial priorities and objectives of the relevant business owners.
• Provide legal representation at a senior level for Allianz in negotiations, discussions and meetings with customers, suppliers and business partners, assisting with relationship management. Represent the legal team on management forums and project teams set up to address issues across Allianz UK.
• Where appropriate, instruct and manage external legal advisers including managing the costs of such instruction.
• Keep own legal and business knowledge up-to-date.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified solicitor or barrister.

Maintains excellent and up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and regulations, including contract terms, regulation (including Solvency II, FCA Handbook and PRA Rulebook), corporate law, intellectual property law, competition law, data protection, financial promotions, Bribery Act, prize draws/competitions/other promotional activities, Consumer Credit Act, procurement, TUPE, PCI compliance.

• Ability to optimally manage a wide variety of work from operational to strategic.
• Good relationship management skills.
• Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to summarise matters for clients and external parties.
• Excellent negotiation skills with external counterparties. In the context of high-value transactions, uses negotiation and influencing skills, commercial acumen and 'big picture' strategic vision.
• Excellent drafting skills. Solid experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including in the insurance sector.
• Familiarity with legal policies, procedures and systems. Familiarity with other Allianz corporate rules.
• Complies with applicable continuing professional development requirements and maintains a relevant practicing certificate (or equivalent).

Post qualification experience ideally in-house. Extensive experience advising in an in-house capacity (or in private practice) with approximately 8 years of post-qualification experience (or equivalent).Comprehensive current knowledge of relevant law, legislation and regulation concerning financial services, in particular insurance/reinsurance, data protection, competition law, intellectual property, commercial law, IT, advertising and marketing and confidentiality.Extensive legal experience including within the insurance sector in at least one or more of the following areas:

• commercial insurance contracts (TOBAs, delegated authority agreements, AR and other distribution arrangements; affinity deals; outsourcing arrangements; service agreements; broker contracts, co-manufacturing, remuneration, panel; reinsurance, commutations
• corporate transactions including transfers of insurance business (block transfers, Part VIIs) and acquisitions/disposals
• regulatory framework and requirements in particular for the primary and secondary insurance/intermediary market: FMSA, RAO, FCA and PRA rules including ICOBS, PROD, CASS, SYSC, connected contract and other exemptions, Solvency II, passporting, FOS etc
• intellectual property issues including brand protection work, procurement, marketing/advertising, prize promotions, and social media
• policy documentation: drafting or dealing with coverage and other related issues
• managing and advising on contentious insurance and other issues, disputes, litigation, arbitration and mediation
• other legal issues including data protection, competition law and Health & Safety Executive requirements.

Experience instructing and managing external legal advisers to obtain prompt, commercially-orientated and cost-effective advice.Strong commercial and strategic mind-set, with a track record of reacting and adapting to and implementing change at pace.Proven negotiating experience and relationship management skills.

Accessible Application for All.

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we enable access to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer and Interview Scheme. This supports people that meet the essential skills required for the position applied for. Please let us know if you would like to be part of the scheme during your application.We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all, if you need the application form in an alternative format or require any other assistance such as (Larger Text, Hard Copy or Spoken Application).

We want all of our applicants to shine in the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment or Resourcing team.

Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.ukresourcingteam@allianz.co.uk

We can also answer all of your questions and queries on "How to Apply" and what we can do to assist you along the way including any adjustments you may need to support you in your Application, Interview and your Future Career with us.

Allianz achieved the Great Place to Work certification in 2024Great Place to work is a worldwide certification given to organisations who are recognised as an employer of choice by their people.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working.
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts

Our Ways of WorkingDo you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen.Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.Our Purpose and ValuesWe secure your futureBe Brave | With Heart | Everyone Counts | Inspiring TrustOur purpose and values are more than just words on a website - they are the why and how of Allianz. They influence everything we do and guide us how to do it. Created by our people, for our people, they shape our culture, bring us together, and inspire us to be the best. Building an inclusive culture for us all to succeed.Diversity & InclusionAt Allianz, we value diversity and inclusion and back this up with our accreditations. Allianz is EDGE certified for gender inclusion, members of the Women in Finance Charter, a Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion members, signatories of Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter, and an Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We recognise the strength of neurodiversity in the workplace, and the far-reaching benefits of embracing a spectrum of thinking styles and innovative capabilities. We proudly welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, and can offer tailored adjustments to remove barriers and set you up for success in your career. At Allianz, we encourage our people to advocate for what they need, we listen, and we act - this could include providing assistive technology, ergonomic specialist equipment, mentoring and coaching, or flexibility in the way you work, among a wide range other adjustments. Join us - Let's Care for Tomorrow.