Senior Legal Counsel, Cboe

12 Month FTC - Maternity Cover

Salary not provided

+ Incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement + Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Expert level

Amsterdam

London

Market infrastructure and tradable product provider

Be an early applicant

Market infrastructure and tradable product provider

1001+ employees

B2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ Incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement + Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Expert level

Amsterdam

London

1001+ employees

B2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Company mission

To build a trusted, inclusive global marketplace that enables people to pursue a sustainable financial future.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A qualification to practice law either in the Netherlands and/or the UK
6 - 10 years of post qualification experience in financial services, equity capital markets and/or financial market infrastructure either in house or in private practice
Familiarity with EU/UK capital markets legislation e.g., MIFIR, MIFID and/or EMIR
Experience with filings and applications
Strong experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
Ability to work autonomously, manage business stakeholder expectations, fluctuating workload, and priorities

Desirable

A good understanding of the European securities industry/capital markets
Familiarity with European capital markets legislation e.g., MIFIR, MIFID and/or EMIR

What the job involves

The Senior Legal Counsel at Cboe will have day-to-day ownership of legal work arising in relation to the Cboe Europe entities and be required to assist the Head of Legal on project work as required. This position reports to the Head of Legal, Cboe Europe. The team further consists of two Senior Legal Counsels and Chief Legal Officer. The Cboe global legal team consists of around 40 lawyers. The Senior Legal Counsel will be based in the Netherlands
Supporting the equity and derivatives exchanges and benchmark administrator
Market data arrangements
Regulatory assessments and applications
Inter group company arrangements
Outsourcing
Commercial contracts
New product initiatives
Corporate secretarial and governance
Legal advice and guidance to senior business leaders regarding legal issues in the area of focus and regarding how complex business goals may be achieved from a legal perspective

Our take

Cboe provides market infrastructure and tradable products, including options, offering trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants globally. Promising to operate an inclusive and trusted marketplace, its services ultimately enable participants to access a sustainable financial future.

The company is truly global, offering solutions across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and meeting the specific needs of its customers from where they are based. Its reach is echoed in the creation or acquisition of entirely new markets and market models, many of which served as the first of their kind, and hence have grown to become some of the largest, most relied upon out there.

Cboe intends to build upon the momentum that it continues to snowball year-on-year, growing its presence across North America whilst refining its latest innovations. For its participants, it will find new ways to enhance the overall equities markets while improving the customer experience on its platforms.

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16% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company values

Guiding Principles: Our five guiding principles inspire us to be better teammates and partners, enabling us to provide best-in-class solutions for our markets and customers
Navigating ESG: We believe social responsibility benefits everyone , from our investors and customers to our associates and community members
Market Advocacy: As a global leader, we proactively address key issues that impact the world's markets and provide transparency into our strategic agenda

Company HQ

West Loop Gate, Chicago, IL

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Leadership

Fred Tomczyk

(CEO)

Previously worked as Lead Independent Director for Sagen. Also sits on the Board of Directors for Unity Willis Towers Watson and The World Federation of Exchanges.

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