Position Summary
Seeking Assistant Counsel, Compliance Officer and Company Secretary to join small, very busy, and friendly European corporate legal and compliance team which services Assured Guaranty’s regulated platforms in London, Paris and Madrid and also provides support to a Singapore representative office and Australian service company. Role involves providing legal, compliance and governance support principally to (i) Assured Guaranty UK Limited, an insurer authorised by the PRA and regulated by the PRA and FCA (AGUK) and (ii) Assured Guaranty (Europe) SA, a French insurance company authorised by ACPR (AGE) and part of the global Assured Guaranty group. Role is fast-moving and broad-ranging, requiring a motivated, ‘self-starter’ candidate Role to report to Chief European Corporate Counsel in London and to liaise closely with AGE Chief Compliance Officer and other team members
Primary Responsibilities
Role is very broad ranging, and responsibilities include: Legal research and review covering a broad range of topics affecting Assured Guaranty including financial services regulation, data privacy, employment and corporate matters Preparing, reviewing and amending a range of (non-transactional) agreements Key role in organizing and managing a large number of Board and Committee meetings including organizing and contributing to a large number of meeting papers, uploading them onto Diligent, coordinating with other participants, taking accurate minutes, tracking and helping to close action points Implementing AGUK and AGE compliance plans and work relating to their respective compliance manuals, training, onboarding and KYC processes Significant participation in various legal and compliance projects Assisting with different aspects of Assured Guaranty’s governance structure including management of policies and procedures and other governance documents A wide range of applications and filings including those with the PRA, FCA and other regulatory agencies, Companies House, LEI and UK ICO Drafting resolutions, incumbency certificates and other corporate and legal documents Extensive interaction with other Assured Guaranty personnel including Board members, Legal & Compliance, Risk and HR

Candidate Background

Essential:

Qualified lawyer
Financial services background
At least 5 years’ relevant legal, compliance and governance experience
Experience working on international matters

Strongly preferred:

In-house experience at insurance company/other financial services firm
PRA/FCA experience; ACPR experience also useful
Familiarity with Diligent/other Board applications
Bright, proactive and analytical
Curious, thoughtful, quick/ keen to learn, self-motivated and ‘can do’ attitude
Comfortable with change and tackling challenges
Proven track record in managing multiple matters successfully
Comfortable multi-tasking and working under pressure
Extremely well-organized and strong time- management skills
Team player, responsive, dependable, comfortable ‘managing up’
Practical, flexible, resilient and hard-working
Clear written and verbal communicator and able to represent the team well
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
French language skills helpful
Able to travel (initially within UK and EEA)

Compensation

Compensation will depend on various factors, including but not limited to a candidate’s experience and credentials, salary expectations of applicable candidates, and other applicable market conditions. This position also provides applicable employee benefits, as well as eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentive awards.

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IFOR: A financial reporting oversight role is a role in which a person is in a position to, or does, exercise influence over the contents of the financial statements or related information (such as management's discussion and analysis) to be filed with the SEC, or over anyone who prepares them through, for example, direct responsibility or oversight of those persons. Examples of such position are when the person is a member of the board of directors or similar management or governing body, chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, general counsel, chief accounting officer, controller, director of internal audit, director of financial reporting, treasurer, director of tax, or any equivalent position.

Close Personal Relationship: A relationship that involves two individuals who (i) are members of the same family; (ii) share an intimate, sexual encounter or ongoing romantic or intimate relationship; (iii) share an ongoing friendship which demonstrates an emotional connection that supersedes the working, collegial relationship as the connection between two people and may cause others to feel excluded and question their objectivity, independence of judgment and fairness; or (iv) provide each other with domestic support, financial support or loan, employment or volunteer work.

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