Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs

This in-house legal counsel position is based in our Stockholm office, Sweden. Primary responsibilities will be to work on a broad range of commercial, corporate, regulatory, privacy and transactional legal matters in the optimisation division of OSTTRA’s business. Lawyer will work closely with colleagues in the legal, business, front office and core infrastructure and support functions and report to the General Counsel in London.
Principal Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Manage, draft and negotiate various commercial contracts, including customer documentation, procurement and support, software licenses, services, maintenance, web-based services, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements from different regions, at global level
Managing and responding to regulatory requests and keeping abreast of post-trade regulatory developments
Support sales and other business teams including shared services groups based in different regions, globally and provide them with innovative business solutions.
Developing knowledge of multiple areas of the law, including intellectual property, and privacy, to counsel internal clients on business and legal risks arising at all stages of the customer relationship.
Analyzing, evaluating, and providing input to product and client initiatives with a view to identifying and highlighting possible business and legal risks to management.
Liaise among business and various support and control divisions of OSTTRA, including IT, Tax, Compliance, Finance, Risk and Operations
Assist with various projects for OSTTRA's post-trade services, including client onboarding, commercial and jurisdictional issues
Engage and manage outside counsel
Act as key member of team of commercial/corporate lawyers based in London, also with legal colleagues in the US and Israel.

Qualifications & Experience
strong academic background
5 to 8 years PQE of in-house and/or large law firm experience in a transactional practice
Must have an excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken)
Excellent drafting and negotiating skills.
Understanding of optimisation businesses in the post-trade derivatives world
Relevant regulatory experience in managing optimisation businesses and understanding of regulatory landscape for the businesses in EMEA and APAC.
Legal experience in negotiating and drafting commercial and other business to business technology and information related contracts – nice to have
Experienced in compliance, intellectual property and data privacy matters – nice to have
Knowledge of data and software licensing, intellectual property, and commercial contract law required - preferred
Knowledge of English law, and knowledge of the laws of the State of NY is also great.
Experience with technology, or financial services companies is a plus.
Proven ability to manage a variety of commercial transactions and special projects simultaneously.
Ability to anticipate and respond to problems.
Investigative, analytical, problem-solving, and strategic skills.
Proactive, enthusiastic, self-motivated team player. Strong organizational skills.

What we offer
Opportunity to work with world experts in the field
Participation in conferences and training
Attractive benefits package (private health care, life insurance)
Five days for charity/volunteering