Senior Manager Legal & Regulatory - Financial Services

EY; Diegem; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Training programs

Global exposure

Job summary

EY is seeking an ambitious Senior Manager in Legal & Regulatory for Financial Services to lead regulatory initiatives and client engagements across Belgium. The role requires 8–10 years in financial regulatory topics, with strong managerial and commercial capabilities, and fluency in Dutch and/or French plus English.

The professional will guide teams and shape regulatory strategies for top institutions. The opportunity includes working with a global EY Financial Services practice, engaging with

Qualifications

• Belgian Master’s degree in Law.
• 8–10 years of professional experience in financial regulatory topics.
• Fluency in Dutch and/or French, with excellent English.
• Strong managerial and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

• Navigate complex new and existing financial regulations to ensure compliance and business success.
• Manage the Legal & Regulatory team and provide strategic regulatory advice.
• Drive regulatory implementation projects and collaborate with C-level, compliance and legal teams.
• Support go-to-market strategies and expand client accounts.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with top financial institutions.

Skills

Client stakeholder management

In-depth analysis

Creative analysis

Regulatory strategy

Dutch/French language proficiency

Education

Belgian Master’s degree in Law

Job description

Senior Manager Legal & Regulatory - Financial Services

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Requisition ID: 1702940

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

At EY, we’re not just another professional services firm. We’re the only major player with a dedicated Financial Services practice (EY FSO) across EMEIA. We have over 16,000 professionals working together to shape the future of Banking, Insurance, Wealth & Asset Management, Payment Institutions and FinTech. Our comprehensive services and deep market knowledge enable our consultants to understand and meet our client’s needs effectively.

Within EY, Our Financial Services Legal & Regulatory team blends legal and regulatory expertise with business insights to advise top-tier financial institutions. We work on high-impact projects, tackling the evolving legal and regulatory challenges in banking, insurance, asset management, payment services, etc.

The Opportunity

EY Legal & Regulatory is looking for ambitious and talented legal and regulatory Senior Managers who accumulated 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in financial regulatory topics, combined with the right level of entrepreneurial and managerial skills.

If you're excited about being able to help further shape and scale a dynamic, cross-disciplinary team at the heart of regulatory change, this is the opportunity for you!

Our Legal & Regulatory practice for financial services is growing fast, and our team deals with the most diverse legal and regulatory matters. We have a large client-base and we offer our services to a significant number of top financial institutions, both in Belgium and abroad. If you're ready to take on the challenge of helping manage and lead this team, we look forward to meeting you!

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Manager Legal & Regulatory, you will work closely with clients to help them navigate complex new and existing regulations, ensuring compliance while driving business success. You will manage the team to provide strategic legal and regulatory advice, drive regulatory implementation projects, and collaborate with financial institutions' C-level, compliance and legal teams.

Additionally, as you’ll take ownership and responsibility of projects and client accounts, you will play a pivotal role – both in managing engagements and in contributing to our go-to-market strategies, translating client challenges into clear, strategic outcomes.

As a Senior Manager you’ll also play a vital role in the expansion of our business. Your role will include managing client accounts, business development, and helping shape the future of EY’s Legal & Regulatory services. You’ll be able to leverage your colleagues knowledge, expertise and resources in building a solid business and become a trusted advisor for our clients.

Are you someone who thrives on variety – working with different clients, topics and types of projects – and who enjoys balancing substantive legal and regulatory work with managerial responsibilities and an entrepreneurial mindset, focusing on client relationship building, opportunity spotting and supporting go-to-market efforts? If so, this role could be the perfect match for you!

Skills and Attributes for Success

• (Belgian) Master's degree in Law
• Professional experience (between 8 – 10 years), either within a consultancy firm, law firm or financial institution.
• Solid knowledge of financial.
• Ability to perform in-depth and creative analysis to be able to find pragmatic solutions for our client’s challenges.
• Outstanding client stakeholder management skills and ability to build and expand client relationships.
• Perfect oral and written knowledge of Dutch and/or French, with an excellent knowledge of English.
• The right level of managerial and commercial skills.
• Strong team spirit, balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy.

What working at EY Offers

• You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
• Working for a top-tier clientele, both national and international and shaping industry regulations
• You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible.
• A competitive package, including benefits, adapted to your level of experience
• Working together with a dynamic, close-knit team combining young talent and experienced professionals, but also with your colleagues from other departments and offices
• You will get extensive trainings on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities.
• While our client-facing profession might require part-time working at client site and business traveling at times, we are committed to helping you achieve a lifestyle balance.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

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