Senior Legal Counsel - Banking (m/f/d)

Deep Blue Recruitment; Berlin; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading European regulated bank is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel in Berlin. This role involves guiding stakeholders through complex regulations, refining contractual frameworks, and delivering legal opinions. Ideal candidates are fully qualified German lawyers with 2+ years in banking or finance, possessing sharp analytical skills and a commercial mindset. Join a fast-paced, regulated fintech environment where your expertise will shape products and strategies.

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years’ post-qualification experience in banking, finance, or capital markets law.
• Ability to simplify complex regulations and build trust with senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative and solutions-driven mindset.

Aufgaben

• Guide stakeholders on banking law and regulatory compliance.
• Shape and refine contractual frameworks.
• Draft, negotiate, and review commercial and regulatory contracts.
• Deliver legal opinions to support business decisions.
• Manage external counsel for high-quality advice.

Kenntnisse

Banking law guidance

Regulatory compliance expertise

Contract negotiation

Analytical thinking

Commercial mindset

Ausbildung

Fully qualified German lawyer (First and Second State Examinations)

Jobbeschreibung

We are hiring for a leading European regulated bank, that are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel (Product & Commercial) to join their team in Berlin.

You’ll take ownership of legal risk across multiple product areas, guiding the business through complex regulatory frameworks and ensuring compliance while enabling growth.

Tasks

• Guide stakeholders on banking law, regulatory compliance, payments, lending, and consumer protection
• Shape and refine contractual frameworks, from term sheets to full agreements
• Draft, negotiate, and review a variety of commercial and regulatory contracts
• Deliver clear, actionable legal opinions to support business decisions
• Coordinate and manage external counsel to ensure efficient, high-quality advice
• Oversee the end-to-end contract management process to keep operations running smoothly

Requirements

• Fully qualified German lawyer (First and Second State Examinations)
• 2+ years’ post-qualification experience in banking, finance, or capital markets law (in-house or law firm)
• Sharp analytical thinking with the ability to simplify complex regulation
• Commercially minded—able to balance compliance with business goals
• Skilled at building trust with senior stakeholders
• Collaborative, solutions-driven mindset with an agile approach to work

If you’re ready to bring your legal expertise into a fast-moving, regulated fintech environment where your advice shapes products and strategy, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out confidentially to explore whether this role aligns with your next move.