BBVA Spark - Legal Senior Manager

BBVA; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

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Una entidad financiera internacional busca un Legal Senior Manager para unirse a su equipo en Madrid. El candidato ideal debe tener un título de abogado, más de 6 años de experiencia en derecho corporativo o financiero, y habilidades avanzadas en español e inglés. Este puesto desempeñará un papel clave en la estructura de soluciones de financiación y en el cumplimiento normativo, trabajando estrechamente con equipos internos y externos. Se requiere una mentalidad proactiva y la capacidad de trabajar bajo presión.

Formación

• Mínimo 6 años de experiencia en equipos legales internos de empresas líderes o en bufetes de abogados de alto nivel.
• Experiencia en transacciones principalmente en Banca, Finanzas y Fintech, y/o Derecho Corporativo.
• Nivel avanzado de español e inglés requerido.

Responsabilidades

• Asesoría legal en el diseño y estructuración de soluciones de financiación.
• Coordinación con los servicios legales internos de la entidad.
• Supervisión de la actividad de los bufetes de abogados externos.

Conocimientos

Cumplimiento normativo

Ejercicio del derecho

Innovación

Negocios

Comunicación efectiva

Gestión de proyectos

Trabajo en equipo

Educación

Título de abogado calificado en España o Reino Unido

Licenciatura en Negocios, Economía o Finanzas

LLM o máster en Derecho

Descripción del empleo

BBVA Spark - Legal Senior Manager

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Conoce más sobre el área:
BBVA Spark is the global business unit within BBVA (CIB) responsible for supporting high growth companies (seed, early growth, late growth and unicorns) and VC funds in all of their financial services needs, including but not limited to transactional products, short-term traditional lending, venture and growth lending, warehouse facilities, revenue-based finance and capital call lines. BBVA Spark also invests as LP in VC and PE funds in verticals such as growth, fintech, digital assets and decarbonization. Within BBVA Spark, the Legal team is responsible for:

• Leading and coordinating the legal advice to the banking businesses, investment and holding teams of BBVA Spark, globally.
• Playing a key role to the unit in terms of governance, decision-making, strategic projects, marketing & communication and launch of new products and services.
• Leading the advice to the unit in regulatory matters affecting BBVA Spark, such as fintech, blockchain, digital assets and tech-related matters, also serving as a front to the related units of the Bank in this regard.

Responsibilities

• Business:
  • Legal advice in designing, structuring, formalizing and monitoring venture debt, warehouse facilities, capital call lines, revenue-based finance and other structured finance solutions in Europe.
  • Answering legal queries issued by all members of the business, risk and monitoring units of BBVA Spark.
  • Coordinating with the in-house legal services of the Bank for transactional products’ queries and for workout and distressed transactions and clients.
  • Coordinating with the in-house local legal services of the Bank in Latam and Europe for internal projects, transactions and queries of clients of the corresponding nationalities.
  • Overseeing the activity of the external law firms advising the unit.
• General regulatory advice and knowledge:
  • Considering the innovative and disruptive features of the unit’s clients, the role will play a key role as a 'knowledge hub' of the unit for matters such as venture capital, fintech, payment services, blockchain, digital assets and other tech-related fields. The role will also liaise with other related teams of the Bank on this matter.
  • He/she will also handle the relationship with the European Investment Fund, and with other public institutions involved in the unit’s business and investments activity.
• Venture capital investments:
  • Answering recurrent legal queries related to LPAs, side letters, Advisory Committee or Investment Committee approvals, conflicts of interest, warrants, etc. of venture capital and PE funds where the bank is invested.
• General legal and governance advice:
  • The role will actively play a key role in advising other teams of the unit such as strategy, marketing & communications and concerning the launch of new products or services.

Qualifications

• A qualified legal professional in Spain or the UK is required. A Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, or Finance is desirable. LLM or Master’s degrees in Law are also viewed favorably.
• From 6 years of experience in legal in-house teams of leading corporations and/or in top-tier law firms is required.
• Transactional expertise primarily in Banking, Finance & Fintech, and/or Corporate Law and Legal M&A. Experience advising fintechs, VC or tech companies is desirable.
• Advanced level of Spanish and English.

Skills

• Great interest in areas of law and regulation different from its main expertise. Ability to contribute to knowledge of the unit, exchanging knowledge and experiences.
• Good communication skills, and ability to influence discussions with other colleagues across the geographies. Ability to synthesize in writing and orally complex ideas into few key messages.
• Strong organizational and project management skills to manage different tasks with competing deadlines. Great capacity to work under pressure.
• Team player mentality who lives by our values ('customers come first', 'think big' and 'one team').
• Other soft Skills: creativity, proactive mindset, empathy, innovation, customer orientation, problem-solving skills.
• Occasional travel may be required (Spain, Europe, and/or Latam).

Habilidades

• Cumplimiento normativo
• Ejercicio del derecho
• Innovación
• Negocios

Other attributes

• Senior level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Legal
• Industries: Banking