Legal Counsel

Volkswagen Doğuş Finansman A.Ş. (vdf); Fatih; On-site; TRY 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Volkswagen Doğuş Finans (vdf) is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide comprehensive legal services across all group companies as part of the legal team. The role emphasizes management of contracts, risk mitigation, and development of internal templates and guidelines.

The candidate will support board processes, including appointments, general assemblies, and official notifications, while maintaining strong communication and proactive problem solving within a banking/financial services context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B.) and active membership in a Turkish Bar Association
• 7+ years of experience in banking or financial services
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, reporting, analytical and proactive problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• Work with legal team to provide effective management (drafting, negotiation and interpretation) of all contracts across the range of the company’s activities
• Develop and understand risk mitigation strategies for contractual risks
• Develop internal templates, guidelines and toolkits of a wide variety of business and legal issues
• Participate in the development and achievement of the team's service levels across the group companies
• Manage and follow up corporate processes i.e. the appointment and resignation of the Board of Directors, organize ordinary and extraordinary general assembly meetings, capital increase-decrease, prepare board of directors' resolutions, notification letters for official legal authorities

Skills

English (proficient)

Communication

Negotiation

Presentation

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Multitasking

Education

LL.B. (Bar admission)

Job description

Volkswagen Doğuş Finans (vdf), established in 1999 as a joint venture between Volkswagen Financial Services A.G. (51%) and Doğuş Group (49%), specializes in providing financing solutions for Volkswagen Group brands, including Volkswagen Passenger Car, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, Scania, and MAN. Additionally, vdf offers financing options for second-hand vehicles under DOD, Doğuş Group’s used vehicle brand and business, engaged in buying, selling and trade ins. Offering a comprehensive range of vehicle loans, insurance products and services through a single payment plan, vdf streamlines the process as a one-stop shop for customers. With its long years of expertise in vehicle financing, vdf creates new and special financial solutions tailored to customer needs and enables them to drive away in their dream vehicles directly from authorized dealers. vdf distinguishes itself in the sector with its simplified procedures, customer-centric approach, competitive interest rates and flexible payment plans.

At vdf, we prioritize our customers’ needs and expectations, offering high value-added products, fostering loyalty and building long-term relationships. We maintain a motivated and high-performing workforce, striving to achieve excellence through collaborative and supportive work environments. Our goal is to add value both within our areas of responsibility and also to the broader business landscape.

Careers at vdf:

At vdf, our core values are “Trust,” “Courage” and “Customer Orientation”.

We aim to attract talented individuals who will add value to our company and grow into future leadership roles through succession plans. We seek candidates who are well-educated, open to change, dynamic, committed to continuous self-improvement, team players and aligned with our values.

We believe that providing our employees with diverse career opportunities that allow them to realize their full potential will encourage internal development and motivation. We are dedicated to the ongoing development and support of our human resource, preparing them to meet the evolving needs of our company and to take on future roles within the organization.

“We are ethical.”, “We hire people who act with integrity." “We work transparently and objectively."

vdf is looking for a “Legal Counsel” that you may find the details below:

Purpose of the position is to provide legal services across all group companies as part of the legal team. The role will focus on supporting the work deriving from the business units and so shall have a particular emphasis on management.

Responsibilities:

• Work with legal team to provide effective management (i.e. drafting, negotiation and interpretation) of all contracts across the range of the company’s activities.
• Develop and understand risk mitigation strategies for contractual risks.
• Develop internal templates, guidelines and toolkits of a wide variety of business and legal issues.
• Participate in the development and achievement of the team's service levels across the group companies.
• Manage and follow up corporate processes i.e the appointment and resignation of the Board of Directors, organize ordinary and extraordinary general assembly meetings, capital increase-decrease, prepare board of directors' resolutions, notification letters for official legal authorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B.) and active membership in a Turkish Bar Association
• 7+ years of experience either in banking or financial services industry,
• Proficiency in written and spoken English,
• Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, reporting, analytical and proactive problem solving, follow-up on multi tasking skills.