Legal and Governance Specialist

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide, within guidelines and policies, independent and specialist support to internal and external customers about legal and governance services and tools.
• Identify and evaluate the impact of risks, propose mitigations and controls, participate in risk assessments as part of the Legal & Compliance representation.
• Execute several supporting legal and governance activities, mainly on public affairs, compliance, regulatory affairs, board and oversight matters within fixed guidelines and policies.
• Demonstrate awareness of policies, processes and procedures and provide requirements for improvements where appropriate, and draft new policies and processes within the scope of responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain contacts with internal and external stakeholders (counsels/suppliers/lawyers/public administrations/regulators/etc) contacts to get a sound understanding of the company needs and procedures and to communicate accordingly.
• Provide horizontal training and awareness
• Deliver and implement projects in own area of responsibility within defined budgets, with challenging deadlines and requirements. Projects may involve input from other specialists from own or other division.
• Coordinate and control the maintenance of Legal department documentation and/or its own areas of expertise.
• Support less experienced colleagues and act as back up.

…