Senior Legal Counsel for Allianz Services (m/f/d)

55037 | Legal & Compliance | Professional | Allianz Executive | Allianz Services | Full-Time | Permanent

As part of Allianz Technology SE´s Legal Function, you will advise the company´s business segment Allianz Services on all legal areas (except tax law and labor law). You will provide business oriented legal advice to enable the Allianz Services business as well as safeguard the interests of the company, to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations and to counsel senior management. You will be part of the Allianz Technology Group’s global Legal Function and will team with colleagues from various geographies worldwide to resolve complex cross-border legal issues. 

What you do

• Provide business oriented legal advice with respect to all aspects of law (except tax and labor law), including commercial law matters and corporate law antitrust law experience a plus.
• Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements, in particular global service agreements, vendor agreements, and other partnership agreements.
• Advise on legal aspects related to the inter-company service delivery by Allianz Services as service provider of the Allianz Group.
• Raise the level of awareness and understanding in the business for legal issues, risks and mitigation measures and act as a bridge between functions and the business for handling legal challenges.
• Provide legal advice and drive legal workstream activities for strategic intra-group restructuring projects.
• Stay abreast of legal developments and industry trends to provide proactive legal advice and support.
• Develop and maintain legal templates and team know-how and contribute to upskilling the Legal Function not only regarding legal expertise, but also regarding technical solutions and developments (e.g. GenAI).
• Oversee and steer external legal counsels, where applicable.

What you bring

• German qualified lawyer (at least 16 points combined from First and Second State Exams).
• English: business fluent.
• At least 10 years of proven experience in providing legal counsel within an international law firm and preferably international inhouse environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex legal issues and provide practical solutions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach to legal challenges.
• A strong interest in constant upskilling & learning.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills and a positive, pragmatic, and dynamic approach to legal practice.

What we offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.
   

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. 

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow. 

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group. 

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