Senior Legal Counsel

Job title:

Senior Legal Counsel

Company:

HSBC Global Services Limited

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel – Global Payment Solutions – GCB4 – Legal – BirminghamIf you’re looking to take an exciting new direction with your HSBC career, an internal move can open the door to many opportunities, allowing you to take on a new challenge, and develop your skills. Bring your knowledge of our brand to a new role and grow yourself further.Global Legal plays an important role in protecting HSBC’s reputation, helping to safeguard the organisation by providing robust and comprehensive advice on legal issues and risks. Our lawyers advise senior management and the Global Businesses and Functions. They offer a range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience, and practice specialisms across all the countries and territories in which HSBC operates.We are currently seeking a professional to join Global Payment Solutions (GPS) Legal team in the role of Senior Legal Counsel. As the Senior Legal Counsel you will provide legal support for HSBC’s GPS business, supporting cash management, payments, liquidity and digital channels. You will advise upon and assist in GPS client negotiations ensuring risks are understood by internal business stakeholders and HSBC is delivering a consistent negotiations experience for all clients.A move across the business allows you to continue to access tailored professional development opportunities, and our fantastic benefits packages..In this role, you will:

• Support the Global Head of Negotiations and Documentation to manage risk across the HSBC GPS business and assist GPS deal teams to understand and manage risks associated with individual negotiations.
• Lead negotiations for cash and payments legal agreements including Global foundational terms, service agreements and side letters. Recommend and guide approvals with key stakeholders in line with negotiation guidelines.
• Advise on future enhancement to negotiation guidelines and other supporting materials.
• Assist in the recruitment and training of a team within the Global Legal Solutions (GLS) organization to provide additional Legal support for active GPS negotiations and other client queries.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• UK qualified lawyer with extensive PQE.
• Experience in advising on general transactional banking negotiations, either as an inhouse lawyer or in private practice. Cash management and payment experience preferred.
• Experience supporting Global projects and initiatives impacting multiple jurisdictions.
• The ability to manage and prioritise different workloads in different businesses.
• Be able to think independently and act on one’s own counsel as well as manage business expectations.
• Possess the gravitas and maturity to gain the confidence of senior management right from the outset.

The base location for this role is Birmingham and with a hybrid working pattern.Continue to grow with our internal opportunities.Email: Telephone: +44 207 832 8500

Expected salary

Location

Birmingham

Job date

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:48:46 GMT

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