Work Location:Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Hours:40
Pay Details:$275,000 - $375,000 USD
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Line of Business:Legal
Job Description:This is a high-impact opportunity for a Director and Managing Counsel to play a critical role in one of the most complex and evolving financial crime environments in banking.
As Managing Counsel, you will provide senior legal advice on complex AML/FCRM regulatory matters, partnering closely with Legal, Compliance, Risk and business leaders to navigate regulatory requirements, emerging risks and strategic priorities.
The role has a specialized focus on AML regulatory advisory, providing the opportunity to shape the continued evolution of a sophisticated financial crime program and influence enterprise-level decisions. The ideal candidate will bring deep AML regulatory expertise, strong regulatory judgment and experience operating at a leading financial institution or similarly complex regulated environment.
This is an opportunity for an established AML legal expert to make an immediate impact in a highly visible and strategically important role.
The Director and Managing Counsel is responsible for assisting the General Counsel as directed.
Depth & Scope:- Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions, as required
- Advises Business Lines concerning legal matters
- Coordinates outside counsel
- Assists in protecting legal interests of the bank and maintaining its operations within the scope established by law
- Provides legal counsel to all levels of executive staff
- Identifies and analyzes legal issues, drafts key documents, presents clear recommendations, and enhances legal compliance
- Provides ongoing advice to senior executives and other business lines regarding general legal and contract specific issues and risks
- Participates in structuring, negotiating and drafting of complex business transactions (complex, high-dollar value transactions)
- Consults on pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
- Monitors and directs litigation
- Advises on legal implications of enterprise issues
- Manages and mentors Staff Attorneys and Paralegal Assistants
Education & Experience: - Bachelor's and Juris Doctor degrees from an accredited law school required
- 15+ years' experience as an attorney
- Admitted in good standing to a state bar
- Licensed to practice law
- Broad transactional background and excellent negotiation and drafting skills; legal research and writing skills
- Experience advising senior management on legal, risk, and strategic issues
- Ability to problem solve, multitask, and work effectively against deadlines
- Proven success of high volume matters in fast-paced environment
- Report/communicate effectively to General Counsel
- Experience in Banking (Retail and Commercial): Insurance Brokerage; Broker/Dealer expected
- Proven expert knowledge of Regulatory Compliance
- High personal qualities of Integrity, high motivation, carefulness; exceptional skills in judgment
Physical Requirements:Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%
- Domestic Travel - Occasional
- International Travel - Occasional
- Performing sedentary work - Continuous
- Performing multiple tasks - Continuous
- Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
- Responding quickly to sounds - Occasional
- Sitting - Continuous
- Standing - Occasional
- Walking - Occasional
- Moving safely in confined spaces - Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) - Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) - Never
- Squatting - Occasional
- Bending - Occasional
- Kneeling - Never
- Crawling - Never
- Climbing - Never
- Reaching overhead - Never
- Reaching forward - Occasional
- Pushing - Never
- Pulling - Never
- Twisting - Never
- Concentrating for long periods of time - Continuous
- Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations - Continuous
- Reading, writing and comprehending instructions - Continuous
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing - Continuous
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.
