Senior Legal Counsel – Global Markets

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Responsibilities

Mission:

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal team in SG Milan Branch, reporting directly to the Head of Legal. The candidate will provide senior legal support to Global Markets Italy with responsibility for structured products, derivatives (with particular focus on certificates), and regulatory engagement, ensuring legal integrity, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Business Advisory

Legal support to MARK and other business lines
Structuring and execution of derivative transactions, with a specific focus on the structuring and issuance of certificates in Italy pursuant to the domestic prospectus regime
Product governance and innovation

Regulatory & Documentation

Ownership of prospectus documentation lifecycle
Oversight of MiFID II / PRIIPs requirements
Listing and market compliance processes

Regulatory Engagement

Direct relationship management with CONSOB and Bank of Italy
Italian Prospectus approvals and regulatory interpretation

Risk & Litigation





Legal risk identification and mitigation
Complaints handling and litigation management

Cross-functional Leadership

Coordination with Compliance, FO, DFIN, Tax
Cross-border collaboration (Italy–France)

Profile required

Experience:

10–15+ years of relevant experience

Language skills:

Italian: C1 level
English: C1 level

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

Technical expertise: Advanced (structured products, derivatives, EU regulation)
Regulatory influence: High (direct regulator interaction)
Complexity: Very high (cross-border, innovative products
Leadership: Functional leadership (no direct reports required)

Why join us

Société Générale Italy is a multi-category bank offering every employee the possibility to have several careers in a professional career path. Internal mobility and training are two core areas we focus on, in a dynamic, prosperous and evolving context.

Business insight

At Societ

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