Risk Management Counselor

3 weeks ago


Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa FirstRand Bank Limited Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Legal Advisor to join our team at FirstRand Bank Limited. As a Legal Advisor, you will play a critical role in providing legal solutions to complex legal and business challenges, mitigating against legal risk, and partnering with the business on the implementation of policies to comply with legal and regulatory requirements and business processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide legal guidance and management to more junior legal advisors
  • Entrench yourself in a business unit that is driven to make a change
  • Be curious and ask the necessary questions to understand the various concepts
  • Establish mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders that support thought leadership, innovative and integrated practice solutions
  • Apply a customer-centric approach to ensure customer satisfaction, albeit to internal customers
  • Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans in support of functional strategic objectives in partnership with leadership
  • Continuously collaborate with stakeholders to achieve the goals of the business
  • Liaise with management and Exco to provide them with the necessary insights into Legal-related matters
  • Have a good understanding of Risk Management and how it impacts the Legal environment
  • Implement and abide by policies, procedures, standards and frameworks
  • Demonstrate leadership behaviour through personal involvement, commitment, and dedication in support of organisational values
  • Draft, review and manage a contracting process from inception to implementation
  • Be able to provide insights into risk matters and provide solutions from a Legal Risk Management perspective
  • Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders
  • Monitor changes in legislation, regulations, initiatives, and relevant industry practices and be able to find application for this within the working environment, whilst always striving to limit the risk exposure of the Group
  • Negotiate terms of contracts with third parties on behalf of the Bank
  • Manage third party relationships on behalf of the Bank

Requirements

  • Have an LLB or LLM degree
  • Have at least 5 years of experience in a similar environment, of which 1 to 2 years ideally at senior specialist level
  • Have experience in the Information Technology space
  • Have experience in Operational Risk Management and Legal Risk Management
  • Have a honed ability to draft and review commercial contracts in a dynamic and fast-changing environment
  • Have exceptional attention to detail

What We Offer

  • Opportunities to network and collaborate
  • Challenging Work
  • Opportunities to innovate

Our Ideal Candidate

  • Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to do both
  • Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
  • A team player who can work well with an extremely fast-paced extended and expanding team and understands the end goals of the team
  • Resilient with the ability to bounce back

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