Overview
Head of Legal – Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. € market leading salary + bonus & benefits. Hybrid working.
Are you a senior legal leader with significant experience in custody, depositary, and fund administration from the UK or another European location? Do you have a proven track record in financial services law and enjoy operating at both strategic and regulatory levels? This is a challenging permanent opening as Head of Legal – Ireland, based in Dublin with hybrid working.
Responsibilities
* Act as the principal legal counsel and strategic advisor to senior management across the organisation’s Irish legal entities and business operations.
* Lead a team of five lawyers and one paralegal, reporting to the General Counsel.
* Advise on custodial, trustee, and fund administration matters, as well as broader legal, regulatory, and corporate governance issues.
* Manage complex transactions, negotiate fund and custody documentation, and provide timely, commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders.
* Develop and maintain relationships with external counsel and influence across local and international senior management teams.
* Remain familiar with current Irish, EU, and EMEA legal and regulatory trends impacting financial services.
Qualifications
* A qualified lawyer with 15+ years PQE, with a background in an international financial services institution.
* Experience in custody, depositary, fund administration, and fund accounting.
* Demonstrated leadership experience and direct team management.
* Strong communication, gravitas, and ability to influence across local and international senior management teams.
* Experience managing relationships with external counsel and delivering timely legal advice.
* Familiarity with Irish, EU, and EMEA regulatory trends in financial services.
Seniority level
* Executive
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Finance, Management, and Legal
Industries
* Financial Services, Legal Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting
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