Senior Legal Counsel, Ftse Russell And Risk Intelligence

LSEG

Cape Town, South Africa
On-site
Legal and regulatory risk management
Negotiate high-value agreements
Partner on new product development
LSEG is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for its FTSE Russell and Risk Intelligence divisions in Cape Town, South Africa. The role involves providing legal support, managing legal risks, and negotiating high-value agreements while working collaboratively with stakeholders

Job Summary

  • Provide legal support to the FTSE Russell and Risk Intelligence divisions, playing an important role in enabling product innovation, managing legal and regulatory risk, and supporting commercial execution across global markets.
  • Negotiate and manage important, high-value agreements (including data, software, IP, outsourcing, and M&A), ensuring robust risk assessment and mitigation.
  • Partner with stakeholders on the implementation of legal aspects of new product development, regulatory change, market expansion, and strategic initiatives, including AI.

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LSEG is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for its FTSE Russell and Risk Intelligence divisions in Cape Town, South Africa. The role involves providing legal support, managing legal risks, and negotiating high-value agreements while working collaboratively with stakeholders.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Legal and regulatory risk management
  • Negotiate high-value agreements
  • Partner on new product development
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships

Nice-to-have

  • Enterprise, commercial, and solution-oriented mindset
  • Ability to come up with new ideas
  • High performance, inclusion, and continuous development culture

Key Requirements

  • Qualified lawyer with meaningful post-qualification experience
  • Experience in commercial, regulatory, and financial services law
  • Demonstrated experience managing strategic initiatives
  • Fluency in English (written and oral)

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