Senior Legal Counsel Allianz Services Romania

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 7,300 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group. At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow. 

Job role

Local lead lawyer to provide business oriented legal advice with respect to all aspects of law, with focus on commercial law matters, labor law and corporate law (corporate secretary).  

What you will do

•    Act as the legal advisor to local management, providing clear recommendations, identifying risks, and supporting both operational and strategic decision-making.
•    Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including global service agreements, vendor/outsourcing agreements, partnership agreements, NDAs and related documentation.
•    Informing, advising and issuing recommendations to the local management regarding compliance with applicable internal standards and guidelines, including ensuring these standards and guidelines are appropriately maintained.
•    Manage corporate governance topics, including preparing shareholder/board documentation, resolutions and company records according to local and Group requirements.
•    Raise the level of awareness and understanding in the business for legal issues, risks and mitigation measures and act as a bridge between functions and the business for handling legal challenges.
•    Stay up to date with legal developments, regulatory changes and industry trends, and provide proactive advice to anticipate risks and enable business growth.
•    Act as a coordination point between functions and the business in addressing legal challenges, and cross-functional matters.
•    Support local and global projects, transformation initiatives and regulatory reviews with clear, pragmatic and solution-oriented legal input.
•    Oversee and steer external and internal legal counsels, where applicable, ensuring quality, cost efficiency and alignment with internal expectations.
•    Develop, maintain and continuously improve legal templates, playbooks, guidelines and internal know-how; promote modern, digital and GenAI-enabled legal ways of working.

What you bring

•    Romanian qualified lawyer (from a top tier accredited institution), with definitive Lawyer Exam and Membership to the Bar in Romania
•    English: business fluent. Experience working in English in an international context (written and spoken).
•    10+ years of relevant post-qualification experience in an international law firm and/or as inhouse legal counsel, preferably international environment.
•    Strong track record in commercial contracts and corporate law; experience with cross-border setups and matrix organizations is an advantage.
•    Experience as a Corporate Secretary.

•    We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team. 

You have

•    Able to translate legal issues into clear, pragmatic, business-oriented advice and options.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks and propose mitigation measures;
•    Excellent drafting skills, with attention to detail and consistency.
•    Strong negotiation and communication skills and a positive, pragmatic, and dynamic approach to legal practice.
•    High sense of ownership, reliability and integrity; able to work independently and manage multiple topics in parallel.
•    Strong stakeholder management skills; able to build trustful relationships with senior leaders and global functions.
•    Comfort with change, transformation and working in a dynamic, growing organization.
•    Interest in legal tech and new technologies (e.g. GenAI) and how they can improve legal services.
•    A strong interest in constant upskilling & learning.
•    Project management skills

What we offer

We support your well-being

•  Access dedicated counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best
• Enjoy a personalized benefits package through a monthly budget on the Benefit platform, covering medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pension plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac exclusive insurance discounts, and many more.
• Prioritize what truly matters with time off on your birthday, additional vacation days for each year with Allianz (up to five extra days), Paid leave on December 24th and 31st, plus the flexibility to swap weekend holidays for extra days off, and special allowances for significant life events.

 We invest in your growth

Take advantage of an extensive learning curriculum tailored to support your career growth and meet your professional needs, with access to a wide range of technical and soft skills trainings, international certifications (including Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM, and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms, language development opportunities (German, French, English), and our dedicated Leadership Program to help you reach the next level.

We value you and your work

We acknowledge and recognize your work through performance-based rewards to celebrate your achievements, team, and individual recognition programs to celebrate your contributions and internal referral bonuses.  

Your personal information, including sensitive data, may be shared with Hiring Managers to evaluate your suitability for the role. Only candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted, and all applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

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