Senior Legal Counsel – Global Markets
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 Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.
Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.
If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!
Still hesitating?
You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.