Senior Legal Counsel (ICT & Contracting)

For this vacancy, we are specifically looking for Dutch speaking candidates.

Do you have experience as Legal Counsel with ICT & Contracting and would you like to apply this experience within a financial services company with multiple specialized brands, focusing on innovation and efficiency? Do you want to grow further in the world of mortgages and in the future internationally? If the answer is yes, then you are the Senior Legal Counsel Blauwtrust Group is looking for!

Your work environment Blauwtrust Group (BTG) connects supply and demand in the Dutch housing market for mortgage financing through its entities De Hypothekers Associatie (DHA), ROMEO, Quion and Dutch Mortgage Portfolio Management (DMPM). Together, they serve the entire Dutch mortgage chain, from consumer to investor. With more than 30 years of experience, the group has built a solid position in the Dutch mortgage market. Group activities include consumer financial advice and intermediation, mortgage lending and administration, and portfolio management. Our portfolio contains 350,000 mortgage files of national and international financial institutions with a total value of over 70 billion euros and is supervised by the AFM.

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will work in a team of 8 FTEs. The Senior Legal Counsel is part of the BTG Legal Team and reports hierarchically to the General Counsel & Director Facilities.

What will you do?

As Senior Legal Counsel you are the legal expert on ICT contracts and related issues. You proactively advise on legal aspects affecting BTG and its subsidiaries and have a voice in strategic decisions. Your focus within the Legal Team is on ICT and on negotiating ICT contracts with suppliers and other contracts with our customers. You provide legal advice in the area of privacy and data. You provide proactive advice to the board and the business.

In short, as Senior Legal Counsel:

• You work within a professional and enthusiastic legal team;

• Advise and support you in the field of ICT law, contract law and financial law;

• You proactively identify (potential) legal risks;

• Represent and/or support the organization during (legal) negotiations with corporate clients, suppliers and private clients;

• Take care of the content and design of model documents and model contracts;

• Contribute to proper complaint handling and dispute resolution;

• Contribute to awareness of (potential) legal risks related to contract partners and business processes;

• Contribute to the visibility of the Legal Team within the organization;

• Work closely with the business, Risk, Compliance & Privacy and Internal Audit, both at BTG and subsidiary level.

What do you need for this position?

You are a strong professional with a proven track record in ICT contracts. You combine a critical and independent view with a proactive and 'hands-on' mentality. BTG is growing and therefore constantly on the move: you fit into such a dynamic working environment. You are a strong interlocutor, can connect, prioritize and switch quickly. You are a team player and know how to set the right tone with a change-oriented mentality.

In addition:

• Do you have a completed academic master's degree in Law;

• At least 6 years of experience as a corporate lawyer or attorney, preferably supplemented by a Grotius degree;

• Knowledge of ICT and privacy law, contract law and/or financial law (banking and insurance law and/or supervisory legislation such as the Wft): experience with regulations on outsourcing in the financial sector (EBA/DORA) is a plus;

• Experience with- and/or interest in ESG laws and regulations is a plus;

• Are you pragmatic and think in solutions;

• Do you have strong writing skills, with an eye for detail and analytical ability;

• Do you have excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English.

What do we offer you?

At Blauwtrust Group, you work in a pleasant, collegial culture with plenty of room for initiative and personal development. You can count on good terms of employment, including:

• A varied and challenging position;

• An attractive salary - depending on knowledge and experience - between € 4499 and € 7387 gross per month based on 40 hours per week and 200 vacation hours;

• A good pension plan, a bicycle plan and the ability to buy and sell vacation days;

• Extensive training and development opportunities for both broadening and deepening;

• Flexible work options, including working partly from home;

• A centrally located office: on the outskirts of Rotterdam, in Capelle aan den IJssel, easily accessible by public transport and with parking facilities. Our office is close to metro station Kralingse Zoom and the A16 freeway.

Interested? Are you the Senior Legal Counsel with ambition to grow? Then apply directly via the application button. Would you like to know more about the position? Then contact Carien van den Berg - Spruijt (General Counsel & Director Facilities) or Niels de Ruiter (Recruitment).

For this vacancy, we are specifically looking for Dutch speaking candidates.