Senior Legal Counsel

SIX Financial Information seeks a Senior Legal Counsel in Zürich to advise on corporate matters, manage high-level stakeholder relations, and support strategic initiatives within a collaborative legal team.

This position sits within the Group Corporate Centre Legal team, operating in an international setting that prioritizes collaboration, trust, and innovation. The role involves working across various jurisdictions to help shape the future of markets through flexible cooperation with diverse colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver legal guidance on corporate issues, strategic group projects, and transactions.
• Assist with board, shareholder, and senior management affairs by preparing essential documents and ensuring their proper execution.
• Create high-quality materials and provide clear legal insights to aid decision-making at the executive and board levels.
• Draft, review, and negotiate significant agreements with regulators, authorities, shareholders, and other external parties.
• Lead or support cross-functional projects, manage outside counsel, and help develop legal processes, frameworks, and tools.

Requirements

• Master's degree in law.
• Admission to the Swiss bar.
• At least five years of professional experience in a law firm or the financial sector.
• Deep expertise in corporate law and strategic legal matters.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leadership, board-level contacts, and external stakeholders.
• Independent, pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset, with sound judgment, discretion and the ability to handle sensitive matters.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365.

Nice to have

• Experience in M&A, competition law and/or financial market regulation.
• Affinity for technology and digital tools, including AI-enabled solutions.

What the company offers

• Working from home up to 40% possible.

About the company

SIX Financial Information fosters a work environment that values collaboration, trust, and innovation. The team operates in a diverse and flexible setting, encouraging cooperation across different jurisdictions to drive progress.

• The environment values collaboration, trust, and innovation.
• The team operates in a diverse and flexible environment.