Corporate Governance Legal Counsel

Robert Walters Switzerland
Zürich
NOUVEAU
  • 27.01.2026
  • 100%
  • Poste à responsabilités
  • Durée indéterminée
We are seeking an experienced Corporate Governance Legal Counsel to join a Legal team within a regulated Financial Services environment. This role will focus on advising the business on corporate governance matters, entity management, and regulatory-driven governance requirements across the EU.

Corporate Governance Legal Counsel

About the job:
  • Advise on corporate governance matters, including board and committee governance, policies, and frameworks

  • Support board and senior management with governance-related advice and documentation

  • Manage entity governance across EU jurisdictions, including statutory filings and corporate records

  • Draft, review, and negotiate governance-related legal documentation

  • Provide legal support on regulatory and compliance-driven governance matters relevant to financial services

  • Liaise with external counsel, regulators, and internal stakeholders

  • Monitor and advise on developments in corporate governance and regulatory requirements impacting the business

About the candidate:
  • EU-qualified lawyer

  • 5-7 years' post-qualification experience (PQE)

  • Strictly law firm-trained background (applications without law firm experience will not be considered)

  • Proven experience advising Financial Services clients (banking, asset management, investment funds, private credit, insurance, or similar regulated environments)

  • Strong expertise in corporate governance and company law

  • Excellent drafting and stakeholder management skills

  • Fluent English. German is a plus.
  • Comfortable operating in a regulated financial services environment

  • Confident advising senior stakeholders

  • Able to work independently while collaborating across functions

Robert Walters Switzerland AG
Valentina Ciherean
+41 44 809 3519