Senior Legal Counsel – Global Markets at Société Générale in Milano, LOM, IT
This Tempo pieno on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.
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: 5–10+ 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)

Salary range: 55 - 85k gross/year
Why join us
Société Générale Italy is a multi-category bank offering every employee the possibility to

📌 Senior Legal Counsel – Global Markets at Société Générale (Milano)
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