Legal Project Manager
22/06/2022

Monument group is an international and strongly growing insurance group with a unique business model that consists in acquiring Life Insurance portfolios. M&A transactions are therefore the core of Monument’s successful growth track record.

Monument Belgium would like to hire a Legal Project Manager. In this role, you will act as a coordinator of legal projects and work closely with the transactional team offering advice within the local regulatory framework to ensure the smooth and pragmatic completion of (re-)insurance transactions and other legal projects.

• Providing corporate advice relating to various M&A and other legal transactions (including integration projects);
   
• Providing legal advice to identify and manage risks and highlight legal and regulatory opportunities within legal transactions;
   
• Co-lead transaction negotiations;
   
• Ensure direct supervision of the due diligence process, the preparation of the transaction documents and the internal decision-making materials;
   
• Submit proposals and a clear and comprehensive analysis enabling well-established decision-making;
   
• Co-ordinate internal and external project teams;
   
• Liaising with stakeholders to ensure that the various transaction deadlines are met and that all issues are promptly dealt with;
   
• Protecting Monument’s legal and commercial interests and guarding against potential legal disputes;
   
• Demonstrate a high degree of accountability and responsibility;
   
• Ensure that the internal reporting and consultation mechanisms are fulfilled and consolidated into the business development processes at Group level;
   
• Ensuring that all activity remains in compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures;
   
• Promoting an organizational culture committed to integrity and ethical conduct; and
   
• Contribute in recruitment, training and development of junior colleagues.

• Master in Belgian Law with 3 to 5 years of international M&A experience acquired in a reputed law firm or as a legal counsel;
   
• Excellent command of English and Dutch or French and a good level of French or Dutch;
   
• Sound knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point);
   
• Strong detail orientation and affinity with numbers;
   
• Enthusiastic, energetic and entrepreneurial;
   
• Good communicator with external stakeholders as well as internal stakeholders and colleagues;
   
• Eager to learn and share knowledge, flexible and open-minded;
   
• High level of integrity, team player with ability to work autonomously;
   
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines; and
   
• Service minded and solution oriented.

• The exciting opportunity to be at the centre of Monument’s acquisition activities;
   
• The chance to join a pleasant and dynamic team and to be a part of a strongly growing international company with acquisitions that make news headlines;
   
• Plenty of growth possibilities in an environment that stimulates learning and developing your potential;
   
• Flexible working hours including home working possibilities; and
   
• A competitive renumeration package.