Legal Manager

Keytrade Bank is a Belgian online bank offering a solid range of everyday banking services as well as a wide choice of investment and trading solutions. Over the past years, Keytrade Bank has experienced significant growth and has become an important player in the Belgian financial market. Yet, it is in no way comparable to a traditional bank. Its approach and atmosphere are those of a strong and fast-moving scale-up.

Keytrade Bank is the Belgian branch of Arkéa Direct Bank, a solid and reputable French bank that is part of the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa group, headquartered in Paris.

Keytrade Bank is looking to strengthen its Legal & Compliance department with the recruitment of a Legal Manager.

You will report directly to the Head of Legal & Compliance and combine both managerial responsibilities and legal expertise within the team.

Your responsibilities

Legal expertise

• Provide high-quality legal support, including contract review, analysis, and advice to operational departments.

• Monitor Belgian banking and financial regulations, as well as relevant provisions of the Economic Law Code (e.g. mortgage and consumer credits, commercial practices).

• Offer pragmatic and solution-oriented interpretations.

Management and coordination

• Lead and coach a team of 4 Legal Advisors specialized in payments, taxation, GDPR, civil law, and related areas.

• Organize case allocation and ensure the quality and consistency of deliverables.

• Support the professional development and career growth of team members.

• Coordinate the implementation of regulatory changes in collaboration with the Head of Legal & Compliance.

Cross-functional contribution

• Work closely with the Head of Legal & Compliance.

• Contribute to transversal projects within the bank to ensure compliance.

• Act as a liaison between the legal team and other departments, bringing a constructive and pragmatic perspective.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in law, ideally with a specialization or experience in banking law, economic law, or credit law.

• 5 to 7 years of relevant professional experience, including proven team management.

• Solid knowledge of the Belgian banking sector and financial regulation.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain legal concepts to non-lawyers.

• Critical thinker, detail-oriented, solution-driven, and comfortable in a fast-changing environment.

• Bilingual FR/NL, with excellent command of English as a plus.