Job Description
Legal Counsel – Corporate & Contracts at AXA Partners
Location: Malakoff | Type: Permanent (CDI)
Join our team as a Legal Counsel (Corporate & Contracts) and support AXA Partners’ legal team in overseeing corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and international contract negotiations for a global group of companies.
What you’ll be doing:
Key Responsibilities:
Corporate Governance:
- Oversee the corporate governance of approximately 70 entities worldwide, including the Board of Directors and General Meetings.
- Prepare schedules, notices, agendas, proxies, and supporting materials for meetings.
- Draft meeting minutes and handle legal formalities such as updating corporate registration extracts, filing annual accounts, legalization, and apostilles.
- Update corporate registers and coordinate regulatory reporting to the ACPR, especially regarding outsourcing.
- Respond to inquiries from local legal counsels and arrange for signing of corporate documents.
- Keep the Group Galaxy database current in coordination with local legal teams.
Contracts & Partnerships:
- Advise sales teams, especially in the Travel business line, on legal obligations related to the distribution of insurance products across Europe.
- Assist in the creation of insurance and distribution contracts, drafting and negotiating international commercial agreements with partners and distributors on a B2B2C basis.
- Support sales teams during international tenders, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
- Act as a strategic partner, proposing solutions and alternative approaches to project progress.
Governance & Control:
- Ensure legal and regulatory governance and risk management frameworks are consistent and effective.
- Collaborate closely with Compliance and Data Protection teams to ensure alignment during negotiations.
- Work with cross-functional teams such as Sales & Marketing, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to support strategic initiatives.
- Escalate issues requiring approval to the appropriate channels.
What you’ll bring:
- Master’s degree in Business, Commercial, or Corporate Law.
- 4-5 years of experience in an international company/group or law firm.
- Fluent in French and English, both written and verbal.
- Organized, pragmatic, flexible, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ready to make an impact? Join us in shaping the future of AXA Partners!
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Who we are:
We’re AXA Partners, experts at designing and delivering assistance solutions and specialised insurance, credit, and lifestyle protection – with and for our partners worldwide. What sets us apart? The expertise and passion of our 8,500+ people, and a strong network of over 55,000 professionals all over the world. Powered by them and our sector-leading technology, we continuously evolve, adapt and thrive – offering solutions and services that make sure we’re always at people’s side, no matter what. Helping others is our passion. Combining the best digital technology with our warm, human touch, we’re always looking at new ways to offer seamless and reassuring experiences when it really matters.
Join a company that helps protect the forests! At AXA Partners, we plant a tree for every new recruit (with a permanent contract)