Falkerin™ Recruitment specializes in Legal & Compliance, Accountancy & Finance as well as Banking and Operational Services recruitment. We are also often mandated to assist in recruiting for Business Support roles such as HR, Personal Assistant, Receptionist or Administrative Officer positions. We work with leading financial institutions in Luxembourg. Our clients’ portfolio include major Service Providers, leading Fiduciaries, Management Companies, Real Estate Investments and global Private Equity Houses.

Please see below job description and if you believe you have relevant experience and would like to be considered for the post please send us your CV in English directly to legaljobs@falkerin.lu or by clicking on the below APPLY button. Please make sure to include Reference# of the position in question.

If the role is not in-line with your expectations but you would like to receive professional advice regarding your career, Luxembourg labour market or more information about other current job opportunities please contact us either by using one of the two electronic forms available on this website or by calling our Luxembourg office at: +352 27 32 4000. 

Responsibilities:

• Support to the controls over the risks of the company including the operational risks
• Support to the conduct of the CMP
• Support to the maintenance of the manual of procedures
• Drafting of reports to the regulator, to the board and executive management
• Support to the regulatory watch / legal researches
• Guide business and clients in regulatory projects related to investment funds
• Be part of the escalation process for AML matters, maintain the AML policy up to date and participate in updating the AML risk assessment and AML risk appetite
• Drafting and review of legal documentation like prospectuses, notices, agreements, board resolutions
• Negotiation of agreements related to the company and to the funds under management
• Marketing notifications and EuVECA eligibility checks
• Support and contribute to the ongoing marketing notifications under the UCITS and AIFM passport to the regulator
• Be a contact point for escalation regarding the investor on-boarding and eligibility checks for EuVECAs

Requirements:

• An university degree in Law or educational qualification in Laws
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in the financial sector
• Strong experience in conducting compliance monitoring plan, risk assessments, driving regulatory projects
• Experience in drafting and negotiating agreements and in reviewing fund documentation
• Excellent understanding and knowledge of European and Luxembourg compliance
• Excellent understanding and knowledge of European and Luxembourg fund regulation (UCITS, AIFs incl RAIFs, EuVECAs)
• IT skills (MS Office, Excel, Sharepoint, etc.)
• Proficiency in English written and spoken
• Any other European language would be an asset
• Ability to manage demanding deadlines
• Sense of loyalty and integrity
• Motivated, excellent team player willing to train more junior team members
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment
• Technical excellence
• Eager to improve, rigorous with hands-on mentality
• Strong commitment to client service excellence
• Proactive and disciplined approach to work