Job Description

Building trusted markets —powered by our people.

At Cboe Europe, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

We’re building inclusive ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. Our Associate Resource Groups champion diversity, equity and inclusion, giving associates a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities.

Sound like the place for you? Join us!

The Cboe Europe Legal team is hiring for a Senior Legal Counsel.

The Senior Legal Counsel at Cboe will have day-to-day ownership of legal work arising in relation to the Cboe Europe entities and be required to assist the Head of Legal on project work as required. This position reports to the Head of Legal, Cboe Europe. The team further consists of two Senior Legal Counsels and Chief Legal Officer. The Cboe global legal team consists of around 40 lawyers. The Senior Legal Counsel will be based in the Netherlands.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting the equity and derivatives exchanges and benchmark administrator
• Market data arrangements
• Regulatory assessments and applications
• Inter group company arrangements
• Outsourcing
• Commercial contracts
• New product initiatives
• Corporate secretarial and governance
• Legal advice and guidance to senior business leaders regarding legal issues in the area of focus and regarding how complex business goals may be achieved from a legal perspective

The ideal candidate has:

• A qualification to practice law either in the Netherlands and/or the UK
• 6 - 10 years of post qualification experience in financial services, equity capital markets and/or financial market infrastructure either in house or in private practice
• Familiarity with EU/UK capital markets legislation e.g., MIFIR, MIFID and/or EMIR
• Experience with filings and applications
• Strong experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Ability to work autonomously, manage business stakeholder expectations, fluctuating workload, and priorities

You’ll really stand out with:

• A good understanding of the European securities industry/capital markets
• Familiarity with European capital markets legislation e.g., MIFIR, MIFID and/or EMIR

Benefits and Perks

We value the total wellbeing of our people – including health, financial, personal and social wellness. You should know we offer:

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
• Cboe offer pension contributions up to 7% of base salary.
• Enhanced paid parental leave to support parents 
• EAP - This service intends to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and well-being. This service includes short- term counselling and referral services for employees and their immediate family.
• ClassPass Corporate Membership which provides access to on-demand classes, livestream classes, in-person classes and wellness sessions across different fitness genres. (taxable benefit)
• 25 days holiday per year per holiday year for full time employees, increasing with length of service at a rate of one extra day per completed years’ service, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Flexible, hybrid work environment, where you choose where and how you work
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee referral bonus program
• Complimentary lunch, snacks and drinks in any Cboe office
• Generous charitable giving company match
• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities 

More About Cboe Europe

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people.  Our journey is an inclusive one. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot  of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our associates' differences, including race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age and disability

Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.