Chief Counsel at Aon

What the day will look like

Executive Management

Legal Strategy: The provision of quality commercial legal support and risk management guidance to our growing mix of businesses within our UKISA sub-region, ensuring compliance with all applicable corporate policies, laws and regulations.

Advice and Guidance:

• Collaborate with UKISA business leaders, subject matter experts, and global Law and Compliance peers and their teams to deliver integrated legal support. Provide support as and may be required from time to time within the EMEA Region as well as Globally.
• Proactively Identify and manage legal risks in collaboration with the business line and work with the business teams to assess and effectively manage the same.
• Where appropriate, liaise and manage outside counsel on various matters to ratify legal advice to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.
• Lead or support legal projects related to process improvement, risk mitigation, and policy development.
• Collaborate across Aon to support functional initiatives and model Aon’s core values.

Governance:

• Attend local entity Boards and relevant Country Executive and Risk Committees, and serving as a trusted advisor to UKISA leadership, supporting growth strategies.
• Advise on sub-regional corporate governance, including board and committee structures and decision-making authority.\

EMEA Senior Leadership Team:

• Active member of the EMEA SLT. Collaborate and leverage knowledge and content with other EMEA SLT members
• Represent the Law and Compliance function within the EMEA SLT and contribute to Regional legal strategy, to support global strategies within the Law and Compliance function.

Team Leadership and Development: Act in accordance with Aon Values to

• Lead and develop the UKISA legal team, fostering engagement and career development aligned with the Law and Compliance function’s operating model.
• Foster a high-performance culture with a focus on continuous improvement and professional development

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in a legal function leadership role within the financial services industry.
• Deep understanding of the financial services industry and associated regulations, as well as experience cross sectors (pensions, investment, insurance broking, banking, etc.), operating practices and technology including MiFID and IDD regulated services.
• Proven ability to lead and influence senior leadership and business teams effectively.
• Must be comfortable challenging the status quo of the organization and senior colleagues.
• Dynamic and proactive bringing energy and enthusiasm to legal subjects.
• Excellent people engagement skills and experience of influencing a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.
• Excellent oral/written communication, planning, project management, networking and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities, with a history of successfully managing compliance and conduct risks in a complex, commercial environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship building and influencing skills at senior management level.
• Confidence and credibility to advise and influence to the organisation’s most senior management and non-executive directors.