Job Description

Within KBC’s legal department – one of the largest in-house legal teams in Belgium – you will take on a role with a high level of autonomy, focusing on derivatives and capital markets transactions. You will apply your expertise to ensure that contractual and legal risks are properly identified and mitigated.

In addition, you will contribute at a policy, structural and strategic level, actively thinking along about how we can further improve our processes, governance and cooperation with the business.

As an expert in derivatives and capital markets transactions, KBC offers a broad and diverse scope, including:

• Derivatives transactions for risk hedging purposes in an international context, such as options, swaps and forward contracts linked to interest rates, currencies and equities;
• Repurchase transactions (repos) and securities lending transactions;
• Equity capital markets (ECM) transactions such as Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), Rights Issues, Accelerated Bookbuild Offerings (ABOs), takeover bids and public M&A;
• Debt capital markets (DCM) transactions such as the issuance of commercial paper, private placements and public offerings of bonds, including green bonds;
• Treasury transactions for the KBC Group, including the issuance of AT1, T2, MREL senior debt, covered bonds and securitisations;
• Structured notes, warrants and other structured products.

You will join a team of five enthusiastic colleagues with a positive drive. You can also expect many stimulating interactions with internal commercial, legal and operational teams across KBC, including senior management, as well as with KBC clients, external law firms and regulators.