MetLife

What’s in it for you?

You’ll work in a collaborative team, with great focus on professional growth and always there to shape together the best solutions for our business. As an expert in your profession, MetLife will develop you further and nurture your best talent, whilst building on your potential. Working for a Global Insurance business will present you with many cross collaboration opportunities. In your local office you will be working with senior stakeholders, contributing to the effectiveness of the business and you will be able to grow your legal expertise and take it to the next level. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing effective legal advice and day-to-day legal support to stakeholders in all functions;
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a variety of contracts and agreements;
• Legal opinion on a range of different projects;
• Providing advice and ability to deal with a wide range of legal and regulatory matters across the business lines;
• Responsibilities in data protection based on the requirements of the Bulgarian Data Protection Law; manage data protection issues;
• Prepare necessary legal documents and advisory information ensuring a quality service is provided to the business;
• Manage the external contractors to ensure service standards are met;
• Manage relationships with business stakeholders to understand business requirements;
• Participate in legal preparation and execution of business and other decisions and actions;
• Keep contact with the legal and compliance departments of the regional and home office, fulfil reporting requirements.

To become our next colleague, you’ll have to bring to the table the following:

• Legal prior experience in insurance industry (or financial industry as a background) is a great advantage (1-2 years);
• University degree in legal area;
• Knowledge of Bulgarian insurance / regulatory law;
• Fluency in English - verbally and in writing; Legal English knowledge;
• Ability and willingness to learn quickly and ask the right questions;
• High commercial focus;
• Ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Ability to work as a team member, both within the legal function and with business colleagues across the relevant business areas as a true partner;
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills;
• A flexible approach to meet the changing priorities of the MetLife Europe Legal team and the growing businesses.

MetLife is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is MetLife’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.