Legal Counsel - Funds

We are currently recruiting a Legal Counsel – Funds (m/f/x), to enforce our legal department. This person will be based in Bussum as part of our Central Services team which is located in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom and consists of more than 50 specialists who are responsible for the legal, reporting, accounting, tax, investor relations, technology, HR, Responsible Investing and marketing functions of Waterland.

What will be your impact?

The Legal Counsel – Funds will primarily focus on fund and regulatory matters, compliance and risk management, ensuring Waterland operates in line with European regulatory frameworks.

The Legal Counsel will:

• Support fund and investment structuring (fund formation, fund restructurings, secondary transactions, carried interest arrangements, employee participation plans, capital calls, distributions, fund financing) and review related legal documents (LPA, PPM, side letters and subscription documents).
• Coordinate regulatory filings and liaise with supervisory authorities.
• Advise investment teams on fund documentation.
• Ensure compliance with AIFMD, SFDR, GDPR, AML/KYC and other EU financial regulations, including monitoring regulatory developments.
• Draft, update and maintain policies, registers, reporting frameworks and internal procedures.
• Respond to investor and LP due-diligence requests and support regulatory inspections, depositary requests, audits and marketing material compliance reviews.
• Manage relationships with legal and notarial advisors.

The Legal Counsel will report to the General Counsel (based in Belgium).

The role is highly varied and involves working in a supportive, dynamic team. The projects you could work on offer continuous learning, increase your knowledge of the PE industry, and support you in growing your future career with us. In this role you will work closely together with the investor relations, finance, treasury and tax teams.

Be your true self:

We are seeking candidates (m/f/x) who can meet the following requirements:

• 3-6 years of experience in a top-tier law firm, asset management firm, or private equity house.
• Experience with fund structuring, compliance programs and regulatory filings.
• Strong knowledge of AIFMD, AML/KYC, SFDR, and other European fund regulations.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Profound knowledge of Dutch and English.
• Master’s degree in law.

As regards your personality :

A down-to-earth and open team player, having good communication and conviction skills, decisiveness, a creative yet pragmatic attitude, initiative-driven, curious and passionate.

Well-organised, pro-active, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines. Works in a consistent manner with software tools.

Taking responsibility for tasks at hand. Ability to apply strong theoretical knowledge on practical situations, taking the company risk profile and goals into account.

You want to know more?

A full-time employment contract. The role will be based in our Bussum office.

An international environment with extensive learning opportunities and early responsibility.

We commit ourselves to encouraging true team spirit and creating an inclusive and dynamic working environment in which each team member can pursue the knowledge needed to boost their career.

Work-life integration and hybrid working are important to us.