Solicitor - Senior Manager

Mars Capital is seeking an experienced and commercially focused Senior Manager – Qualified Solicitor to join its Legal function in Dublin.

This role will support the business across legal, regulatory, and governance matters, with a focus on credit servicing, loan portfolio management, and financial services regulation.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, managing legal risks and supporting business growth and operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice across credit servicing, loan portfolios, restructuring, and enforcement activities
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including commercial contracts, servicing agreements, NDAs, and third-party contracts
• Support the business in navigating the Irish regulatory framework (e.g. Central Bank of Ireland requirements)
• Advise on consumer protection, compliance, and conduct risk matters
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Asset Management teams
• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks in line with business objectives
• Manage relationships with external counsel and oversee legal spend
• Contribute to internal governance frameworks, policies, and procedures
• Support strategic projects including portfolio acquisitions, disposals, and integrations
• Support business units on product development, distribution and operational compliance

Key Requirements

 

• Qualified Solicitor in Ireland
• 5–10 years’ PQE, with strong experience in financial services, banking, or credit servicing (in-house experience desirable)
• Solid understanding of loan documentation, secured lending and enforcement processes
• Experience working within a regulated environment (ideally interacting with the Central Bank of Ireland)
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business needs
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

 

Desirable Experience

• In-house experience within a credit servicing firm, bank, or asset manager
• Exposure to loan portfolio transactions (NPLs / distressed assets)
• Familiarity with Irish consumer protection and mortgage arrears frameworks
• Experience supporting audits or regulatory inspections

 

Personal Attributes

• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach
• Strong attention to detail and risk awareness
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence at a senior level
• Collaborative mindset with strong relationship-building skills

Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) Fitness & Probity Regime

Some of our roles are Control Functions (“CF”) as defined by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010. If a vacancy is for a CF role, it will be indicated above. For CF roles, appointment will be conditional on Mars Capital being fully satisfied that the appointee meets the requirements as set out in the Fitness and Probity Standards 2018 issued by the Central Bank of Ireland.  In the case of proposed appointees to Pre-Approval Control Functions, this includes prior approval by the CBI of such appointments.

D&I statement