APAC Legal Counsel/Transaction Lawyer

• Global Industry Leader with over 13000 employees
• APAC In-House Legal Transaction Nego & Advisory

Our Client

Representing Global Risk Management Industry Leader with AA-Credit Rating to search for Regional Transaction Lawyer

Job Duties

• Report to the North Asia Regional Head of Legal Counsel
• Key member of transaction team to provide legal guidance & advisory support to complex structures
• Accountable for end to end phases from reviewing, derivatives structuring, legal drafting, negotiation and implementation
• Facilitate the strengthening of transactional knowledge management and legal framework in accordance to corporate and regulatory requirements by working closely with product and compliance teams across APAC
• Support regional/global legal & compliance related initiatives

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with PQE 5 years+/- experience
• Profound understanding of diversified transactional structures, cross-border issues, derivatives/ structured finance and collateral structures
• Proven drafting, negotiation, influencing and legal project management expertise
• Passionate to excel in a multi-cultural environment
• Highly proficient in written & spoken English & Mandarin
• Worklife Balance & Excellent Job Security

• Perform annual risk assessment to identify key risk areas that need to be monitored.
• Report to North Asia Head of Compliance
• Accountable for HKMA regulatory risk assessment
• Friendly International Culture & Good Hours

• As part of the AP Distribution Department to oversight regional KYC/CDD function
• Accountable for managing new and periodic CDD/KYC assessment for low to high risk institutional and intermediaries’ clients
• Conduct PEP, sanctions, adverse news and STR review etc.

• Report to HK Branch Head of Compliance
• Team head in charge of supervising a team of 5-6 KYC specialists
• Oversight KYC/CDD to ensure the fulfilment of HKMA regulatory requirements related to AML, CFT, sanctions and other financial crimes. Timely review of KYC/AML control and related procedures to conducting gap analysis with any regulatory/governance changes
• In-House Paralegal Opportunity w/Global Bank

• Report to Litgation Lawyer and faciliate commercial litigation, investigation and complaint cases
• Accountable for conducting legal resarch and consolidation of related document
• Assist in investigation process that called for extensive liaison with internal stakeholders from front to back office and external counsels
• Support general advisory matters related to account opening, data access and any regulatory related aspects