Job Description

Legal Counsel AVP You will be responsible for providing legal and regulatory advice to the business and managing and mitigating legal risks across the Group. Role Attributes

• Provision of legal and regulatory advice
• Manage and mitigate legal and regulatory risks
• Balance between implementing controls and restrictions without hampering entrepreneurship and growth of business

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for promoting an environment where a risk management culture is embraced.
• Proactively engage the business and to get involved in the early stage of discussions.
• Understand the strategy and objectives of the business and effectively communicate the risks and legal issues involved in any decision to management.
• Provide high quality and timely legal expertise and support to the business units to control, manage and mitigate risks arising from legal transactions, litigation, claims, changes in the laws, non-compliance with existing laws, regulations, policies and related requirements in respect of investment management and general corporate governance.
• Identify and notify the business of impending or implemented changes in the law that may impose restrictions on the business or create opportunities, advantages or mitigate exposures
• Ensure that key risks are identified, assessed, measured, frequently monitored, managed and reported.
• Accountable for all legal advice provided to the business. Consult and concur with Head of Legal and Group Head of Legal and Compliance in relation to complex legal issues and/or matters which have significant impact on the business and company as a whole.

Requirements Experience

• Good people skills and interacts well with other members of the management team
• Minimum 2-3 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience as in-house counsel in the financial services industry preferably in an entity engaged in insurance and distribution of insurance products/services, asset management or trading in financial derivatives. Prior experience in life & health or general insurance or distribution of unit trusts, an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years PQE

Education

• LLB (Hons) degree from a Singapore university or other common law jurisdictions
• Called to the Singapore Bar

Company Reg No.: 201131609D, Licence No.: 11C4684, Reg No: R1325976