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Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm. We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.
We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Vice President, Lead Counsel, Markets Fixed Income Asia Legal - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Lead Counsel 2 - Product - C13) based in Singapore
Description:
Markets Legal support all of Citi's global Markets businesses as a single, unified department. Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai serve as hubs for various Markets legal teams for the Asia clusters. The team provides legal advisory and documentation support for fixed income, derivatives, rates, foreign exchange, commodities, futures & clearing, prime finance, equities sales and trading businesses, credit and loan trading, structured products, and solutions businesses.
As a member of the Markets Fixed Income Asia Legal team based in Singapore, the individual is to assist with legal coverage of fixed income, derivatives, rates, foreign exchange, note issuances, credit and loans trading, commercial real estate and asset financing, securitization transactions and structured loans and products, amongst others.
The person will report directly to a senior member of the Markets Fixed Income Asia Legal team and be expected to cover all the requirements of the team, including providing advice on legal and regulatory matters, litigation management and regulatory/policy interpretation. Day-to-day functions will involve transactional and advisory work, documentation, business development and participation in industry-based initiatives.
In this role, you’re expected to be:
- Assisting the businesses around product structuring for large episodic trades and advising on flow trades.
- Advising on and managing multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements and client document negotiations.
- Managing and prioritizing key jurisdictions for the business.
- Managing and prioritizing key clients with multiple Citi touch points; crypto-currency and digital-related matters.
- Bank programs and structures incorporating environmental sustainability elements.
- Product development and structures addressing capital adequacy and risk-weighted asset requirements.
- Actively fulfilling the One-Citi ethos by identifying and overcoming boundaries and working collaboratively with other Citi members.
As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:
- 4 to 8 years of relevant work experience
- Relevant experience in a law firm or financial institution
- Rates, Markets Treasury, Foreign Exchange and Credit Derivatives and financial regulatory experience (in particular, familiarity with Singapore, Hong Kong, China and/or India regulatory requirements) would be an advantage.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to engage with and manage senior business management representatives.
- A strong team player who is confident, possesses initiative and the ability to prioritize, multi-task and work under pressure.
- An eye for broader franchise issues and the ability to assess issues and their risks against the wider regulatory and compliance framework that Citi operates within
- Ability to work independently and interact with people of all levels and across regions
- Education Level: LLB or JD
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