Counsel

We are recruiting for a Legal Counsel to join our Asia Pacific Legal & Compliance team and based in Singapore. This is an opportunity to join one of the largest asset managers in the world. Capital Group is an evolving business operating in a highly regulated environment; this team is involved in guiding decisions that will make a major impact on and deliver success to the business. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting this effort in the Asia Pacific region, in coordination with the Global Legal & Compliance team.

The Asia Pacific Legal & Compliance team currently has 16 members situated in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. It is a highly collaborative group, and the candidate will work closely with members across the team in Asia Pacific, as well as associates from various business areas and locations globally.

Primary Responsibilities/essential Functions (applicable To All Responsibility Areas)

• Provide day to day legal support for multiple business areas across the entities within Asia Pacific (e.g. investments, including portfolio management and trading, investment operations, and sales and distribution) by providing comprehensive legal advice, solutions and support in all aspects of the asset management business. This includes reviewing distribution agreements, investment agreements and investment management agreements, and supporting new products development and distribution.
• Review other corporate agreements including vendor contracts and non-disclosure agreements.
• Interact with external counsel, advisers, auditors and regulators.
• Work with Compliance, Risk and the business to prevent, mitigate and control legal risks
• Work with Compliance to provide day to day advisory support to the business
• Advice on financial services and non-financial services regulations (such as data protection, information and cyber security) which are applicable to the business.
• Work with compliance to analyze new regulations and impact of implementation to business practices. Propose appropriate solutions and implementation strategies in response to evolving regulations.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Skills/qualifications

• Demonstrate sound judgment, nimble learning, a high degree of intellectual curiosity to develop new skills and product knowledge.
• Demonstrates ability to deal with ambiguity to resolve matters of high complexity.
• Demonstrate initiative by identifying issues and recommending solutions on complex and broad matters.
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communications skills with a diverse group of associates, senior business leaders and a diverse group of individuals outside the organization.
• Demonstrate ability to plan processes and work across broad, diverse groups to assure work is completed in a timely manner.
• A self-starter but with the ability to work effectively as part of a team; excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, take on new responsibilities and prioritize work in a deadline-intensive environment.
• A strong team orientation; someone who encourages cooperation and teamwork across organizations and functions.
• Ability to think and act globally, and strategically, to organize globally coordinated responses that incorporate practical and regulatory regional differences.
• Active listening skills including the ability to hear the concerns of senior managers and business leaders in terms of the legal service they require to achieve the goals of the business.
• Thrive in a collegial and cohesive team environment.
• Prior experience in Derivatives, Exchange Traded Funds and Alternative assets is a plus.
  
  

Core Requirements

• At least 5- 7 years of experience at a top ranked law firm or in-house with a financial services or investment management firm
• Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, organizational and strategic thinking skills
• Understanding of how to balance legal risks with business objectives and successfully get projects completed timely
• Fluency in English; Chinese-language (both spoken and written) will be highly regarded
  
  

In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here .

• Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.