JPMorgan Legal - Assistant General Counsel Vice President Asset Management 

Singapore, Singapore 

762648882

Job responsibilities

• Advise the business on legal and regulatory issues relating to the offer of investment products and strategies across all asset classes in Singapore and South-East Asia
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and documentation in connection with establishment and offer of investment funds and investment management mandates and their downstream trading activities including distribution/platform agreements, investment management agreements fund prospectuses, prime brokerage, trading agreements
• Advise internal business clients including Product Development and Implementation, Intermediaries and Institutional Sales Teams and Marketing etc. to implement business projects and objectives
• Track and advise on impact of legal and regulatory changes
• Partner with Compliance and other control functions to further the enhancement of the Firm’s control framework
• Create and enhance standard agreements or other document templates
• Collaborate with the broader JPMC Legal team and participate in global and/or regional group Legal projects and provide support for the asset management legal and business teams in Japan

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree and a qualified lawyer
• Minimum of 6 years of post-qualification experience with law firms or in-house with international financial services providers
• Commercially attuned to the needs of a global asset management business, with good understanding of current legal and regulatory landscape of the Singapore and South-East Asian asset management industry
• Experience in offer and operations of asset management products for retail and/or institutional markets (including managed funds and ETFs) gained from a leading law firm, investment bank or asset management company
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Proactive mindset with ability to work under pressure and independently
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with teams and diverse stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills in Japanese to engage and collaborate with teams and stakeholders in Japan