Citi Group Legal Counsel - Funds Depositary Services 

United States, Indiana 

870799304

Shape your career with Citi in Dublin. Byjoining Citi, you will become part of a global organization whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

This role requires a pragmatic, proactive attorney with thorough understanding of the Business, combined with a solid conceptual / practical grounding in the laws and regulations for the geographies in which we operate. Provides input into strategic decisions, exercising sound legal judgement to develop proactive, risk-appropriate, and commercially practical business-oriented solutions.

What you’ll do

• Provide legal guidance and expertise to the Depositary & Fiduciary and Funds Businesses throughout Europe on all product and product development matters including general advice and negotiation and drafting of transaction documentation, contracts and development of relevant templates.
• Carry out day-to-day legal activities, serving as a subject matter expert in area of responsibility and provide senior advisory services to business partners
• Partner with the Depositary & Fiduciary and Funds Businesses and the respective industry groups, individual regulators, ESMA and the European Commission to assess and implement new regulatory requirements.
• Assess legal risk and review policies and procedures and processing changes to mitigate risk.
• Advise the Depositary & Fiduciary and Funds Businesses on key legal/regulatory issues.
• Assist the Depositary & Fiduciary and the Funds Businesses to implement new initiatives including assistance with new product approval processes and RFPs.
• Manage the external counsel and relevant budgets.
• Technical legal research and analysis of regulations impacting the Depositary & Fiduciary and Funds Businesses advising on significant regulatory developments.

What we’ll need from you

• Be educated to degree standard and will have obtained an appropriate legal qualification; and well versed in financial markets law and regulation, including in relation to EU funds law and key regulations such as UCITS/ AIFMD.
• Specific UCITS/AIFMD regulatory and relevant transactional experience, plus significant experience in private practice and/or in-house of drafting, structuring and negotiating fund related documentation.
• Broad knowledge of financial services legal and regulatory issues globally and detailed knowledge of fund legislation across the EU.
• Understanding of fiduciary aspects of the rules, in particular the management of conflicts of interest.
• Excellent technical skills (including drafting skills), and analytical ability.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Ability to prioritize and adapt to meet commercial objectives in a dynamic business environment.
• Capability to work collaboratively with others (across different functions and locations) and to proactively take individual responsibility for projects.
• Planning and organizational skills, attention to detail.

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