Legal & Risk Analyst (12-Month Contract)

About the role

ESR, a real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate, data centres and energy infrastructure, is hiring a Legal and Risk Analyst in Singapore for a 12-month contract. This is a junior, shared resource supporting the legal, operational risk and enterprise risk teams, providing analytical, drafting and coordination support from contract review and legal research to risk register maintenance, risk and control assessments and management reporting. It is a development role with the chance to rotate through the Compliance and Company Secretarial teams.

Key responsibilities

• Risk management and reporting: support the Group's enterprise and operational risk frameworks, coordinate risk information across APAC business units, monitor risks, indicators, incidents and controls, and prepare reporting for senior management and governance committees.
• Compliance and governance: support the Compliance team in implementing and monitoring compliance frameworks, policies and processes, and help with compliance monitoring, regulatory tracking, policy administration, training, attestations and reporting.
• Legal support and rotation: undertake assignments or rotations within the Legal team, subject to business needs and development goals.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related discipline such as law, business, finance or risk management.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in risk, compliance, legal, corporate governance or a related control function, ideally in financial services, asset management, real assets, a professional services firm or in-house; strong candidates with internship or graduate experience may also be considered.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Proactive, collaborative, with integrity and professionalism when handling confidential information.

Required skills

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Advantageous: data visualisation, dashboards, workflow tools or Power BI.
• Comfortable using AI and other technology tools, with an understanding of data privacy, confidentiality and information security.
• Optional: exposure to funds, real estate or infrastructure, familiarity with Singapore corporate and regulatory frameworks (Companies Act, MAS), and interest in compliance or company secretarial work.