Senior Legal Counsel - Southeast Asia Funds

About the role

Allianz Global Investors is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join its Global Legal team in Singapore, covering legal tasks in the Southeast Asia region with a focus on Singapore matters. The role advises on funds, mandates, distribution and regulatory issues and leads legal projects across the region.

Key responsibilities

• Provide legal and regulatory advice on Southeast Asia matters and support senior business teams and the Asia Pacific legal team
• Advise on product structures such as VCCs and restricted schemes, and on funds documentation (offering documents, constitutive documents, custody agreements, marketing materials) and fund registration
• Advise on mandates from institutional investors and draft, review and negotiate investment management and investment advisory agreements
• Advise on fund distribution and marketing, and negotiate distribution agreements with business partners in Singapore and other Southeast Asian jurisdictions
• Lead legal and regulatory aspects of projects such as mergers and acquisitions involving the Company, Southeast Asian countries and global mutual fund platforms
• Prepare and maintain regulatory guidelines for sales and marketing conduct, and review, draft and negotiate other agreements
• Manage intercompany agreements within the Allianz group and advise on data-related matters across the region
• Liaise with counterparts in other regions on global service agreements and group initiatives, and prepare templates and precedents for the Legal Department

Required profile

• University degree in Law from a reputable university
• 12 years plus of relevant post-qualification experience
• Admitted in Singapore or a similar common law jurisdiction; qualifications in other Southeast Asian jurisdictions also considered
• Fluent English, spoken and written; fluency in Bahasa highly desirable
• Managerial experience preferred

Required skills

• Excellent legal drafting and negotiation skills
• Cross-jurisdictional work, good interpersonal communication and time management
• Microsoft Copilot (listed as a good-to-know)

What we offer

• A flexible, collaborative office culture
• Pension, retirement and/or savings plans depending on the work location
• Share purchase plan
• Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Career opportunities and learning and development across the Allianz Group

Applications are made online by uploading an English CV through the company's careers site; the company uses an AI-based Fit Score to help recruiters review applications. Unsolicited resumes from agencies are not accepted.