Legal & Compliance Professional – Public Markets

About the role

We are seeking a detail‑oriented, commercially‑minded Legal & Compliance professional to join our Public Markets investment team in Singapore. You will work closely with investment professionals throughout the full investment lifecycle, providing practical legal guidance and ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations and internal policies.

Key responsibilities

• Provide legal support across the investment lifecycle, including due diligence, transaction execution, documentation, and post‑investment matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate investment agreements, commercial contracts, and other legal documents.
• Advise on transaction structures, legal and regulatory risks, securities regulations, market conduct, and governance.
• Monitor investment guidelines, mandate restrictions, regulatory requirements, and pre‑/post‑trade activities.
• Maintain restricted lists, watch lists, conflict‑management processes, and trade‑surveillance procedures.
• Track legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on investment activities.
• Coordinate with external counsel and professional advisers as needed.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to strengthen legal and compliance processes, controls, and governance standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years of legal or legal‑and‑compliance experience supporting public‑markets investment activities.
• Strong understanding of securities regulations, investment documentation, fund structures, and public‑markets transactions.
• Excellent drafting, contract‑review, negotiation, and analytical abilities.
• Commercially minded, detail‑oriented, and able to provide practical advice in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with investment and operational teams.

Required skills

• Knowledge of securities regulations and public‑markets transaction frameworks.
• Expertise in investment documentation and fund structures.
• Advanced legal drafting and contract negotiation capabilities.