Legal Manager (Cross‑border Finance)

Experis (Austria); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 670,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis (Austria) seeks an experienced in-house counsel to provide end-to-end legal support for overseas operations, primarily in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. You will lead drafting, review and negotiations of cross-border contracts and finance agreements, ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

The role requires strong English contract review skills, hands-on dispute management in Hong Kong, and the ability to translate complex regulations into business terms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years working experience as in-house counsel or in foreign-related legal services with cross-border focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end legal support for overseas sales, operations, product, partnership and finance-related cross-border business lines.
• Lead drafting, review, revision and negotiation of contracts and finance-related agreements for overseas markets (Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other regions).
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulatory requirements of Mainland China, Hong Kong and target jurisdictions; identify and mitigate business and financial compliance risks.
• Deliver actionable legal opinions, compliance solutions and standard operating procedures for key transactions and dispute scenarios arising from cross-border expansion.
• Collaborate with business, compliance and risk teams to address region-specific legal pain points in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia; follow up on dispute resolutions.
• Take charge of local Hong Kong dispute cases and handle HK litigation; experience in SE Asia or Taiwan litigation is a plus.
• Build legal risk repository and training materials to empower business teams to avoid legal risks.

Skills

Contract review

Cross-border law

Regulatory compliance

Litigation coordination

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Law

Job description

Work closely with front-line business teams to provide end-to-end legal support for overseas sales, operations, product, partnership and finance-related cross-border business lines.

Lead the drafting, review, revision and negotiation of contracts and finance-related agreements for overseas markets (primarily Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other regions). Ensure compliance with laws and regulatory requirements of Mainland China, Hong Kong and target jurisdictions, and effectively identify, assess and mitigate business and financial compliance risks.

Deliver actionable legal opinions, compliance solutions and standard operating procedures for key transactions and dispute resolution scenarios arising from cross-border and finance-oriented business expansion.

Collaborate with business, compliance and risk teams to identify and address region-specific legal and regulatory pain points in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and follow up on dispute resolution arrangements.

Respond promptly to ad-hoc legal issues and disputes for business teams, provide on-site or real-time legal support. Participate in business solution design, financial transaction structuring and pre-transaction risk assessment.

Take charge of overall coordination for local Hong Kong dispute cases and handle Hong-Kong-related litigation matters independently. Candidates with hands-on litigation experience in Southeast Asia or Taiwan may also take on corresponding legal work for those regions.

Build legal risk repository and case library for cross-border finance and overseas businesses. Develop legal training materials to empower business teams to proactively avoid legal and compliance risks.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree or above in Law.

Minimum 7-year working experience as in-house counsel or in foreign-related legal services at law firms, among which at least 5 years shall be directly engaged in cross-border businesses covering major Asian jurisdictions. Practical experience working for Mainland-based enterprises or handling Mainland-related businesses is preferred.

Familiar with laws, regulations and regulatory rules of Mainland China, Hong Kong and target overseas markets, with solid hands-on experience in cross-border and financial compliance. Background in the finance industry and prior experience on finance-related cross-border projects are preferred.

Practical Hong-Kong-based litigation experience. Prior litigation experience in Southeast Asia or Taiwan is highly preferred. Capable of liaising with local lawyers independently, coordinating case workflows and driving dispute resolution.

Strong business acumen and commercial sensitivity, good understanding of financial transaction logic. Able to translate legal and regulatory logic into business-oriented language and support multiple concurrent business streams independently.

Fluent English: proficient in English contract review, written correspondence and participating in full-English meetings.

Good resilience and project coordination capability, high responsiveness, able to balance commercial objectives against legal risks.

Additional Information

Monthly Salary: HK$60,000-70,000

Work Location: Hong Kong