Assistant General Counsel & Derivatives & Senior Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial institution is seeking a Senior Vice President for its Markets Fixed Income Asia Legal team in Singapore. The role involves providing legal advice on derivatives and managing regulatory matters. The ideal candidate will have 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in law or finance, preferably with expertise in credit derivatives and familiarity with the regulatory landscape in Asia. This position offers a hybrid work model and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave Policy

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of relevant work experience.
• Relevant experience in a law firm or financial institution.
• Experience with derivatives, especially credit derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist businesses with product structuring for large trades.
• Advise on multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
• Manage key programs for the business.
• Oversee key clients within Citi.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Ability to manage senior representatives

Ability to prioritize and multi-task

Team player

Regulatory compliance awareness

Education

LLB or JD

Job description

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Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks. We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on‑job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape your Career with Citi

Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm. We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Senior Vice President, Senior Lead Counsel, Markets Fixed Income Asia Legal – Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Senior Lead Counsel 1 - Product- C14) based in Singapore.

Key Highlights

• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
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Markets Legal supports all of Citi's global markets businesses as a single, Deserialize unified department. Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai serve as hubs for Markets Legal teams for the Japan, Asia North & Australia (JANA) and Asia South (AS) clusters. The team provides legal advisory and documentation support across a comprehensive range of asset classes, service types and dealing channels.

Whilst this role is based in Singapore, as a member of the Markets Fixed Income Asia Legal team (within the broader Markets Legal function), which is spread amongst Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai, the person is to be part of the Asia legal coverage for fixed income, derivatives, rates, foreign exchange, rep eternity, structured loans and products, amongst others.

The person will report directly to a senior member of the Markets Fixed Income Asia Legal team and be expected to cover all the requirements of the team including providing advice on legal and regulatory matters, litigation management and regulatory/policy interpretation. Day‑to‑day functions will involve transactional and advisory work, documentation, business development and participation in industry‑based initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the businesses around chodzifiering product structuring for large episodic trades and advising on flow trades.
• Advising on and managing multi‑jurisdictional regulatory requirements and client document negotiations.
• Managing and prioritizing key programmers for the business.
• Managing and prioritizing key clients with multiple Citi touch points; crypto‑currency and digital‑related matters.
• Advising on bank programs and structures incorporating environmental sustainability elements.
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• Assisting on product development document accounting citing capital adequacy and risk‑weighted asset requirements.
• Actively fulfilling the One‑Citi ethos线路<64 by identifying and overcoming boundaries and working collaboratively with other Citi members.

Qualifications and Experience

• 10 to 15 years of relevant work experience.
• Relevant experience in a law firm or financial institution.
• Derivatives (and, in particular, credit derivatives), Rates, Markets Treasury, Foreign Exchange and financial regulatory experience (in particular, familiarity with Singapore, Hong Kong, China and/or India regulatory requirements) would be an advantage.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to engage with and[k] manage senior business management representatives.
• A strong team player who is confident, possesses initiative and the ability to prioritizeоры, multi‑task and work under pressure.
• An eye for broader franchise issues and the ability to assess issues and their risks against the wider regulatory and compliance framework that Citi operates within.
• Ability to work independently and interact with people of all levels and across regions.
• Education level: LLB or JD.

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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