Legal, Asset and Wealth Management Private Legal, Vice President

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm is seeking a Vice President to provide legal support for its Asset Wealth Management (Private) business in Singapore or Hong Kong. The role requires a qualified credit lawyer with 5 to 10 years of experience in structured credit transactions, especially in debt investments in Asia. Candidates will advise on transaction structuring, manage legal risks, and work closely with various teams. The position offers a dynamic work environment that supports career and personal growth.

Benefits

Generous vacation policy

On-site fitness centers

Childcare services

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years PQE as a credit lawyer.
• Experience in structured credit across Asia is essential.
• Knowledge of debt investments in India is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Act as an internal legal adviser to the AWM Private Division.
• Provide advice under pressure in complex situations.
• Negotiate deal documents and manage diligence processes.

Skills

Structured credit transactions

Debt investment transactions

Legal risk assessment

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

Legal, Asset and Wealth Management Private Legal, Vice President, Singapore/Hong Kong

We are looking for a credit lawyer to provide legal support to the Asset Wealth Management (Private) business of Goldman Sachs based in Singapore or Hong Kong (AWM Private).

OVERVIEW

The AWM Private business is part of the global AWM Private Division that invests primarily third-party capital across the equity, credit and real estate sectors.

Members of the AWM Private Legal team are involved in virtually every aspect of the AWM Private business ranging from structuring deals, transaction diligence, negotiation of deal documents, portfolio management issues and fundraising initiatives.

AWM Private Legal provides legal, policy, reputational and commercial advice to protect the Firm and ensure high-quality, value-added execution of transactions.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• AWM Private Legal acts as an internal legal adviser to the AWM Private Division on all matters, including matters outside the transaction execution context. The judgment and experience of AWM Private Legal members is highly valued, particularly in weighing legal, policy, reputational and commercial considerations.
• AWM Private Legal members are frequently called upon to provide advice and to help resolve problems in complex situations involving extreme time pressure and client sensitivity.
• Members work on a broad range of matters, including all types of equity, credit and real estate investments such as structured credit transactions, equity investments (take private transactions, majority and minority stakes), real estate acquisitions (residential and office buildings, development sites, hotels, student accommodation), infrastructure (data centers, solar assets, renewable energy).
• In each of these roles, members work closely with professionals in the different areas of the AWM Private Division and with other AWM Private Legal members from different offices as well as with other groups on the control side of the Firm such as Compliance.
• The responsibilities include advising on structuring and execution of transactions, assessing legal and reputational risks, managing diligence processes, analysing diligence issues to develop remediations, reviewing and negotiating documents, coordinating with outside counsel and resolving issues that arise during the course of a transaction.
• AWM Private Legal members play a critical role in responding to regulatory changes and advising on business practices, policy development and implementation, training, compliance/best practices initiatives and development of standard procedures and documentation.
• AWM Private Legal assists in developing new products and transactional structures by advising on applicable law, assessing legal and regulatory risks, raising and resolving relevant legal and policy issues, coordinating appropriate areas within Goldman Sachs and acting as liaison with outside counsel and regulatory bodies.

REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified credit lawyer with 5 to 10 years PQE.
• Strong grounding in structured credit transactions across Asia, particularly experience in debt investment transactions in India highly regarded.
• Relevant post‑qualification experience either with a top tier law firm or as in‑house counsel.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

JOB INFO

• Job Identification 159975
• Job Category Vice President
• Posting Date 01/19/2026, 08:20 AM

HEALTHCARE & MEDICAL SERVICES

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

We offer on‑site childcare centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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