Legal, Asset Management Public, Vice President, Singapore

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment management firm is seeking a Vice President in Legal for their Asset & Wealth Management division based in Singapore. The role requires extensive experience in asset management law across Asia ex Japan, providing high-quality legal advice, supporting fund formation, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have 15-20 years of post-qualification experience and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion programs

Personal and professional development opportunities

Wellness and personal finance offerings

Qualifications

• 15 - 20 years PQE required.
• Strong grounding in asset management rules and regulations across Asia ex Japan.
• Experience with a reputable law firm or as in-house counsel.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and regulatory advice for asset management business.
• Support fund formation, fundraising, and structuring of funds.
• Work with business stakeholders on client relationship and regulatory matters.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Sound judgment

Mandarin language capabilities

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

Legal, Asset & Wealth Management Legal, Vice President, Singapore

WHO WE ARE

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global corporate advisory, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and other major financial centres around the world.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is part of the Asset & Wealth Management Division of the firm (AWM).Our leading global active asset manager with a top alternatives business delivers investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s foremost institutions, financial advisors, and individuals.

We are looking for an attorney based in Singapore with solid asset management experience to join our team. The role will be within the AWM Legal team in Asia Pacific. Together with other AWM Legal team members in the region, the candidate will support the continuing growth of the AWM business, in particular in Asia ex Japan.

The candidate should have substantive experience advising on legal and regulatory aspects of the asset management business across Asia ex Japan. Key responsibilities will include working on fund formation, fundraising, structuring and registration of domestic and offshore funds (including alternatives fundraising), advising and negotiating segregated managed account mandates, advising on corporate governance and internal committee procedures, supporting various strategic initiatives and providing high-quality and value-added legal and regulatory advice on all aspects of the business.

The candidate will also work closely with the broader AWM Legal team in other parts of Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Japan), and with other AWM Legal teams in the US and EMEA.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, proactive and robust candidate who is interested in a broad, dynamic, challenging and rewarding role. The role requires the ability to work independently from day one and to manage a diverse and complex workload. Our team works closely with a diverse group of clients and stakeholders and thrives on being the trusted advisors to a dynamic and constantly evolving business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• AWM Legal act as internal legaladvisors to the AWMbusinessacross Asia ex Japanon a variety of strategic growth initiatives, including new business opportunities in the region, client-specific issues and issues relating to risk management and governance. Our lawyers and legal professionals are highly valued for their critical judgment on legal, policy, reputational and commercial considerations
• AWM Legalwork closely with business stakeholders as well as Operations, Fund Controllers, Compliance, Risk, Engineering and other teams supporting the business
• AWMLegal advise sales professionals on all aspects of client relationship, from pitches through to the structuring of bespoke investment solutions, negotiation of fund or client documentation and support on transaction-specific issues
• AWM Legal assist in developing new products and transactional or distributionstructures by advising on applicable law, assessing legal and regulatory risks across jurisdictions as well as the analysis and implementation of new regulations impacting AWM products and services, raising and resolving relevant legal and policy issues, coordinating with other functions within Goldman Sachs (as well as with other practice groups in Goldman Sachs Legal Division) globally and acting as liaison with outside counsel on a broad range of domestic and cross border jurisdictional issues, including licensing and selling restrictions and product offering issues

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

We are targeting qualified lawyers with 15 - 20 years PQE

• Candidates will need to demonstrate a strong grounding in asset management rules and regulations, preferably across Asia ex Japan, as well as knowledge of the regulatory framework and/or the product areas relevant to the AWM business
• Candidates are expected to have relevant post-qualification experience either with a reputable law firm or as in-house counsel
• Thought leader, strong analytical skills and sound judgment
• Strong project and time management skills
• Motivation to expand skill set and excel in a challenging business environment
• Mandarin language capabilities a plus due to dealing with Mandarin speaking clients regarding China Markets, financial products and technical regulations

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.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more:https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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