Portfolio Manager & Legal / Maritime-Law Specialist

GEM ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A finance and investment firm located in Singapore is looking for a legal role focused on transaction structuring and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating various agreements, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, managing stakeholder engagement, and advising on risk management. Candidates should be adept at engaging with external counsel and navigating complex legal frameworks within the jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate various legal documents.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
• Advise on insurance claims and dispute resolution.
• Serve as primary interface with legal teams and regulators.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Structuring & Documentation

• Draft, review, and negotiate HoAs, SBCs, charters, ship mortgages, bareboat charters, shareholders’ agreements, profit-share, and JV documents.
• Manage external counsel in multiple jurisdictions (e.g., Singapore, Marshall Islands, Liberia, Panama, Malta, Cyprus, UAE, Hong Kong) and ensure cost efficiency.
• Coordinate KYC, sanctions screening, and legal DD (flag, class, liens, ESG liabilities).

Regulatory & Fund Governance

• Ensure compliance with MAS, VCC Act, MARPOL, SOLAS, OFAC/EU sanctions, and ABC regimes.
• Prepare board packs, resolutions, and investor disclosures; maintain statutory registers and filings.
• Lead internal policy updates on anti-bribery, cyber-security, sanctions, and decarbonisation clauses.

Risk Management & Dispute Resolution

• Advise on insurance claims (P&I, H&M, K&R), GA contributions, off-hire, and demurrage disputes.
• Establish precedent libraries for charter-party clause language (e.g., carbon tax pass-through, force majeure).
• Oversee litigation, arbitration (LMAA, SCMA, SIAC), and settlement strategy when required.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as primary interface with investors’ legal teams, lenders’ counsel, classification societies, and regulators.
• Train investment staff on legal developments (CII enforcement, EU ETS, Anti-money-laundering).