Portfolio Manager – Legal / Maritime-Law Specialist

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

Job summary

A financial services firm in Singapore is seeking a legal advisor to draft and negotiate various agreements including MoUs and charters. The role involves ensuring compliance with the relevant regulations, managing cross-jurisdictional legal counsel, and advising on risk management and dispute resolutions. The ideal candidate should have a solid background in maritime law and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. This position offers the opportunity to lead on critical legal matters in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in drafting and negotiating legal agreements.
• Knowledge of maritime law and regulations.
• Ability to manage cross-jurisdictional legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate various legal documents.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• Advise on risk management and dispute resolution.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• 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).