Vice President/director, Legal Department

5 days ago

Singapore Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Full time

**J**ob Respon**sibilities**:

- Legal advisory:

- Providing legal support and advice on structuring, negotiation and execution of transactions undertaken by the Bank’s Asia Structured Debt Vertical (**ASDV**). ASDV is group within the Bank that covers Structured Finance Dept, Specialised Products Dept, Loan Capital Markets Dept and Transportation Dept.
- Transactions undertaken by ASDV include acquisition and leveraged finance, sponsor finance, financial advisory, debt/corporate/project/infrastructure/asset finance.
- Transactional support:

- Partner with external counsel and manage legal risks;
- Serve as trusted legal advisor to ASDV business
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders including transaction management teams from the Front office and Compliance, Risk, Credit and Operations teams.
- Supporting the Bank and internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory matters including:

- Advising on legal aspects of credit & lending, litigation and other sensitive matters.
- Advising on customer documentation, new products and structures for financing and other transactions and services offered/entered into by the Bank.
- Drafting, updating, improving and maintaining agreements, standard templates, framework, guidance notes and other legal documents for the Bank and to conduct internal trainings.
- Reviewing agreements, NDAs, mandate letters, loan trading documentation, customer onboarding terms and other contracts to be entered into by Bank and advising and negotiating on behalf of the Bank.
- Advising Bank on laws and regulations affecting the Bank and coordinating with Compliance and other internal stakeholders on implementation.
- Co-ordinating legal matters with other offices under APAC where necessary. Assisting Head of Legal in managing, coordinating and rolling-out initiatives involving legal teams across Asia Pacific Division.
- Projects, initiatives and matters as may be assigned by Head of Legal from time to time.

**Qualifications/Requirements**:

- Good Law degree from a recognized university and admitted to practice in a common law jurisdiction (e.g. Singapore, the UK).
- Qualified lawyer with at least 8-14 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal dept in financial services.
- Strong knowledge and experience in investment banking, corporate banking/leveraged/sponsor finance, credit & lending, capital markets legal work.
- Proven ability to manage complex transactions and provide strategic legal advice and practical solutions while balancing risks.
- Excellent communication, analytical, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Able to balance risks and commercial considerations and provide sound and practical legal advice
- Able to work independently and exercise sound legal judgment.
- Confident and meticulous and able to work in fast-paced environment.
- Proactive and growth-minded.

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