Legal, Global Banking & Markets, Vice President, Hong Kong

GOLDMAN SACHS

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

As a vice president in the Global Banking Markets Legal group, you are expected to be pro-active in guiding the businesses on legal matters and substantial transactional involvement will be a feature of this position. You will work closely with business professionals across the firm, as well as with outside counsel. Your responsibilities will include:

 

• Providing legal support to the firm’s reinsurance business (including as reinsurer as well as brokers in various APAC jurisdictions) and the related equities derivatives structuring business  
• Providing legal support for the drafting, reviewing and negotiating of reinsurance agreements as well as derivatives arrangements
• Working with teams on structuring issues taking into account regulatory/reputational concerns
• Responsibility for relationships with external counsel and ensuring appropriate legal comfort is in place
• Interacting with the traders to address legal issues as they arise in day-to-day trading activities
• Reviewing, monitoring and driving implementation of regulatory developments relating to reinsurance business  
• Liaising and coordinating with other relevant groups throughout the firm, including other members of the legal department, credit, treasury, compliance, controllers, operations, tax
• Involvement in reviews of new markets and new products

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility; thoughtful and detail-oriented
• Ability to engage proactively as an advisor to the business and confidently work with senior stakeholders surrounding complex situations
• Strong legal and business judgment, communication, writing and analytical skills
• 8+ years PQE, HK, English or NY law qualified
• Experience and knowledge across reinsurance/derivatives/regulatory
• International law firm/International work experience, in house experience not a must

 

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.

 

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