Senior Legal Counsel

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Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm. We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Vice President, Senior Lead Counsel - Singapore - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Senior Lead Counsel - C13) based in Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

The Senior Counsel is a senior professional position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Singapore Legal team.

The Singapore Legal team supports a broad range of Corporate Banking and Commercial Banking business lines from secured and syndicated lending, Treasury and Trade Solutions to Markets and Security Services.

The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Provide legal advisory services to business managers and defend legal matters, including Commercial Banking and Securities Services related businesses and matters.
• Draft, review, and advise on legal documentation, including facility agreements/letters, security documents, board resolutions, legal opinions, NDAs, RFPs, account documentation, custody, fund management and trust agreements, indemnities and disclaimers, term sheets, publicity material, client communications.
• Supervise external counsel and resolve moderately complex issues.
• Continuously stay informed of regulatory changes, new regulations, internal policy changes and developments in the law.
• Allocate and coordinate resources and conduct planning and budgeting activities, as needed.
• Analyze documentation against regulatory requirements and internal policies to advise business accordingly.
• Resolve problems, escalating to senior staff as needed.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervising the activity of others and creating accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• 7-12 years of relevant experience.
• Valid Bar license to practice law in Singapore.
• Legal experience in cross-border banking/financial industry experience (preferably including experience from big law firm) with a particular focus on transactional banking.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of area of responsibility.
• Comprehensive knowledge of local, state and federal laws and practices.
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Proven analytical and organizational skills.

The successful candidate will provide legal advice/support to the Citi Commercial Bank and Securities Services, Agency & Trust businesses.

The role includes working with regional product counsels for each of the relevant businesses and constant engagement with the business, product partners, Compliance and other control functions within the bank.

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Take the next step in your career, apply for this role at Citi today

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Job Family Group: Legal

Job Family: Legal - Country

Time Type: Full time

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