Vice President, Lead Counsel 2 - SINGAPORE

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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, Lead Counsel 2 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.

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The VP, Lead Counsel II (C13) is a senior level position responsible for providing legal guidance and thought leadership to the business. The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice, and guidance to the business.

This role requires a pragmatic, proactive attorney with thorough understanding of the Business, combined with a solid conceptual / practical grounding in the laws and regulations for the geographies in which we operate. Provides input into strategic decisions, exercising sound legal judgement to develop proactive, risk-appropriate, and commercially practical business-oriented solutions.

In this role, you’re expected to provide key legal support on Business Strategies & Initiatives, Managed Investments and Client Segments matters:

Key Business Strategies & Initiatives responsibilities include:

• Partnering with Cross Enterprise Legal and/or Wealth lawyers and business teams to implement regulation, working with Legal product teams and industry working groups to advocate for regulatory change;
• Serving as a key liaison between BS&I, Global Legal Services, Regulatory Advisory Legal and their respective businesses in connection with various initiatives;
• Leading on non-regulatory implementation projects, particularly cross-product projects, including the application of financial, ESG, consumer protection, data protection, and digital related regulations;
• Reviewing the regulatory pipelines with Regulatory Advisory Legal and/or Wealth lawyers and Business teams, including how upcoming regulation applies to Wealth;
• Implementing new data protection legislation (with extra-territorial impact) and also in relation to changes to existing legislation (such as GDPR);
• Reviewing all new business initiatives, digital and otherwise;
• Coordinating Wealth Legal’s collaboration and approvals for New Activity Committee and Project Delivery Review/Project Final Engagement meetings;
• Reviewing and advising on licensing requirements and updates in Wealth sales offices and booking centres;
• Review of the implementation of regulation, considering recent enforcements, regulator and industry body guidance;
• Advising the business on the implementation of third-party software/technology provider contracts for Wealth;
• Considering third party legal tools;
• Coordinating with Litigation legal team to handle litigation matters;
• Working with internal IT, business risk, compliance, information security and the business change team to implement digital and regulatory changes;
• Advising on the validity and enforceability of digital signatures;
• Updating Wealth privacy notices, cookies policies and similar technology and privacy related client documents;
• Working with marketing on new digital initiatives.

Key Managed Investments Responsibilities include:

• Working as part of a team of lawyers who support the Wealth Managed Investments business;
• Advising on management of legal risk, reputational risk, responsible business practices and client experience;
• This involves being Legal counsel to the:
• Wealth Managed Investments business and its business initiatives.
• Citi Investment Management (CIM) business.
• Global Managed Investments business.
• Co-ordinating input from Citi Legal colleagues;
• Appropriately assessing legal risk when business decisions are made;
• Escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency;
• Designing legal risk controls.

Key Client Segment responsibilities include:

• Providing key legal support on Wealth Client Segment matters;
• Collaborating across internal lines of business and control/support functions;
• Providing cross-border legal advice/support to wealth management initiatives;
• Coordinating with Litigation legal team;
• Negotiating and drafting documentation;
• Supporting the business on the review of all manner of client types and wealth structures.

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

• 6-10 years of relevant industry experience, preferably in financial services
• Banking or financial industry experience;
• Knowledge of international laws, regulations and practices;
• Experience with complex deals;
• Effective communication and negotiation skills;
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and relationship management skills;
• Proven ability to apply sound judgement;
• Bar license in good standing to practice law.

Education:

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree.

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

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Job Family: Legal - Product

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Time Type: Full time

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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.