Job description
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Some careers grow faster than others.
If you’re looking for a career that will give you plenty of opportunities to develop, join HSBC and your future will be rich with potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
Global Legal plays an important role in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organization through robust legal risk and issue advisory. Responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice to senior management and all global businesses and functions, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join this team in the role of Legal Counsel, Markets and Securities Services.
Principle Responsibilities
To act as the legal counsel supporting Markets and Securities Services (MSS).
To work with the MSS Business Lead Lawyer to implement and communicate the strategic and operational objectives of the Global Legal Function across the Conventional and Amanah business and identify, formulate and communicate policies and procedures in line with these objectives.
To provide proactive legal advice, guidance and support to Conventional and Amanah, and to other business areas and functions as required to ensure that the Group’s exposure to legal risk is managed effectively.
Ability to prioritize workload in terms of legal risk and commercial consideration.
Requirements
Legal background (qualified lawyer or law degree)
Minimum 5 years’ of relevant experience.
Knowledge and experience of markets, derivatives, banking, corporate and securities law concepts and working knowledge of the laws in the major jurisdictions in which HSBC operates.
- Have an excellent knowledge of a variety of traded markets master agreement documentation and their underlying products (in particular, ISDA Master Agreements and other market standard derivatives and securities financing agreements) and credit, legal, regulatory and operational issues/risks relating thereto.
- Have a solid understanding of the roles, responsibilities, dependencies and dynamics between key banking functions such as Sales, Trading, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Treasury and Counterparty Exposure Management.
Corporate experience and Compliance experience an advantage, but not essential.
Ability to prioritise and multitask.
Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships across business lines and within Legal.
Developing lateral thinking / problem solving skills.
Developing ability to influence.
Due to the urgent hiring need, candidates with immediate right to work locally and no relocation needed will be prioritized
When applying, please submit a full resume and attach your appraisal reports for the last two years. Your local internal application policy should also be followed. For internal applicants with less than eighteen months in their current role, please also obtain and enclose line manager endorsement in the application.
Opening up a world of opportunity.
HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.
Issued by HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
招聘人员名称
Poomathi Merugan
招聘人员电子邮件
poomathi.merugan@hsbc.com.my