Legal Counsel - HSBC Asset Management (non-alternatives) London, England
Job description
Legal Counsel – HSBC Asset Management (non-alternatives)
Some careers open more doors than others.
If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. 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.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join the team in the role of Legal Counsel within HSBC Asset Management.
In this role, you will:
- Provide counsel and legal support on a variety of legal matters to Asset Management, including matters that may be complex or may have some impact across business entities or jurisdictions, in relation to new product development, regulatory change and interpretation, strategic initiatives, change management, investment management and distribution activities.
- Provide support to Head of Legal and AM business with regard to management of legal risks and designing suitable controls.
- To be considered a trusted advisor to the business by providing commercially sensitive, pragmatic and practical legal support and advice in a cost effective manner.
- Work with other legal team members to support an effective culture and network, including with external counsel, to influence and contribute to the business and its strategic objectives.
- To contribute to and advise and support other business lines as part of the wider HSBC Legal function, including in contribution to training and knowledge updates for HSBC Knowledge Hub and HSBC Legal University.
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
- Must be a qualified solicitor.
- Asset management or financial regulatory experience essential.
- A strong understanding of Asset Management is highly desirable.
- Highly organised with the ability manage high and complex workloads.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Senior stakeholder management experience.
- An experience of ESG matters would be desirable.
The base location for this role is: London/working from home, with the expectation of around Two days in the office per week or as and when required.
At HSBC we look to enable our employees to better balance their work/life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process.
HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 2078328500
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism. This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
