Legal Manager

Job Descriptions

• Provide timely, accurate, and pragmatic legal advice to business stakeholders on transactions, products, and operational matters.
• Ensure compliance, in both letter and spirit, with all applicable laws and regulations, including company law, securities regulation, AML, CFT, and sanctions.
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage legal risks at a country and business level, ensuring appropriate controls and mitigation strategies are in place.
• Prepare clear and insightful legal risk reports, highlighting key risks, trends, and recommended actions.
  • Support the implementation and adherence to Group legal and risk policies, ensuring consistent application within the country.
  • Partner closely with Risk and Compliance to strengthen legal governance and control frameworks.
  • Engage proactively with regulators and internal governance forums to support regulatory trust, transparency, and ethical conduct.
  • Contribute to the country perspective in Group risk governance and policy discussions.
  • Provide legal support for transactions, products, and initiatives, ensuring risks are identified and managed appropriately.
  • Support internal product development through the relevant product approval processes.
  • Apply deep technical knowledge of business products to anticipate legal implications and advise the business accordingly.
  • Ensure effective turnaround times, quality delivery, and strong legal controls in all transactional work.
  • Manage relationships with external legal counsel, including instructing, negotiating fees, and monitoring performance.
  • Drive cost discipline by reducing reliance on external counsel through the development of strong internal legal capability.