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Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join our team as the Head of Legal for Affluent Clients in the Greater China and North Asia (GCNA) region. This role is crucial in providing strategic legal advice and support to the Affluent Clients segment, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and managing legal risks effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the legal team supporting the Affluent Clients segment in the GCNA region.
• Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to senior management and business units on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues.
• Ensure compliance with local and international laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Oversee the drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Manage legal risks and develop strategies to mitigate potential legal issues.
• Liaise with external legal counsel and regulatory authorities as necessary.
• Keep abreast of legal and regulatory developments affecting the financial services industry and affluent clients.
• Develop and implement legal policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Provide training and support to business units on legal and compliance matters.
• Foster a culture of ethical behavior and compliance within the organization.
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Minimum of 10 years PQE and with legal experience within the financial services industry.
• In-depth knowledge of financial services regulations and affluent client market.
• Proven track record of managing and leading a legal team.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• Fluency in English and Chinese is preferred.
  
  

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification from a recognized institution
  
  

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
  
  

What We Offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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