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About the role:

In this Vice President role, you will be the lead lawyer in Oceania for Litigation Management, Legal Risk Management, Employment Law matters, Regulatory Compliance / Financial Crime Prevention legal matters, vendor contracts and inter-affiliate legal documentation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Strategic establishment of the legal risk management framework; provision of trusted, relevant advice to human resources, compliance and financial crime prevention functions in Oceania in order to assist their performance.

• Control of legal risk, specifically litigation management risk by providing timely guidance to the business units in handling dispute and certain pre-dispute actions (legal hold, dawn raid, investigation support). Provision of legal advice on the negotiation of vendor contracts to reflect services to be acquired by MUFG.

• Be an independent guardian and trusted business partner by providing commercially sensitive, pragmatic and practical legal support and advice in a cost effective and timely manner to MUFG.

• Be proactive in the provision of legal consultancy services and guidance to business units on material legal developments with regards to a broad range of products, services and issues.

• Ensure that MUFG Oceania’s senior management is fully briefed on major issues arising in relevant business area and major legislative changes.

• Collaborate closely with Legal Office for Asia, Head Office Legal in Tokyo, international legal functions in other regions and other local legal units within the branches and subsidiaries of MUFG.

• Support group-wide projects, litigation matters, plan and support MUFG local legal offices across APAC' management of legal issues and liaise and coordinate with external legal counsels.

• Support Head of Legal, Asia Pacific by engaging in global, regional and/or country initiatives, supervise and manage legal affairs in Asia, optimise internal and external legal resources.

• View legal transactions and risks with a regional perspective, driving standardisation across APAC and identifying issues in local laws and regulations which justifies deviation from a regional benchmark.

What we are looking for:

• Minimum 6-8 years of post-qualification work experience (counting from equivalent Australian qualification dates i.e. translate to a 4-6 year PQE in UK terms).

• Lawyer qualified in a common law jurisdiction, ideally Aus/NZ qualified but candidates qualified in Singapore, US, UK, Hong Kong, Malaysia & India will also be considered.

• Prior experience in regulatory compliance/HR/litigation/legal risk management.

• Prior in-house legal experience in a financial institution would be an advantage.

• Broad experience across banking and lending, wholesale/investment banking products and capital markets.

• Strong technical knowledge of legal framework surrounding finance transactions generally, and strong document drafting skills.

• Good knowledge of regulatory requirements relating to finance and banking.

• Self-motivated and independent, with the ability to clearly challenge process and decisions, as well as to set new standards to ensure best practices are always followed.

• Highly motivated and a willingness to get involved.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.

MUFG Bank Ltd & MUFG Securities Asia Limited (collectively referred to as “MUFG”) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.