Legal Counsel

Singapore. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will act as the primary legal adviser in Singapore, providing subject matter expertise and legal advice on commercial business initiatives. You will support legal structuring, regulatory advice, contract negotiation, and OTC product expansion.

What you will do

Provide legal advice and execution support on commercial business initiatives
Handle legal structuring, risk assessments, and regulatory advice
Manage product approvals and contract negotiation/drafting for MAS Licensed Singapore trading entity initiatives
Onboard financial intermediaries and counterparties
Manage commercial contracting for software, IT supply, and market data
Support OTC Product expansion and execution
Support strategic business initiatives such as financing arrangements
Provide regulatory advisory by working with Compliance teams
Provide ad hoc advice to local management on employment, IP, and data privacy
Contribute to global legal operational matters and process improvements

Required qualifications

Singapore qualified financial markets or financial services lawyer
At least 10 years experience in a top tier law firm and/or in-house
Experience with the ISDA contractual framework, Master, Schedule, CSA, Master confirmations, netting opinions etc, in particular in equity derivatives products
Sound working knowledge of key financial services and regulatory principles and laws relevant to a markets business in Singapore
Ability to operate semi-independently and as part of a distributed global legal team

Nice to have

Previous in-house experience e.g. at an investment bank or buy-side

Benefits

Performance-based bonus structure
Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
Daily breakfast and lunch
Weekly in-house chair massages
Corporate health insurance
Regular social events
Company trip every two years

About the company

Optiver is a leading global electronic market making and proprietary trading business focused on pricing, execution and risk management. The company provides liquidity to financial markets using its own capital.