Legal Support Lead Officer – Vice President – Singapore

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Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm.  We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Vice President, Legal Support Lead Officer - Singapore - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Legal Support Lead Officer - C13) based in Changi Business Park, Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

The Legal Support Lead Officer is a senior level, non-attorney role, responsible for providing legal support to the Citi Legal team. This role requires a pragmatic, proactive professional with thorough understanding of the Citi Legal Team. The overall objective of this role is to provide support to the Legal Team.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Be responsible for legal support activities related to legal operations, litigation/discovery/settlements or negotiation and contract administration
• Manage the execution, review, processing and tracking of legal documentation and records, execute transactions and complete varied work requests from multiple sources that may be complex in character and have tight deadlines
• Participate in legal programs and projects to achieve coordinated and efficient process improvements and legal support solutions; liaise with other control/functional businesses in support of initiatives
• Interact with senior leaders, internal and external peers to gather information and work closely with the team’s management to determine legal solutions
• Continuously stay informed of regulatory changes, new regulations, internal policy changes and developments in the law
• Conduct independent research, investigations and analysis, applying institutional knowledge and knowledge of laws, rules and regulations, to support in the identification of legal solutions situations or to formulate an approach or strategy
• Apply in-depth understanding of how associated risks differ depending on product and documentation envisaged in relevant jurisdiction(s) and provide advice to the Risk function and business partners accordingly
• Review Banking, Consumer Protection and other financial services Laws, Rules and Regulations (LRRs), principally in Citi’s Japan Asia North and Asia South clusters and prepare clear “plain English” summaries for inclusion in Citi’s Global Financial Regulations Inventory (FRI), which serves as a foundational resource for Citi’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management framework.  For certain LRRs with broader impact on Citi, FRI content will include summaries of all legal obligations applicable to Citi based on its business model.
• Develop expertise in applicable standards for FRI content
• Participate in global projects to improve and enhance FRI content.
• Interact with Citi colleague on various projects to promote understanding and awareness of FRI content.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant industry experience, preferably with some experience working in an in-house legal role within financial services
• Ability to manage complex documentation with organization and detail
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and project management skills, as well as the ability to interact and communicate effectively with Senior management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
• In-depth knowledge of legal customs and practices
• Knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry and financial services laws and regulation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to review and understand complex financial services regulations and summarize key requirements
• Ability to comprehend Chinese language LRRs is a plus

Education:

• Bachelors/University degree

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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