Legal Counsel - Financial Markets and Regulatory
IMC TradingAbout the Role
The APAC Legal Team partners closely with domestic and international stakeholders to support IMC's trading activities across the Asia-Pacific region from the Sydney office, providing strategic legal guidance and ensuring regulatory excellence in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
As Legal Counsel, you will report directly to the Senior Legal Counsel, APAC, and advise on legal matters, support transactions and manage corporate governance responsibilities for IMC in the region. You will collaborate with Trading, Technology, Finance, HR, Corporate Development, Treasury, Risk and Compliance, and engage with global legal counterparts in Hong Kong, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Chicago and London.
- Advise on financial services regulatory, corporate and technology matters across the Asia Pacific region.
- Coordinate and negotiate financial markets and trading agreements such as prime brokerage and give-up agreements.
- Work with the APAC Compliance team and trading desks on licensing and marketing requirements and counterparty onboarding queries.
- Review general commercial and technology contracts and coordinate with external counsel and IMC's global legal teams.
- Research emerging legal and regulatory issues across APAC markets and help review and update policies and procedures.
- Assist with corporate governance, including preparing for Board and Committee meetings of IMC's corporate and charitable organisations in APAC.
Responsibilities
- Advise on financial services regulatory, corporate, and technology matters across the Asia Pacific region.
- Coordination and negotiation of financial markets and trading agreements (e.g. prime brokerage agreements, give-up agreements).
- Collaborating closely with APAC Compliance team and Trading desks to advise on financial markets licensing and marketing requirements across the APAC region, and responding to ongoing counterparty onboarding queries.
- Ad hoc review of general commercial and technology contracts to support the trading business.
- Build and maintain stakeholder relationships to work effectively at pace across the business.
- Coordination with external counsel across APAC jurisdictions and IMC's global legal teams, working through legal issues and proposing practical solutions for counterparty contracts.
- Research and provide advice on various emerging legal and regulatory issues across APAC markets.
- Review and update policies and procedures of IMC, identify areas for continuous improvement, as required.
- Assist with corporate governance, including preparing for Board and Committee meetings of IMC's corporate and charitable organisations in the APAC region.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in Law and top academic credentials.
- Admitted as a solicitor in Australia or another common law jurisdiction.
- 6-9 years PQE gained at a leading law firm and in-house legal department within the financial services or technology sectors, with a track record of negotiating and executing transaction documentation.
- Detailed understanding of the legal, regulatory and operational issues arising in financial markets.
- Exposure to multiple APAC jurisdictions and key regional regulatory considerations, with a demonstrated ability to manage multi-jurisdictional regulatory matters.
- Proven ability to manage contract negotiations and counterparty onboarding.
- Working knowledge of Australian AML/CTF requirements and of sanctions regimes relevant to APAC trading.
- Adept at using legal technology and leveraging AI tools and emerging technology to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.
- Ability to work independently under tight deadlines, be organised and have excellent interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex legal issues effectively to a non-legal audience.
- Ability to work across different jurisdictions and time zones and occasional travel to other IMC offices and trading locations.
What You'll Get
- Occasional travel to other IMC offices and trading locations