Legal Counsel
OptiverAbout the Role
An experienced financial services lawyer joining the Optiver Singapore team to serve as the primary legal adviser in the jurisdiction. Reporting to the APAC General Counsel in Sydney, you will provide subject matter expertise and legal advice on commercial business initiatives, including legal structuring, regulatory advice, contract negotiation and execution for trading entity initiatives, OTC product expansion, counterparty onboarding, and strategic business initiatives.
- Lead legal structuring, risk assessments, and regulatory advice for MAS Licensed Singapore trading entity initiatives
- Support contract negotiation and execution for commercial, software, IT, and market data agreements
- Advise on OTC product expansion including equity options and total return swaps
- Provide regulatory advisory working with Compliance teams on interpretation and risk assessments
- Collaborate globally with Legal colleagues on know-how sharing, risk frameworks, and governance matters
Requirements
- An agile lawyer with an entrepreneurial and self-starting inclination, looking to test yourself in a less commoditized environment and in broader business domains
- Excited by the prospect of working in a dynamic and fast-paced organization and capable of juggling multiple matters across a range of stakeholders
- As the sole legal practitioner in Singapore, you will have the experience and maturity to be the key point of contact in the jurisdiction and handle a broad range of familiar financial, corporate and commercial legal topics but willing to grow with this role and test yourself in new areas
- A Singapore qualified financial markets or financial services lawyer with at least 10 years' experience in a top tier law firm and/or in-house
- Some previous in-house experience e.g. at an investment bank or buy-side is a strong preference
- Strong interest in legal problem solving and using technology to create solutions
- Excellent communication skills
- Eagerness to learn
- Questioning disposition
- Attention to detail
- Agility and willingness to adapt to the needs of a rapidly expanding business
- 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 in the location but also as part of a distributed global legal team and work cross-border
What You'll Get
- A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry, with profits combined across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool
- The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
- Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
- Daily breakfast and lunch
- Weekly in-house chair massages
- Corporate health insurance
- Regular social events, including a company trip every two years
- Requests for reasonable adjustments during the process are welcomed