Legal Counsel, Hong Kong, 6 months contract

As one of the world’s leading asset managers, Invesco is dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world.

If you're looking for challenging work, smart colleagues, and a global employer with a social conscience, come explore your potential at Invesco. Make a difference every day!

Job Description

Who we are:

With over $1.7 trillion of assets under management, Invesco is one of the world’s leading global investment management firms, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Spreading across 26 countries and with over 8400 dedicated employees, we are driven by trust and care. As one of the world’s leading asset managers, we are solely dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. If you're looking for challenging work, smart colleagues, and a global employer with a social conscience, explore your potential at Invesco.

Your Role:

We are seeking a high-quality legal counsel to join our Greater China Legal team on a temporary basis for 6 months. The role will focus on providing support to our retail and institutional businesses, and providing regulatory advice to product, sales, investments, and other functions of the business. The role will have considerable interaction with both local and overseas colleagues and provides excellent opportunity to get exposure to an in-house work environment. Key responsibilities include:

• Provide legal support to the maintenance of SFC authorization of offshore (primarily UCITS) and onshore funds and maintenance of MPFA approval of pension funds.

• Provide legal support to the pension fund business of Invesco Hong Kong.

• Provide legal support on special fund related projects and initiatives of a non-routine nature.

• Advise on planning and communications with colleagues in relation to proposed fund initiatives and changes, providing input to support product development.

• Review, draft and negotiate agreements in support of Invesco’s institutional investment and institutional distribution business (e.g. investment management/advisory agreements, intermediary distribution agreements).

• Provide legal support to matters relating to various scheme products or business in the PRC.

• Advise on the legal and regulatory aspects of different parts of the business including product fund launches, marketing advice, other regulatory advice.

• Advise on general corporate, procurement (including contract review) and commercial matters and provide legal support to various functions including investments, operations, compliance etc.

• Provide legal support for other ad hoc business projects.

The Experience You Bring:

• A Hong Kong qualified lawyer that has at least 5 years of PQE.

• Experience gained either from in-house financial services/asset management companies or leading law firms focusing on financial services sector.

• Experience dealing with regulators (e.g. SFC and MPFA) in fund authorisation matters would be highly advantageous.

• Excellent drafting skills and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently but know when to escalate.

• Ability to work under tight timeframe and apply good analytical skills.

• English and Chinese reading and writing skills.

Why Invesco:

In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other’s identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally.

Our benefit policy includes but not limited to:

• Hybrid work schedule
• Learning and development programs
• Health & wellbeing benefits

How to Apply:

Apply for the role directly here or at Invesco Careers: Careers at Invesco | APAC.

To know more about us:

About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html

About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html

About our D&I policy: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html

About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Temp Worker

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

NoWorkplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least four days a week, with one day working outside an Invesco office.