Vice President, Asia Pacific Equity Capital Markets Legal Counsel

Join a global financial services leader and make an impact in the fast-paced world of investment banking. As part of our Asia Pacific Banking Legal team, you will collaborate with talented colleagues and business partners across the region. You will help shape complex transactions, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to best practices. If you are motivated, intellectually curious, and eager to grow your career in a collaborative environment, this is your opportunity to excel.
As a Vice President in the Asia Pacific Banking Legal team, you primarily provide legal support for equity capital markets activities across Asia Pacific. You work closely with stakeholders in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, delivering practical legal solutions for public and private transactions. You collaborate with colleagues across the region and globally, helping us maintain a best-in-class governance framework and drive business success.
Job responsibilities
Provide legal support for equity capital markets transactions across Asia Pacific, focusing on stakeholders in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Southeast Asia
Advise on legal matters where the firm acts as underwriter, sponsor or placement agent in connection with IPOs, equity linked offerings, private placements, block trades and other equity capital markets related transactions
Support debt capital markets or M&A transactions as part of the broader Asia Pacific Banking Legal team
Collaborate with legal colleagues in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Shanghai, and Mumbai, as well as teams in other regions
Review, negotiate, and draft legal documentation including underwriting agreements, subscription and placing agreements, comfort letters, confidentiality agreements and mandate letters.
Manage relationships with external counsel, including reviewing and negotiating legal opinions and supervising legal due diligence
Advise business teams on legal, regulatory, due diligence and reputational risk issues, coordinating with risk and control functions to support sound decision-making
Keep abreast of legal and regulatory developments and contribute to internal trainings and process enhancements
Promote best practices and help enhance internal processes
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Qualified lawyer from a common law or US jurisdiction with minimum 7 years post-qualification experience
Experience in equity capital markets gained from a major international law firm or leading investment bank
Familiarity with Hong Kong listing rules and SFC due diligence requirements in connection with HK IPOs
Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analytical skills with keen attention to detail
Ability to balance commercial objectives with the protection of the firm’s interests
Excellent written and spoken English, with outstanding communication skills
Fluency in Chinese (Mandarin)
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage matters across time zones with regional and global stakeholders
Proven ability to handle competing priorities, work under pressure, and meet deadlines
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
In addition to the required equity capital markets experience set out above, experience supporting M&A and debt capital markets transactions in Asia Pacific
Demonstrated strategic thought leadership in legal practice
Experience managing external counsel relationships
Ability to deliver practical, business-focused legal solutions
Commitment to continuous learning and process improvement