Key Responsibilities

Member of a team providing Capital Markets (“CM”) related legal advice with respect to recent products and CM initiatives.
Provide transactional support to CM business having regard to Product Programme Authorisation (PPG)/Country Addenda (CA) parameters and, if applicable, the Group’s minimum standards and guidance for the relevant product(s) or service(s).
Manage (in consultation with others) strategy in relation to legal matters relating to CM.
Drafting and negotiating legal documents for CM transactions including engaging with relevant internal stakeholders.
Managing external counsel on ad hoc transactions include as to costs, quality and responsiveness of advice.
Keep up to date with relevant changes in law and regulatory reforms.
Identify, assess, manage, monitor, mitigate and report legal risks across CM.
Support and implement the vision, strategy and direction for the wider SCB Legal team.
Support the priorities and agenda of CM as well as their wider Group priorities and agenda.

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Possesses technical knowledge of the legal landscape for CM.
Lead and take responsibility for providing legal advice, guidance and support to business units and stakeholders on all legal matters relating to CM.
Maintain close relationships with stakeholders including the Coverage Legal Head, Global Head Capital Markets Legal, Head Capital Markets Legal Asia and CM Business Heads to provide them with relevant legal advice, guidance and support.
Promote a culture and practice of compliance with legal standards (including conducting business within legal and regulatory requirements, with high ethical standards).
Lead through example and build an appropriate culture and values.
Help to embed and implement global legal standards for CM taking into account regional/country issues.
Help to ensure that regulatory reform/changes are appropriately assessed within Legal from a CM impact perspective and that any regulatory reform is appropriately escalated and mana

📌 Senior Legal Counsel, Global Banking Legal (Mumbai)
🏢 Standard Chartered India
📍 Mumbai