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About the Role
This role sets the direction for HSBC’s Legal function in Japan, ensuring legal and regulatory risk is managed in a commercially practical way. You will advise Japan senior management on strategic and operational initiatives while aligning local priorities with the objectives of the Regional Legal function. The role covers complex transactions, projects, and initiatives that can carry significant legal, financial, or reputational impact. You will participate in key country governance committees and keep leadership informed of material legal and regulatory developments.
Responsibilities
- Implement strategic legal policies and establish local policies that manage legal and regulatory risk in a commercially sensitive way
- Advise Japan senior management on business and operational strategies and initiatives
- Support the Regional Legal function on material legal and regulatory issues involving the Group
- Manage legal work on complex transactions, projects, and initiatives with significant legal, financial, or reputational impact
- Participate in key country governance committees including Audit Committee, Executive Management Meeting, and Risk Management Meeting
- Maintain oversight of external counsel through the local Panel of approved law firms and manage key relationships
- Set clear performance expectations and oversee delivery across the Japan Legal department including junior lawyers and support staff
- Monitor risk management controls, resourcing costs, and spend, and take ownership of operational and cost efficiencies for Japan Legal
Requirements
- 10 - 15 years or substantial post-qualification legal experience gained in a law firm and/or in-house within financial institutions
- Broad banking and financial services legal background, with experience in litigation and general commercial matters highly valued
- Apply broad banking and financial services legal capability including experience across litigation and general commercial matters
- Manage a legal team and run performance measurement, learning, career management, and succession planning
- Provide legal and regulatory advice that is practical, commercially focused, and aligned to business outcomes
- Influence senior stakeholders across Japan and the Regional Legal function on material legal and regulatory topics
- Oversee external counsel effectively, including panel management and relationship stewardship
- Evaluate legal and regulatory developments and communicate implications clearly to local management and the Regional General Counsel
Skills
- Fluent commercial English
- Japanese language proficiency would be highly advantageous
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10-15 years
About the Company
- HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world.
- Guided by our purpose of opening up a world of opportunity, our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do.