CareerPlan

VP/AVP, Business Legal & Compliance (Institutional Banking Group & Global Transaction Services)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HKFull-time2026-10-26 → 2026-11-10

Core

Provide legal support, manage legal risks, and advise on regulations for DBS' Global Transaction Services (GTS) business, including trade finance and cash management.

Role type

Senior Legal Counsel / Compliance Lead (Institutional Banking)

Builds

Transaction banking solutions and regulatory compliance frameworks for GTS

Domain

Banking, Trade Finance, Financial Services

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Legal risk assessment, contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory monitoring, cross-border transaction structuring, litigation management, external law firm management, trade finance expertise, strategic relationship building

Preferred skills

Knowledge of banking/securities laws, innovation, ownership mindset, active learning

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Manage legal risks arising from GTS activities; provide critical risk assessment of transactions and new initiatives; monitor and advise on laws and regulations; structure and negotiate customer-facing and inter-bank documentation; develop standard documentation templates; issue guidelines to manage legal risks; assist in investigations and complaints; manage key litigation; manage relationships with external law firms.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC