Senior Lawyer with ANZ (Bengaluru, PQE: 10+ years): Apply Now!

Deadline Open Deadline

Location Bengaluru, Karnataka

Salary Salary details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Details of the Organization

ANZ has a proud heritage of more than 180 years. The purpose is to shape a world where people and communities thrive. That is why we strive to create a balanced, sustainable economy in which everyone can take part and build a better life.

Details of the Job/Internship

ANZ is looking for a candidate for the position of Senior Lawyer.

Role and Responsibilities

Provide technically excellent, strategic, and solutions-orientated legal and regulatory advice to legal, risk, and business stakeholders across the supported business, helping to ensure the right outcomes are achieved.
Provide company secretarial and governance support (and supervise such support) to the supported business.
Develop and demonstrate a strong understanding of the supported business, including its strategic agenda and customers.
Contribute to maintaining a well-managed business by identifying, raising, and managing legal and regulatory risks and issues.
Support the business and its operations and risk partners to understand the legal and regulatory landscape, global trends, and risks in the execution of their strategic plans, helping to implement changes as appropriate.
Help resolve the supported business’ legal, regulatory, or customer problems.
Negotiate and draft documentation and assist with execution of the supported Business’ agreements relating to its activities including contracts with ANZ and other related group entities and with third parties.
Review, advise upon, and negotiate draft documentation for ANZ’s related group entities, as required, including procurement contracts, and supervise this activity, as appropriate.
Provide advice on and assistance with remediation activities, regulatory inquiries or investigations, requests for information, disputes, complaints, or other issues faced by the supported business.
Provide advice on the entry into, ongoing maintenance, and resolution of issues relating to the strategic contracts undertaken by the supported business.
Engage external legal advisers in a manner that ensures value for money and appropriate cost control and where possible keeps work in-house rather than briefing external lawyers.
Collaborate across L&CG, contributing towards the provision of seamless service to the supported business and ANZ globally.

Eligibility

More than 10 years post-qualification experience as a lawyer (either as an in-house counsel and/or in private practice) with strong technical legal expertise in banking and finance law and proven ability to exercise excellent judgment in the identification and management of legal risk.
Understanding of the legal, regulatory, operational, and commercial risks relevant to the supported businesses and region.
Ability to deliver timely legal advice in a way that helps the business achieve its commercial objectives whilst understanding legal risk.
A well-developed risk radar and confidence to speak up and escalate risks appropriately.
Proven ability to build strong relationships with the business.
Ability to work at pace with care.
Soft skills (communication skills, stakeholder management skills, prioritization, and organizational skills), that in each case allow the holder of this role to deliver work ranging from low complexity with no supervision to the most complex with limited supervision.
Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Tertiary legal qualification.
Admission as a lawyer in Bengaluru, India, or other jurisdictions as appropriate for the role.