Head of Legal

We have been exclusively instructed by an Investment Management firm looking to hire a Head of Legal & Compliance to join their business working from their Sheffield office. The role has flexible working from the Sheffield office with the need to travel to London roughly once a month.

Main Responsibilities:

• Negotiating the terms of legal contracts and other documentation with Investment managers, consultants, advisers, and other external parties.
• Ensuring the optimal legal and tax structures are identified and implemented for all investment vehicles.
• Providing legal input into investment decisions that is timely, effective, and fit for purpose and ensuring timely implementation of new mandates.
• Overseeing all legal aspects of the Annual Investment Plan delivery, including provision of required KYC documentation.
• Effectively managing the relationships with external legal advisers, extracting added value from the relationships, and keeping the panel of advisers under review as appropriate.
• Ensuring the consistency of terms across managers within a specific asset class, key commercial terms (in-house precedence), tax & legal structuring
• Monitoring incoming legislation and regulations, identifying any impact on the business and overseeing effective compliance.

Job Requirements:

• Ideally 8-10 years PQE working within a similar Investment Management business.
• Strong understanding of Pension Funds, preferable.
• Legally qualified with a good understanding of applicable Regulations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Unless otherwise stated, candidates must have the right to work in the UK. 

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