Senior Legal Counsel, Aviation Finance and Infrastructure Finance

HSBC • Full Time • Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong S.A.R. • 14h ago

GCB 4

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Legal Counsel, Aviation Finance and Infrastructure Finance

The role holder will have primary responsibility for providing legal and transactional advisory support to HSBC’s Asia-Pacific Aviation and Maritime Finance business, and will also provide support to HSBC’s Infrastructure Finance (HIF) business. The successful candidate should have experience in at least some of the following areas: (1) Aviation and Maritime finance and asset-backed lending, and (2) infrastructure/project finance and export credit finance. The candidate will also have a sound grasp of green loan and sustainability linked loan products. Excellent knowledge of APLMA / LMA documentation is required.

In this role you will:

Providing expert and professional legal advice, guidance and support to ensure that legal and reputational risks of the Aviation and Maritime Finance and HIF businesses are proactively identified and mitigated.
Assisting with the preparation, negotiation and review of legal documentation, from confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and term sheets through to transactional documentation.
Ensuring that the legal function serves as a proactive and strategic partner to the Aviation and Maritime Finance and HIF businesses.
Coordinating and managing relationships between internal and external stakeholders, businesses and support functions such as external clients, professional advisors, relationship management and product bankers, compliance and risk functions and agency/trustee teams.
Being innovative and suggesting solutions that are pragmatic and commercially sound, in addition to being legally sound, aligned with HSBC’s strategy and within HSBC’s risk parameters.
Collaborating with internal lawyers across the Asia Pacific region, providing support, leadership and subject matter expertise and guidance as required.
Providing legal input on local, regional and / or global legal projects.
Promoting the adoption of best practice and documentation standards, including representing HSBC at industry associations (as required).
Monitoring major legislative changes and assessing the impact of such changes on HSBC’s business.

To be successful you will need:

Qualified lawyer with solid post-qualification experience of at least 5 years gained in a relevant jurisdiction.
Strong knowledge and experience with complex lending in (i) the aviation and maritime sector and (ii) infrastructure/project finance and export credit finance.
Prior knowledge of green and sustainable finance products would be an advantage.
Understanding of cross-border financing documentation, market practices and processes, including APLMA and LMA documentation.
Ability to prioritise and to work under time pressure.
Experience using legal generative AI platforms.
Strong oral and written communication and inter-personal skills.
Lateral thinking/problem solving ability.

Opening up a world of opportunity

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HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

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