Vice President, Legal Counsel, Japan

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Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm. We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Vice President, Legal Counsel, Japan - Hybrid based in Tokyo, Japan.

In this role, you’re expected to:

The Legal Counsel is a professional position responsible for accomplishing results in an effort to undertake day-to-day legal activities in the Legal team. The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.

• Manage day to day activities of Legal team(s) within a country, product or sub-unit
• Provide legal advisory services to business and defend legal matters
• Supervise external counsel and resolve moderately complex issues
• Continuously stay informed of regulatory changes, new regulations, internal policy changes and developments in  relevant domestic or foreign laws
• Allocate and coordinate resources and conduct planning activities, as needed
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Valid Bar license in Japan to practice law
• Banking/financial industry experience or experience from big law firm
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of area of responsibility
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Strong communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders
• Proven analytical and organizational skills
• Strength to tackle with challenges and speak up when reputation of or safeguard to Citi could be compromised, attitude to proactively take charge of things, and teamwork spirit
• Native level in Japanese, Fluency in legal English (Written, speaking, drafting) is essential.
• Bachelor's degree/University degree
• Master's degree preferred.

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