AVP/VP Legal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Indonesia.

📋 Description

• Prepare, assess, and negotiate agreements related to commercial, partnerships, collaborations, NDAs, MOUs, services, grants, and donor funding.

• Oversee legal documentation pertaining to capital markets and lending activities, which includes fund, bond, note, loan, credit, security, and term sheet documentation.

• Engage directly with counterparties while maintaining standard templates, preferred positions, and fallback positions.

• Draft, evaluate, and sustain policies concerning AML/KYC, anti-bribery and corruption, data protection, and safeguarding.

• Supervise compliance for IIX and third-party entities.

• Monitor regulatory changes across relevant jurisdictions and lead assessments of legal risks and compliance reviews.

• Assist in the establishment, relocation, and restructuring of entities as IIX expands into new markets.

• Conduct legal research across multiple jurisdictions and offer practical advice.

• Provide strategic guidance to leadership on significant matters, new products, and market entry.

• Select, direct, and manage external legal counsel, including defining work scope and overseeing legal expenditure.

• Handle disputes and pre-litigation issues, as well as supervise litigation strategies and legal counsel.

• Maintain the contract repository, template library, and approval workflows.

• Utilize document management and legal technology tools to enhance turnaround times and record-keeping.

• Develop playbooks and conduct training sessions for non-legal teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess a law degree and be admitted as a lawyer in your jurisdiction.

• Have 8+ years of post-qualification experience.

• Background in a leading law firm, in-house at a bank, fund, DFI, or impact organization, or a combination of these.

• Strong skills in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, employment law, and financial or credit documentation, including loans, bonds, and securities.

• Familiarity with the laws of at least one of the following: Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States.

• Proven experience managing external counsel, disputes, or cross-border expansion and restructuring efforts.

• Experience providing direct advice to senior management, with some exposure to litigation.

• Ability to navigate complex issues across cultures without clear resolutions.

• Native-level proficiency in English.

• Capacity to work independently and manage a high-volume, multi-jurisdictional workload with minimal supervision.

• Interest in impact investing, gender-lens, and climate finance.

• Submission of a CV, a brief cover letter, and a short redacted drafting sample is required for the application.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for professional advancement within a groundbreaking sustainable finance organization.

• Engage at the crossroads of law, finance, and impact.

• Join a diverse team aligned with the mission of transforming capital markets.

• Acquire experience in global, cross-sector legal and credit documentation practices.

• Equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive team.