Job Summary
The Head of Legal will lead corporate legal coordination for UTC as a global proprietary trading technology group. The role covers governance, contracts, employment documentation, website disclosures, data and confidentiality controls, and coordination with external counsel across relevant jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain corporate governance files, board documentation, subsidiary records, internal authorizations, and legal approval workflows.
- Review and coordinate contracts covering technology vendors, infrastructure services, office operations, employment matters, and professional advisers.
- Support clear website disclosures and internal policies reflecting UTC proprietary trading activities across Singapore, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Hong Kong, and Mainland China entities.
- Coordinate with external counsel on regulatory interpretation, entity maintenance, employment issues, intellectual-property protection, and data confidentiality obligations.
- Build practical legal controls for trading-system access, incident documentation, procurement approvals, and cross-border internal communications.
Candidate Profile
- Legal professional with corporate, financial services, fintech, technology, capital markets, or cross-border governance experience.
- Excellent drafting skills, pragmatic risk judgment, and the ability to translate legal requirements into operating procedures.
- Comfortable working around confidential trading technology, server operations, and internal risk-control processes.
- Singapore legal experience is strongly preferred; cross-border coordination experience is an advantage.
This role is an internal corporate legal position and does not involve providing legal, investment, or trading advice to the public.