Senior Regional Legal Counsel

Position Summary

The Senior Regional Legal Counsel will support the Regional Head of Legal in providing comprehensive legal support across the APAC region. The role will focus on product‑related and corporate legal matters within trade credit insurance (TCI), eCommerce initiatives, cybersecurity, and general commercial advisory. This position requires strong technical legal expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to offer pragmatic, business‑oriented solutions in a dynamic regional environment.

Location: Hong Kong (primary and preferred location). Singapore may be considered; China as a third preference.

 

 

Key Responsibilities

Regional Legal Support

• Assist the Regional Head of Legal and Local Legal Contacts in handling a broad spectrum of legal matters throughout the APAC region.
• Manage legal workstreams for regional and organization‑wide initiatives, including new product developments, outsourcing arrangements, and strategic projects.

 

Business Partnering & Legal Advisory

• Work closely with business stakeholders to deliver practical, risk‑balanced legal advice that supports commercial objectives while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with business teams, operational functions, Group legal and local legal contacts to ensure timely, practical, and solutions‑oriented legal support.
• Provide legal assessments and interpretations in response to legislative or regulatory changes across APAC.
• Offer timely legal guidance to compliance, business, and support functions as needed.

 

Product & Transactional Support

• Support front‑end and underwriting teams in structuring policy coverage to meet policyholder needs in compliance with local regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate policy wordings and transactional agreements, including distribution agreements, reinsurance treaties, and related documentation.
• Advise on cross‑border transactions and coordinate with Group Legal on the IIR table and other group‑level requirements.

 

Claims & Collections

• Assist in reviewing complex claims and collections matters, including providing legal assessments and supporting negotiations where required.
• Support the legal oversight of recovery actions and ensure alignment with internal standards and regional laws.

 

Internal Policies & Standards

• Support APAC implementation of legal‑owned internal policies, including (but not limited to) the Allianz Trade Antitrust Standard and related codes of conduct.

 

Corporate Governance

• Oversee the maintenance of corporate governance records and ensure timely and accurate filings with local authorities and internal corporate repositories.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with corporate governance standards and internal policies.

 

Contracting & General Legal Work

• Conduct general contract reviews and provide legal support for day‑to‑day corporate and commercial matters.
• Manage legal inquiries across Asia Pacific, leveraging strong legal analysis and stakeholder management skills.

 

External Counsel Management

• Liaise with external counsel where necessary to obtain jurisdiction‑specific or specialized advice, ensuring quality and cost‑effectiveness.

 

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other ad hoc tasks or legal projects as required within the remit of the regional legal function.

 

 

Job Requirements

• 5-7 PQE qualified in Hong Kong, Singapore, PRC, and/or other APAC countries
• Background in insurance/financial services industry is advantageous
• A mixture of law firm and in-house experience desirable
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement and with the ability to work independently

 

 

Languages (Reading and Writing)

• English
• Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin) desirable but not essential
• Other Asian languages desirable but not essential

 

 

Allianz Trade embraces innovative technologies. We utilize Artificial Intelligence powered tools and encourage candidates with a basic understanding of commonly used platforms, as well as an awareness of best practices and the potential risks associated with AI in the workplace to apply.

 

 

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Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 

 

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

 

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

 

Headquartered in Paris, Allianz Trade is the global leader in trade credit insurance and a recognized specialist in the areas of surety, collections, structured trade credit and political risk, present in over 40 countries with 5,800 employees. In 2024, our revenues reached 3.8 billion euros, and we guaranteed 1,400 billion euros of trade transactions worldwide. With sustainability, collaboration, and inclusion at the heart of our values, our workplace culture has earned global recognition - demonstrated by our certification as a Great Place to Work and a Gold Medal from EcoVadis in 2025.​

 

Disclaimer: Allianz Trade is the trademark used to designate a range of services provided by Euler Hermes.