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Legal, Risk & Compliance

Regulated hiring where the wrong appointment carries real consequence.

Practice overview

Compliance, legal and risk hiring is unforgiving. Licensing regimes, regulators and reporting lines differ across the region, and we screen for the specific regulatory environment as much as the technical skill.

These are also the searches most often run confidentially, and we handle them accordingly.

What we hire

Roles we fill

Legal & Secretarial

  • General counsel
  • Legal counsel, in-house
  • Private practice associates and partners
  • Transaction and deal counsel
  • Fund formation and regulatory lawyers
  • ISDA and documentation
  • Company secretarial
  • Paralegals and contracts managers

Compliance

  • Chief compliance officer
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Front office and advisory compliance
  • Compliance monitoring and testing
  • Control room and conflicts
  • Distribution and marketing compliance
  • Licensing and responsible officers
  • Conduct and culture

Financial Crime

  • Head of financial crime
  • AML and counter-terrorist financing
  • KYC, CDD and EDD
  • Sanctions and screening
  • Transaction monitoring
  • Fraud and investigations
  • Anti-bribery and corruption
  • Blockchain analytics and forensics

Risk & Audit

  • Chief risk officer
  • Market, traded and credit risk
  • Operational and enterprise risk
  • Liquidity and interest rate risk
  • Risk modelling and validation
  • Risk analytics and stress testing
  • Internal audit
  • Governance and controls

Regulatory Affairs

  • Regulatory affairs and policy
  • SFC, HKMA and HKEX liaison
  • Regulatory reporting
  • Trade surveillance and market abuse
  • Data privacy
  • VASP and digital asset licensing
  • Government relations
  • Third-party and vendor risk
Where we hire

Sectors we cover

BankingAsset ManagementHedge FundsPrivate Equity & VCInsuranceDigital Assets & CryptoFintech & PaymentsLaw FirmsCorporatesReal EstateHealthcare & PharmaProfessional Services
What clients say
“A sensitive replacement at the top of the house, handled with complete discretion and real market insight. Sid set a realistic timeline, then beat it.”
Chief Operating OfficerSecurities
How we work

A partner, not a vendor

Step IBrief and map

We take the time to understand the skills, the team and the working style, then map the market properly.

Step IISearch and screen

Database, direct search, referrals and international partners, followed by competency-based interviews.

Step IIIShortlist and support

A short, considered list with candidate reports, referencing, and follow-up at one and three months.

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