Legal Advisor

Pictet is an investment-led service company, offering wealth management, asset management and related services.

We are an independent investment partnership known for our long-term mindset, responsible approach to business and entrepreneurial spirit. These principles have defined us since 1805. For our clients, colleagues, and wider society, we always aim to do the right thing and honour our commitment to enduring quality.

With more than CHF 686 billion in assets under management or custody as of December 31st 2023, Pictet is today one of the leading Europe-based independent wealth and asset managers.

The Group is headquartered in Geneva, where its activities began, and employs more than 5000 employees. With 30 offices, it is also present in Amsterdam, Basel, Barcelona, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Lausanne, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Monaco, Montreal, Munich, Nassau, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Stuttgart, Taipei, Tel-Aviv, Tokyo, Turin, Verona, Shanghai, New York and Zurich.

**Your team**:
The **Pictet Group** is one of the world’s leading independent wealth and asset managers. Founded in 1805 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Group is represented at 30 offices in financial centres worldwide, and currently employs over 5200 people. Pictet has been present since 1989 in Luxembourg, where it employs over 700 people.

**Pictet Asset Management (Europe) S.A.,** set up in Luxembourg in 2005, manages the assets of some of the world’s largest institutions, financial intermediaries and their clients. Our culture welcomes independent thinkers and centres around investment excellence, a long-term perspective and a dedication to client service.

**Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA)** is a leading alternative investment specialist with expertise in hedge funds, private debt, private equity and global real estate. PAA is an independent unit of the Pictet Group, managing over USD 52 billion.

The Group has strong development ambitions for PAA over the coming years. To keep pace with this growth, PAA is looking to hire a _Legal Advisor_ to steer its development and shape the firm’s global range of products and its distribution strategy.

As a **Legal Advisor**, you will report to the _Head of Legal_.

**Your role**:

- Preparing and reviewing fund-related documentation.
- Instructing and managing external counsel in relation to fund creation and transactional work.
- Reviewing intra-Group agreements between the Group and affiliates, such as delegation agreements and service level agreements.
- Keeping abreast of regulatory/industry developments and providing periodic updates.
- Working with different teams such as Product, Operations, Finance, Investment Specialists to implement products and solutions.
- Assessing and strengthening the product offering in terms of viability, relevance, value-add for the clients and alignment with the wider business strategy.
- Developing strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders to create cross-functional synergies.
- Maintaining strong awareness of the relevant industry
- and product-related trends and regulations (e.g. ELTIF) to ensure leading product positioning.
- Acting as a leader of continuous improvement of our governance and product development processes.

**Your profile**:

- Attorney’s license.
- Three to five years’ experience in a law firm or a financial institution with a focus on investment/asset management in private markets and specifically covering fund formation, regulatory and compliance as well as product management.
- Practical knowledge of operations and financial products. Ideally previous experience with different fund types, such as ELTIFs, semi-liquid products, jurisdictional funds and registrations, as well as ‘plain vanilla’.
- Ability to work with different service providers, both legal and operational.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Natural communicator and enthusiastic personality.
- Eager to learn, helpful and solution driven.
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and with teams in multiple locations.
- Complete proficiency in English and French and at ease discussing complex legal matters in both languages. Understanding of German would be a plus.

**Note**:
We will not accept any CVs from agencies.

**Flexible and modern ways of working**

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote the well-being of our employees through a set of flexible working arrangements, ranging from a work-from-home policy for eligible functions to opportunities for annualised part-time leave and extended parental leave.

**Diversity & Inclusion**:
**_Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace._