Legal Counsel | Hybrid

What you do:

At Allianz Global Investors (“AllianzGI”) our people enjoy motivating, fulfilling careers. If you are looking for a new challenge in an agile working environment within an active asset management company join us now!

We are looking for a talented and motivated attorney to join our US legal team supporting AllianzGI’s and Allianz Capital Partners’ thriving US private markets investment platform. The successful candidate will also support the full spectrum of legal matters that arise relative to the firm’s operations. The position will report to the US General Counsel and is based in AllianzGI’s NY office.

The successful candidate, working with the US General Counsel and the broader US legal team, will provide legal support across the full spectrum of AllianzGI US’s growing private markets platform, including infrastructure debt, infrastructure equity, private equity and other offerings. Core responsibilities include supporting the following activities:

• Manage legal processes and documentation around separate account / institutional mandates, including but not limited to investment management agreements, investment guidelines, responses to RFPs
• Manage legal processes and documentation around fund set up and address regulatory considerations related thereto
• Providing advice to investment teams, compliance and others with respect to various legal, regulatory and operational issues
• Supporting the full legal value chain for debt finance transactions, including negotiating Note Purchase Agreements and ancillary documentation relating to project/acquisition finance
• Manage internal business relationships and communicate directly with range of internal business clients
• Negotiate and manage external legal budgets and maintain appropriate cost controls
• Draft and review ancillary contracts (e.g., non-disclosure agreements, placement agreements, side letters)
• In addition, the successful candidate will provide key support across the full spectrum of legal topics that may arise related to the firm’s operations, including but not limited to litigation and regulatory examinations and interactions, internal investigations, HR and employee matters, vendor and intercompany relationships, corporate governance, data privacy, interpretation of new regulations and other topics.

• Utilization of artificial intelligence tools and resources (e.g. generative AI).

What you bring:

• Licensed US attorney with top credentials, with minimum 3-7 years related experience with a major law firm and/or the legal department of a leading financial services/investment management organization.
• Prior legal experience in the following areas:

• Asset management in particular deep understanding and practical knowledge of Investment Advisers Act of 1940,  Securities Act of 1933 and Investment Company Act of 1940;
• Contract review and negotiation with respect to private funds and / or institutional mandates
• Private fund structuring and implementation
• General US corporate law and general M&A transaction background is a bonus
• Debt Finance, Project finance and / or other financing experience

Success criteria

• Entrepreneurial self-starter with a desire to work in a fast-paced and diverse culture and be a driver of change within an organization
• Desire to learn and continue developing personally and professionally along with the firm
• Must enjoy leading projects with a strong ownership mentality and results-oriented approach
• A team player who enjoys being part of a global organization and working and collaborating across a group of diverse stakeholders, including internal and external
• Outstanding reputation for professional integrity
• Consensus builder and team player with the ability to work well within a matrix organization

Job posting range: $200,000 - $250,000

Note the job posting range is exclusive of company benefits or other compensation. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive program. If you are hired, your final base salary will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, competencies, and/or education. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth. 

What we offer:

• We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours). 

• Securing your future: With our 401(k) plan with company matching contribution. 

• Shared success: Company share purchasing plan.  

• Support for what matters: Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance.  Along with mental health and wellbeing programs.  

• Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group.  

• Investments in your skills:  Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications. 

• … and so much more!  

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager with over 600 investment professionals worldwide, managing EUR 560 billion in assets. Data as of 30 September 2024.

We invest for the long term and seek to generate value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their changing needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on protecting and enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability to drive positive change. Our goal is to elevate the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or objectives.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in an open and transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We respect difference and diversity and reward individual performance as well as teamwork. We offer a collegial culture based on strong values, taking individual responsibility, and dedication to mastering challenging tasks. To harness the power of innovation, we invest in the development of our employees. We encourage you to make an impact in a diverse, international, technology-enabled, and increasingly agile environment. If you feel inspired to elevate the active asset management experience, this is the place for you.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing assistance to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you need support to navigate our websites or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com

91002 | Legal & Compliance | Professional | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Permanent

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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 race, 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.

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