Managing Legal Counsel – U.S. Registered Funds and Subadvised Funds

Location: Owings Mills, Maryland, United States; hybrid work with up to one day per week from home.

Base salary for Maryland: $174,000–$297,000 annually. Discretionary bonus eligibility may apply.

Company

hirify.global is a global asset management organization providing equity, fixed income, and multi-asset investment solutions to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary legal advisor for a portfolio of subadvised registered fund clients and investment strategies.
• Advise on the formation, registration, launch, governance, maintenance, product development, and changes of registered investment products.
• Lead the negotiation, drafting, and interpretation of investment management, subadvisory, confidentiality, side-letter, amendment, and related client documentation.
• Advise on investment guidelines, client-specific requirements, fee changes, contractual implications, legal risks, and business-focused solutions.
• Monitor regulatory developments and support registration statements, prospectuses, shareholder communications, board materials, and other regulatory filings.
• Partner with clients and Product, Investments, Capital Markets, Trading, Distribution, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Legal stakeholders; provide guidance to less experienced legal colleagues.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law and admission to the Maryland State Bar or another state bar.
• At least 10+ years of total relevant legal experience.
• Significant experience advising registered investment companies, investment advisers, or other financial services organizations.
• Strong knowledge of federal securities laws and regulations, including the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
• Experience drafting, negotiating, and interpreting complex investment management agreements and related legal documentation.
• Ability to analyze complex legal and regulatory issues and provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills, including effective collaboration across business and functional teams.
• FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting SEC-registered funds, subadvised funds, and institutional investment products.
• Experience with fund disclosures, regulatory filings, investment restrictions, compliance matters, registration statements, prospectuses, shareholder disclosures, and related SEC filings.
• Experience preparing materials for and advising registered fund boards and board committees.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong client relationship and project management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with up to one day per week from home.
• Competitive compensation and annual discretionary bonus eligibility.
• Retirement plan, health and wellness benefits, and paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering.
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits.
• Inclusive and collaborative work environment with career development resources and equal opportunity employment.