Head of Investments Legal, Asia Pacific

Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Hybrid workplace model requiring work in the designated office at least four days per week and one day outside an hirify.global office.

Company

hirify.global is a global independent investment management firm providing investment strategies and vehicles to clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop lawyers supporting investment, trading, and operations teams across the investment lifecycle.
• Advise the private markets funds business on structuring, forming, launching, and maintaining real estate and other alternative investment funds.
• Draft, review, and negotiate private funds documentation, including private placement memoranda, limited partnership agreements, subscription agreements, and side letters.
• Advise on legal and regulatory issues involving investment research, portfolio management, trading, market access, collateral management, corporate actions, and transaction reporting.
• Manage external legal counsel, tax advisers, and regulatory consultants.
• Lead regulatory change projects and coordinate legal support across Asia Pacific and global functions.

Requirements

• Typically 15+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm, financial services institution, or asset management firm.
• Deep experience with private fund structures, including closed-end and open-ended real estate and private equity funds.
• Strong knowledge of trading documentation, investment instruments, regulatory frameworks, underwriting concepts, and market terminology.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing legal professionals across multiple workstreams.
• Strong commercial judgment, analytical, drafting, negotiation, communication, and consensus-building skills.
• Experience working directly with investment, trading, and front-office teams and managing outside counsel.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with four office days and one day outside the office each week.
• Generous annual leave and flexible paid time off.
• Learning and development programs.
• Health and wellbeing benefits.
• Parental leave benefits and an employee stock purchase plan where applicable.