Assistant General Counsel - East Asia, Vice President (Asset Management)

Location: Tokyo, Japan; hybrid work environment with legal work conducted at the Tokyo office

Company

hirify.global is a US-based asset management firm providing services across diverse asset classes, with Japanese pension funds and institutional investors as its primary client base.

What you will do

• Establish and provide ongoing legal support for Cayman UT, Cayman UT/LPS, Japan LPS, real estate-related, publicly offered, and privately placed investment fund structures.
• Support private equity, direct lending, private fund, and other asset investment products.
• Negotiate discretionary investment management agreements and advise on model portfolio services.
• Handle FSA special business operator notifications and corporate law and FIEA compliance for shareholder meetings, board meetings, and related corporate actions.
• Advise on labor and employment law, general corporate matters, and regulatory developments.
• Support the Korean subsidiary on sub-advisory arrangements, model portfolio services, distribution agreements, and Korean investment trust structures; report to the General Counsel, East Asia.

Requirements

• Japanese bar qualification (bengoshi) and approximately 5–8 years of legal experience at a major domestic or international law firm; in-house experience is also welcome.
• Business-level English proficiency is required.
• Legal experience in finance, particularly asset management, is required.
• Applicants must already have the right to work in Japan without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with US asset management regulatory issues.
• Experience in M&A, acquisition finance, or real estate securitization.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid and remote-work environment with remote access and office mobile solutions.
• Collaboration with global group companies, particularly those headquartered in the US.
• Equal opportunity workplace.