Title: Vice President

Post on: Sep 24, 2026

Location:

HK

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (三井住友銀行) (incorporated in Japan with limited liability) is one of the major international banks and a leading arranger of specialized financial products worldwide. The Bank's Hong Kong Branch is now seeking high calibre individuals with long-term career objectives to apply for the following position:

Vice President -

Legal Department Hong Kong

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

To provide legal support to the Hong Kong Branch by advising on legal and documentation matters, supporting transactions and business initiatives, managing legal and documentation risks, and assisting business and support functions from a legal perspective under appropriate supervision.

Provide legal advice to the Branch on all matters/transactions;
Prepare/review legal documentation for use in the Bank's day-to-day business (including but not limited to, general plain vanilla and/or structured lending products, securities/collateral related arrangements, structured trade finance, cash management, asset-based lending, acquisition finance, derivatives, debt capital markets products and service contracts);
Liaise with external counsels to obtain legal advice, review their legal documentation and advice, and manage transactions or projects involving external counsels;
Develop policies and procedures to help the Bank manage legal and documentation risks, and advise on the Bank’s business initiatives;
Provide relevant interal training including managing external lawyers for the same purpose;
Render support to the Head Office and other branches of the Bank regarding matters of the laws of the Hong Kong SAR;
Escalate complex, material or non-standard legal issues; and
Ad hoc duties as assigned

Requirements:

Qualified Hong Kong solicitor with minimum 5 years' post-qualification experience from top international law firms, preferably from banking / finance departments, in house experience with large financial institutions is highly desirable;
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a willingness to learn new things and take up new challenges;
Good understanding of regulatory requirements/matters applicable to the Branch;
Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese languages; and
Independent, resilient, trustworthy, team-oriented, proactive, responsive and practical-minded.

Please apply with detailed resume stating latest and expected salary.

SMBC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diversified and inclusive workplace and removing barriers to provide equal access to employment.

Note on Mandatory Reference Check ("MRC") Scheme:

The MRC Scheme seeks to address the "rolling bad apples" phenomenon in the banking sector in Hong Kong, i.e. situations where individuals who engage in misconduct during their employment in one institution are able to obtain subsequent employment in another institution without disclosing their misconduct to the new employer. Against this background, the HKMA proposed a framework to facilitate Authorized Institutions ("AIs") to bilaterally obtain reference information during their recruitment process for certain positions, such that misconduct information in an individual's previous employments can be provided to AIs to inform their employment decisions.

For in-scope positions, satisfactory completion of MRC process is pivotal for the consideration of employment decision. For details, you may visit HKMA's website and refer to the latest FAQs issued by HKAB. Further details will be shared on request if your application is being proceeded.

Application details will be used only for recruitment purposes, and will be destroyed after 1 year. Applicants not contacted after 6 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful.

Job Function: Legal Department Hong Kong