At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead legal work for investment management across EMEA, focusing on client agreements and regulatory matters.
- Company: Join Invesco, a leading global investment firm with a dynamic culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, healthcare, and wellness benefits.
- Other info: Collaborative team spirit and excellent career growth opportunities await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced, international asset management environment.
- Qualifications: Strong legal experience in asset management; fluency in English and German or Italian is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.
Job Description
We have an outstanding benefits package which includes:
- Company-provided healthcare
- A competitive annual leave allowance
- Flexible working options, including hybrid working arrangements
- Generous pension provisions
- Income protection
- Health and wellness benefits
- Volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave
- Life insurance
Your job:
Are you a commercially minded lawyer looking to make a real impact in a dynamic, international asset management environment? Join Invesco’s EMEA Product & Distribution Legal Team based in Henley-on-Thames, UK or London and become part of a fast‐growing, innovative business where your expertise truly matters. As Senior Legal Counsel, you’ll work as a trusted legal partner to the business, supporting Invesco’s products, services, and distribution activities across EMEA, with a particular focus on the UK. You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across Legal, Product, Distribution, and Regulatory teams globally, advising on complex, high‐value matters in a fast‐paced environment.
Your responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee legal work relating to client agreements across EMEA, including investment management mandates and strategic partnership agreements
- Review, draft, and negotiate sophisticated legal documentation with large and often international counterparties
- Support EMEA Product teams and other Invesco functions on legal and regulatory matters
- Monitor regulatory developments impacting products and distribution, and provide practical, business‐focused advice
- Advise on legal risks related to new strategies, products, and initiatives
- Support regulatory matters, corporate initiatives, internal policies, and processes
- Act as a collaborative member of Invesco’s global Legal group, contributing to a strong, solutions‐oriented culture
What you can bring:
- Strong post‐qualification legal experience within asset management, financial services, or a leading law firm
- Solid understanding of MiFID investment services, regulated funds, and the broader financial services regulatory framework
- Experience advising asset management or investment businesses
- Confidence managing negotiations with sophisticated counterparties
- Exposure to both common law and civil law systems (highly valued)
- Legal qualification in a common‐law jurisdiction, with eligibility to practice in the UK
- Additional civil law qualification is a strong advantage
- Excellent English; business‐level German or Italian is a significant plus
- Comfort operating in a multicultural, international environment
What sets you apart:
- Strong commercial awareness and a genuine interest in the business
- Ability to work independently, take ownership, and move matters forward efficiently
- Excellent communication and stakeholder‐management skills
- A pragmatic, solutions‐driven mindset, even under pressure
- High integrity, sound judgement, and a collaborative team spirit
Disability Confident Scheme:
Applicants who opt in to the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the criteria for the role will be offered an interview. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates who make an application.
Our commitment to the community and environmental, social and governance investing:
We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about. We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.
Recruitment Agencies:
Invesco has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Invesco will not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.
Senior Legal Counsel – Product & Distribution EMEA (German/Italian speaker) employer: Invesco Ltd.
Invesco is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in London where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible working options, generous parental leave, and a commitment to employee growth through exposure to diverse investment strategies, Invesco empowers its team members to excel in their careers while making a meaningful impact in the financial sector.
