Associate Director, Legal, Strategic Partnerships - Infrastructure in City of London

Overview

Associate Director, Legal, Strategic Partnerships – Infrastructure

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Overview

Join a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. OMERS Infrastructure is the infrastructure private equity arm of OMERS, with a global team and a focus on building and managing a diversified portfolio for our members. The Associate Director, Legal will be accountable for all legal aspects of the OMERS Infrastructure SPP third-party platform and asset lifecycle, including new co-investment processes, add-ons / equity injections, as well as full or partial capital rotation. The role is expected to be an active strategic contributor to the program and to the development of new capital structuring solutions that may support our activities.

Scope Of Position And Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading all legal workstreams for the SPP platform, such as:
• Participation in the production and review of all platform-related, and deal / asset specific marketing and DD materials
• Working with external counsel on the development of vehicle structures, term sheets, operative legal documents, service provider contracts (AIFM, administrator, etc.)
• Negotiating and reviewing any SPP-related confidentiality agreements, engagement letters (e.g., with a financial advisor / placement agent, etc.), sponsorship agreements
• Leading negotiations with co-investors on all operative legal documents (with the support of external counsel, for large global fundraises)
• Supporting all investor interactions, communications and reporting
• Having a keen understanding of OMERS structuring considerations, and how to align those with our SPP platform activities
• Keeping apprised of industry development with respect to new capital-related solutions (e.g., single-asset and multi-asset CVs, fund financing tools, etc.)
• Working with all internal business partners in relevant Deal Team, Asset Team, Tax, Finance and Compliance Teams on SPP initiatives
• Collaborating with Compliance Team specifically with respect to:

• Advising on marketing in target jurisdictions
• Review and dissemination of marketing and DD materials
• Regulatory filings and reporting in key jurisdictions (namely US and UK)
• Board reporting for registered entities
• Review/revision/update of compliance program to tailor to regulatory and investor requirements, review of regulatory correspondence/interaction, etc.

Qualifications

• Law degree from a recognized university. Trained, qualified and in good standing in the UK or the US
• Minimum of 6 years legal experience at a law firm or in-house
• Experience in M&A, fund formation and/or co-investments in the infrastructure, private equity or private asset class sectors
• Very strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to be able to lead legal workstreams and interact with a broad range of professionals
• Well-developed negotiation and drafting skills
• Working knowledge of securities laws, rules and regulations in the US, UK, EU, Australia and Singapore
• Ability to build trusted and constructive relationships with direct team, as well as cross-functional and cross-regional internal and stakeholders
• Intellectually curious team player with a desire to understand all aspects of a legal workstream
• Strong analytical skills and creative approach to problem-solving
• Demonstrated commercial judgement and business acumen
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact at all levels of an organization
• Works very well as part of a team, but also able to work autonomously
• Proactive self-starter with high degree of workstream ownership, a “can do” attitude and comfort prioritizing and working to tight timelines, as required

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve. From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.