Assistant Vice President, Transactional Risk

Assistant Vice President, Transactional Risk Location: Singapore - Marina View Company: Marsh Risk Description: We are seeking a talented individual to join our Private Equity M&A team at Marsh Risk. This role will be based in Singapore. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office. You will work within our regional Transactional Risk team in Asia, alongside former M&A lawyers based in Singapore. The team’s sole focus is warranty & indemnity (W&I) insurance and other M&A-related insurance products. Reporting to the Transactional Risk Practice Leader for Asia, you will receive ongoing training, mentoring, and coaching to develop your skills and thrive in the role. The team is part of our wider Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) Practice in Asia, which has over 50 risk management specialists located in key business centres across the region. Drawing on their experience in insurance, M&A, corporate law, taxation, investment banking, and accounting, the PEMA Practice provides risk and insurance advisory services and insurance solutions to clients making acquisitions and divestments, helping clients de-risk transactions and maximize value. You will contribute to the growth of our business and ongoing success as the leading transactional risk insurance broker in Asia, helping clients, their professional advisors, and colleagues navigate the complex realm of transactional risk insurance in an international and cross-cultural context. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with colleagues and insurers across different geographies to place insurance solutions that protect our clients’ interests and mitigate the risks arising from their M&A transactions. We will count on you to: Become an expert on the various transactional risk insurance solutions available, the insurers that provide such insurance, and all related matters. For any given M&A transaction, utilize your skills and experience from legal practice and/or in-house legal roles to provide advice on availability and appropriateness of solutions, market conditions, insurance marketing and placement strategy, pricing, terms and conditions of coverage, and required information, documents, process, and timeline. Execute insurance marketing and placement for clients, including obtaining indicative terms from insurers, designing insurance programs, working with underwriters through the underwriting process, negotiating coverage and pricing, and finalizing placements. Support the PEMA Asia team in building strong relationships with private equity and corporate clients and their advisors to obtain transactional risk engagements and generate new business revenue. Develop and maintain good personal relationships with insurers’ underwriters to ensure the best possible transactional risk insurance solutions and underwriting outcomes. Participate in business development initiatives, including presentations, workshops, meetings with clients and advisors, insurer meetings, and attending industry conferences and networking events. What you need to have: Tertiary qualifications and 4 to 5 years’ post-qualification experience working in a reputable law firm and/or in-house legal department, with substantial prior experience in M&A (minimum 2 years in private practice), including conducting legal due diligence and preparing reports, advising on and negotiating sale and purchase agreements, share subscription agreements, and other M&A-related transaction documents. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, keen attention to detail, ability to work independently under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, accountability, integrity, initiative, and professionalism. High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with the ability to create and maintain professional documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and emails. What makes you stand out: Prior knowledge of and familiarity with W&I insurance, especially through meaningful involvement in W&I insurance workstreams on transactions. Ability to translate complex legal and technical information into accessible language for broader audiences and communicate effectively to diverse stakeholders. Meaningful prior experience and skills in sales, business development, and negotiation. Demonstrated familiarity and growing proficiency with generative AI tools, with curiosity and willingness to learn and experiment with their application to improve business processes, client outcomes, and team productivity. Why join our team: We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being. Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Marsh Risk, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X. Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.