Job Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, including licence agreements and distribution agreements for index and market data business, employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, tenancy agreements and service agreements
• Provide legal advice on various legal matters relating to the business
• Act as the Company Secretary and provide corporate secretarial services, including preparing board resolutions and minutes of meetings, internal guidelines and statutory filings
• Ensure strict compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements
• Control the quality and cost of legal services provided by external legal advisors
• Assist in ad hoc projects

Requirements: 

• Hong Kong qualified solicitor with 4-5 years’ post qualification experience
• Previous experience in corporate secretarial work is a must
• Good interpersonal and communications skills
• Good commercial acumen
• Strong analytical skills with ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadline
• Good writing skills in drafting papers and agreements in both English and Chinese (simplified Chinese)
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese; proficiency in Putonghua is a must

To apply, please quote reference and submit detailed resume with expected salary to: The Human Resources Manager, China Exchanges Services Company Limited, Suites 906-908, 9/F Two Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong or e-mail to hr@cesc.com. Applicants who are not invited for interview within 4 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful. Personal data provided will only be used for the purpose of employment application to CESC.

China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC), a joint venture company of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SHSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), is established in Hong Kong with an aim to develop financial products and related services.

CESC’s principal business will include, but not be limited to, the development and franchising of index-linked and other equity derivatives; the compilation of cross-border indices based on products traded on the three markets; and the development of industry classification for listed companies, as well as information standards and information products.  The business will also include market promotion, customer services, technical services and infrastructure development.

CESC is currently recruiting high calibre professional for the following position: