Senior M&A Underwriter, APAC

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Join AIG's Asia Pacific Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team to take your legal career to the next level with a global market leader.

Make your mark in Underwriting

AIG Underwriting teams help to find insurance solutions in areas including Financial Lines, Property, Casualty, Specialty Lines, Cyber, and Multinational Clients. We are reimagining how we help customers to manage risk, transforming our operating model and reshaping our role responsibilities and career pathways. The goal is to unlock the full potential in each colleague – empowering our people to grow as insurance professionals and add more value to our customers and AIG.

How you will create an impact

A rare opportunity has arisen for a commercially minded Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) legal professional who is interested in pivoting their career, to join our M&A underwriting business in either Sydney or Singapore as an M&A Underwriter within the Financial Lines team. This role reports to our Head of M&A, Asia Pacific.  ​

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In this role, you will leverage your understanding of complex M&A transactions from your previous legal background to draft legal and commercial documents, negotiate with our advisors, clients, and key stakeholders. You will ideally be based in either our Singapore or Sydney office. In close collaboration with the wider AIG team globally, you will be responsible for executing commercial decision making against a backdrop of legal risk assessment.  This is a unique opportunity to showcase your skills and capabilities and take a leading role to grow our business in Asia Pacific.

Key accountabilities will include but not limited to:

• Underwriting of corporate transaction across Asia Pacific risks (warranty & indemnity, fiscal event (tax), litigation buyout)

• In conjunction with APAC M&A Manager, to timely deliver bespoke transaction insurance documents on transaction risk deals

• Build commercially successful relationships with M&A production and distribution sources – with focus on brokers, law firms, investment banks, accountants, and private equity funds

• Regularly attend external client meetings, commercial and legal seminars with a view to building relationships

• Work with Relationship Managers across the Region to help source or produce commercial lines business on APAC transactions.

What you'll need to succeed

• Solicitor with 5+ years qualification in corporate M&A, corporate finance or projects at top 50 international law firm

• Specific experience with insurance sector or other financial institutions a strong plus.

• High competency in understanding complex corporate M&A transactions and drafting transaction documents

• Strong negotiating skills

• Specific knowledge of transactional legal exposures (warranty breaches, tax structuring issues, litigation and computation and measure of damages)

• General knowledge of and ability to comprehend financial statements/financial reports/commercial reports

• Competency in IT/R&D systems

• Competency in preparing and giving presentations (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) to brokers, regional offices, legal advisors and others

• Strong written and oral communication skills; extremely proficient in drafting of legal and commercial documents

• Detailed understanding of complex corporate structuring and financing arrangements

• Ability to negotiate with commercially and legally sophisticated advisors and clients

• Highly focused, enthusiastic and creative thinker

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaboratively work on a global basis

• Ability to understand and execute commercial decision making against a backdrop of legal risk assessment

• Languages not essential, however, proficiency in Mandarin, Japanese or Korean will be an advantage

• Ability to be a self-starter and work independently.

Ready to take your career to the next level? We would love to hear from you.

At AIG, we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture, which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps us work together effectively and create a supportive, connected environment for our team and clients alike.

Enjoy benefits that take care of what matters

At AIG, our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in what's most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program, a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development—to bring peace of mind to you and your family.

Reimagining insurance to make a bigger difference to the world

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a global leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions; we are one of the world's most far-reaching property casualty networks. It is an exciting time to join us — across our operations, we are thinking in new and innovative ways to deliver ever-better solutions to our customers. At AIG, you can go further to support individuals, businesses, and communities, helping them to manage risk, respond to times of uncertainty and discover new potential. We invest in our largest asset, our people, through continuous learning and development, in a culture that celebrates everyone for who they are and what they want to become.

Welcome to a culture of inclusion

We're committed to creating a culture that truly respects and celebrates each other's talents, backgrounds, cultures, opinions and goals. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging through learning, cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters, ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The talent of our people is one of AIG's greatest assets, and we are honored that our drive for positive change has been recognized by numerous recent awards and accreditations.

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