Investment Management Lawyer

Join our Legal team covering the public investments asset management business of Macquarie Asset
Management in the EMEA region, currently consisting of 5 staff based in Vienna, London and Luxembourg.
The role will be based in Vienna at Macquarie Investment Management Austria KAG, a 100% subsidiary of
Australia-based Macquarie Group. In this role you will be provided with the opportunity to work closely
with the Macquarie Asset Management distribution, fund operations and investment management teams,
reporting directly to the Head of Legal for Macquarie Asset Management Public Investments.

**Your responsibilities will require you to**:
 Advising on fund structuring (including UCITS funds) including the manufacture, development and
maintenance of fund structures
 Drafting and negotiating business agreements, particularly investment management and advisory
agreements, distribution agreements, sponsorship and event agreements and advising on marketing
documentation and distribution regulations, including MIFID rules, relating to the distribution of
Macquarie funds in EMEA
 Negotiating trading agreements, including derivatives trading agreements, relating to Macquarie Asset
Management’s trading activities in EMEA
 Advising on legal and regulatory issues relating to Macquarie Asset Management’s Austrian and
Luxembourg UCITS fund platforms
 Advising on Austrian and EU applicable law and regulatory developments with a focus on UCITS, MIFID
and AIFMD regulation
 Implementation of regulatory projects (including assistance with managing and driving forward the
legal aspects of the projects to completion)

**The following skills are desired**:
 At least two years of working experience as a lawyer preferably within the financial markets sector, inhouse (investment management/banking), with a regulatory authority or a law firm
 Strong technical legal skills combined with the ability to take a commercial approach to problem
solving including the ability to distil complex regulation and legal issues into practical advice
 High level of motivation, genuine curiosity, flexibility and willingness to learn
 Excellent communication skills and full proficiency in German and English; proficiency in French is
considered an advantage
 As Macquarie Asset Management is a global investment manager, you will be required to work on cross
border transactions with the ability to communicate effectively between EMEA, Australia, Asia and the
US

**We offer**:
 The advantages of an agile team embedded in a leading international asset management company
 Close collaboration with highly skilled investment professionals and international stakeholders
 On-job training as well as supporting you in expanding your skillset with off-job degree programs
 Possibility of Hybrid Working and commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Performance-oriented bonus system, contribution to pension scheme, transportation ticket, meal
vouchers, etc.
 Competitive and performance-related compensation package, depending on qualification level. We are
obliged to state in this advert that the minimum salary for the position offered is EUR 35.655,-, according
to the collective agreement (annual salary including 20 hours of overtime per month)

About Macquarie Asset Management
Macquarie Asset Management is a large scale, global asset manager, providing clients with access to a
diverse range of capabilities and products across infrastructure, real estate, natural resources, private
credit, fixed income, equities, multi-asset and liquid alternatives. As of 30 June 2021, Macquarie Asset
Management had $519.9 billion of assets under management.
Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG based in Vienna specializes in the
management of global multi asset and euro fixed income portfolios. Our customers include pension funds,
companies, chambers as well as fund managers and foundations.
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
The diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths, and an inclusive workplace enables us to
embrace that diversity to deliver more innovative and sustainable solutions for our people, clients,
shareholders and communities. At Macquarie, you'll be encouraged to be yourself and supported to
perform at your best. If you're inspired to deliver on our purpose of ‘empowering people to innovate and
invest for a better future’, we want you on our team. If you need adjustments made to the recruitment
process, please reach out to your recruiter.
As an inclusive employer, Macquarie does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race (including
colour and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief.
Joining Macquarie means you’ll be able to work in a way that suits you best. With the right technology,
support and resources, our people can work in a range of flexible wa