About ESR
ESR is a leading Asia-Pacific real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate, data centres, and energy infrastructure that power the digital economy and supply chain for investors, customers, and communities. Through our fully integrated real asset fund management and development platform, we strive to create value and growth opportunities for our global portfolio of investors. We offer our customers modern space solutions to realise their ambitions across Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Southeast Asia, and India, including a presence in Europe .
Role Overview
The Legal and Risk Analyst is a junior, shared resource supporting the legal, operational risk and enterprise risk teams in Singapore. The role provides day-to-day analytical, drafting and coordination support – from contract review and legal research to risk register maintenance, risk and control assessments and management reporting.
This is a development role that offers broad exposure across ESR’s legal and risk functions, with the opportunity to rotate through the Compliance and Company Secretarial teams over time. The incumbent will work with colleagues across multiple functions and business units, building a strong foundation in legal, risk and governance practice.
Key Responsibilities
1. Risk Management & Reporting
Support the implementation and ongoing enhancement of the Group’s enterprise and operational risk management frameworks, processes and tools across the business.
Coordinate the collection, validation and consolidation of risk information across APAC business units, working with stakeholders to support accurate, consistent and timely Group risk reporting.
Support the monitoring of key risks, risk indicators, incidents, controls and remediation actions, including following up with relevant stakeholders on outstanding matters.
Analyse risk information to identify emerging risks, trends, concentrations, control gaps and areas requiring management attention, and assist in preparing clear and concise reporting for senior management and governance committees.
Support the administration and optimisation of the Group’s risk management systems and data, including improvements to workflows, data quality, dashboards, reporting and user adoption.
Build effective working relationships with Risk Champions and business stakeholders across ESR’s markets, providing guidance and practical support in the application of the Group’s risk framework.
2. Compliance & Governance Support
Support the Compliance team in implementing and monitoring the Group’s compliance framework, policies and processes across relevant businesses and jurisdictions.
Assist with compliance monitoring, regulatory tracking, policy administration, training, attestations and other compliance review activities.
Support the collection and analysis of compliance information and preparation of management and governance reporting, including tracking actions and follow-ups.
Assist with the review and maintenance of compliance policies, procedures, registers and records and help identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting.
Support coordination with business teams and local compliance stakeholders on routine compliance matters and escalate potential issues appropriately.
3. Legal Support & Development Rotation
As part of the role’s broader development opportunities, undertake assignments or rotations within the Legal team, subject to business needs and individual development goals.
Requirements
Academic and/or Professional Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related discipline such as law, business, finance or risk management.
Experience & Skills
1–3 years of relevant experience in risk, compliance, legal, corporate governance or a related control function, ideally within financial services, asset management, real assets, a professional services firm or an in-house environment. Strong candidates…