Senior Legal Counsel (EMEA Product & Distribution)

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Job Description

We have an outstanding benefits package which includes:

• Company-provided healthcare
• A competitive annual leave allowance
• Flexible working options, including hybrid working arrangements
• Generous pension provisions
• Income protection
• Health and wellness benefits
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life insurance

Your job:

Are you a commercially minded lawyer looking to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic, international asset management business?

Join Invesco's EMEA Product & Distribution Legal Team in London and become a trusted legal advisor to a fast-growing, innovative organization where your expertise will help shape strategic business decisions.

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide legal support across Invesco's products, services, and distribution activities throughout EMEA, with a particular focus on the UK market. Working closely with colleagues across Legal, Product, Distribution, Compliance, and Regulatory functions globally, you will advise on complex legal and regulatory matters while helping the business achieve its commercial objectives.

Among your responsibilities will be:

• Provide day-to-day supervision and guidance to junior legal counsel, trainees, and external legal resources.
• Act as an integral member of the EMEA Product & Distribution Legal Team, advising on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters relating to Invesco's products, services, and distribution activities.
• Lead the review, drafting, negotiation, and ongoing management of legal agreements with clients and business partners across the EMEA region, particularly in the UK, including investment management agreements and strategic partnership arrangements.
• Support and oversee legal matters relating to EMEA product initiatives and other business teams delivering related services.
• Monitor regulatory developments and advise stakeholders on their impact on EMEA products, services, and the distribution of Invesco-managed funds globally.
• Assist with regulatory inquiries, corporate initiatives, policy development, process enhancements, and contractual matters.
• Collaborate effectively with legal colleagues worldwide to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused legal support across the organization.

You'll need to have:

• Qualified lawyer in a common law jurisdiction, with the right to practice in the UK.
• Significant post-qualification experience gained either in-house within an investment management or financial services organization, or within the financial services practice of a leading law firm.
• Proven experience negotiating complex agreements with large institutional counterparties.
• Experience working within an international organization is advantageous.
• Experience advising asset management businesses is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • MiFID investment services, including portfolio management and investment advisory activities.
  • Regulated investment funds and the associated legal and regulatory framework.
  • The broader financial services and asset management industry.
  • Legal documentation relevant to investment management and distribution activities.
  • Current regulatory developments affecting investment products and services across EMEA.

• Strong commercial judgment and business acumen.
• Ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Skilled negotiator with the ability to influence, persuade, and build consensus.
• Comfortable operating in a multicultural and international environment.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Able to work independently and drive matters through to completion.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• A collaborative team player with the highest levels of professionalism and integrity.
• Excellent written and verbal English; business-level German or Italian would be a distinct advantage.

Disability Confident Scheme:

Applicants who opt in to the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the criteria for the role will be offered an interview. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates who make an application. By opting-in to this scheme, applicants will be disclosing that they have a disability solely for the purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme.

The Disability Confident Scheme only guarantees an interview – it does not automatically mean that applicants interviewed will gain employment with Invesco at that time.

To apply through the Disability Confident Scheme, you’ll need to firstly ensure you have applied for the role via our external careers page. Following this, you’ll need to email us at emea-talentacquisition@invesco.comconfirming your wish to opt-in, alongside your contact details and the title of the role you wish to apply for.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in the role's advertised office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! We want all of our candidates to shine during the application and selection process, so if you need any adjustments to be made, please send an e-mail to emea-talentacquisition@invesco.com. Please include your name, the job you are interested in, and the type of adjustment you need (for example; breaks during your interview, remote interviews, additional time for assessments or other required adjustments)

We promote a working environment that welcomes everyone and creates inclusive teams, celebrates difference and encourages everyone to be themselves at work.

Our commitment to the community and environmental, social and governance investing:
We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about. We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific responsible investment product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience.

Recruitment Agencies:
Invesco has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Invesco will not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact hiring managers directly.

Regulatory:
This position may fall in-scope of one or multiple regimes/directives.

About Us

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.