Senior Counsel, Regulatory / Asset Finance, LGFS

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This role can be performed on a fully remote basis.

Lenovo Global Financial Services (LGFS) is the financing and leasing arm of Lenovo's Solutions and Services Group, supporting some of the world's most complex technology and AI-driven deployments across regulated and semi-regulated markets. We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Regulatory Counsel to serve as the dedicated legal and regulatory expert within LGFS — a first-of-its-kind role that carries genuine ownership, strategic influence, and senior stakeholder visibility.

This is a senior, strategic position working closely with Legal, Compliance, Treasury, Credit and Finance teams globally. The role is offered on a permanent, full-time basis and can be performed primarily remotely, with approximately one day per month in a UK office as requested by the hiring manager. International travel is minimal — approximately once per year.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide senior-level, strategic legal and regulatory advice to support LGFS's global leasing, asset-finance and cross-border financing activities, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Lead regulatory assessments, licensing analysis and market-entry initiatives to support Lenovo's global expansion strategy, including entry into new regulated markets and scaling of existing platforms.
- Act as the primary legal point of contact for engagement with regulators, supervisory authorities and external counsel across multiple jurisdictions, managing regulatory queries and inspections as required.
- Partner with the Compliance function on AML, KYC and ABC-related matters, serving as a dedicated legal advisor to LGFS on compliance considerations across all operating markets.
- Collaborate with transactional lawyers to structure, review and negotiate complex cross-border financing, leasing and receivables-funding arrangements, including transactions supporting large-scale AI and infrastructure deployments.
- Identify emerging regulatory risks relevant to LGFS's operating model and define pragmatic, business-aligned mitigations; contribute to the development of regulatory playbooks, internal frameworks and governance policies.
- Lead or support complex commercial negotiations with enterprise customers, financial institutions and external partners, shaping outcomes that appropriately balance legal risk with commercial priorities.
- Drive knowledge-sharing and capability development within the wider LGFS Legal team by contributing to team initiatives, cross-functional workshops, and the continuous improvement of internal legal standards and documentation.

Required Experience & Skills
- Qualified solicitor or equivalent legal professional in a common-law jurisdiction, with a minimum of 12 years' post-qualification experience specialising in financial regulation, asset finance law or structured finance.
- Deep familiarity with financial-services regulatory frameworks — including licensing, conduct requirements and regulatory change — or substantial experience advising on asset-finance and leasing transactions within a regulated banking or financial-services environment.
- Demonstrated background in banking, captive finance or financial services, ideally within an OEM captive finance arm or large international financial institution (e.g., DFS, HP Financial Services, DLL, Lombard, or equivalent).
- Proven experience with cross-border leasing, asset finance, equipment finance or receivables finance, including the ability to independently draft, structure and negotiate finance and security documents across multiple jurisdictions.
- Track record of managing regulatory change implementation projects, developing master template documentation, and creating or enhancing internal procedures, frameworks and governance standards.
- Experience engaging directly with regulators or supervisory authorities, including managing regulatory inspections, licensing applications or formal engagement processes, is highly desirable.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; excellent communication and cultural-awareness skills to engage effectively with senior stakeholders across a global, matrixed organisation.
- Senior-level commercial judgment, strong risk awareness and a solutions-oriented mindset; experience using legal AI software and managing external counsel across multiple jurisdictions is advantageous.

Why Join LGFS?

- Join a Fortune 500, award‑winning technology company operating in one of the most dynamic and fastest‑growing spaces globally, driven by AI, infrastructure and next‑generation enterprise technology.
- Be part of an explosively growing global asset‑finance platform, where regulatory frameworks, operating models and governance continue to evolve alongside rapid business expansion.
- Take on a first‑of‑its‑kind leadership role, serving as the foundational provider of dedicated financial‑regulatory support within LGFS.
- Shape and define the regulatory strategy, standards and playbooks for a global business at scale, with real ownership rather than incremental legacy maintenance.
- Support the financing of complex, high‑value AI and infrastructure deployments, giving exposure to some of Lenovo’s most strategic initiatives.
- Join a business with recognized Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) leadership and diversity, where responsible growth, governance and sustainability are core to decision‑making.
- Benefit from high visibility, senior stakeholder access and genuine influence within a global, matrixed organization.
- Enjoy a collaborative, international team environment with hybrid/remote and flexible working arrangements supported.

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