Senior Associate, Regulatory – Legal US

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking.  We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented legal professional to provide comprehensive legal support for U.S. Regulatory matters within the Legal and Compliance Department. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting internal reviews, and facilitating regulatory change management initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and file U.S. regulatory submissions, interpret regulatory reporting requirements, monitor reporting thresholds, and maintain filing workflow procedures

• Assist legal counsel with regulatory and internal reviews, including coordinating e-Discovery collections, analyzing transactional reports, conducting legal research, managing document productions, and preparing regulatory responses

• Support regulatory change management initiatives by researching and summarizing new or amended regulatory rules, coordinating implementation efforts across various departments, and assisting project leads and counsel throughout the process

• Coordinate responses to client and investor due diligence requests related to legal and regulatory matters

• Support corporate governance functions such as recordkeeping, insurance renewals, and managing authorized signatory requirements

• Conduct regulatory and compliance research and assist with special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master of Laws (LLM) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) preferred

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a law firm or in-house paralegal, or in regulatory compliance

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with intermediate Excel skills (e.g., formulas, VLOOKUP)

• Knowledge of financial products and securities law is a strong advantage

• Experience in project management is a plus

• Proven ability to manage multiple complex, time-sensitive tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Self-starter with the ability to learn quickly and apply new skills effectively

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and interact comfortably with all levels of management and external stakeholders

• Proactive problem solver who can generate solutions and escalate issues appropriately

• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and upholding PIMCO’s culture, values, and ethical standards

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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