Senior Counsel, Asset Management

PNC

Senior Counsel in PNC's Asset Management Group overseeing legal compliance. Working on contract negotiations, outside counsel, and regulatory requirements in a supportive environment.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timePittsburgh • Alabama, District of Columbia, Ohio, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $133,000 - $296,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Performs significant and complex legal work while regularly interacting with management.
Oversees legal research, analysis, consultation, and documentation within a framework of legal compliance and risk management.
Responsible for managing the expense for outside counsel relationships, provides strategic direction on when to leverage outside counsel.
Works with outside counsel combining their advice with analysis and feedback from internal stakeholders to provide practical guidance.
Networks with outside organizations to advance legal interests and legal health of the corporation and its industry.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Substantial experience with contract drafting and negotiation (e.g., agreements with mutual funds, subadvisors and model providers, private funds, and other vendors, as well as customer agreements)
Extensive knowledge of investment management functions, trading, proxy voting, pricing and valuation
Extensive knowledge of investment products (e.g., mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, hedge funds, derivatives, common trust funds, etc.)
Expertise in fiduciary duties, suitability, conflicts of interest, required disclosures
Expertise in bank regulatory requirements applicable to investment managers, trustees, and custodians
Understanding of regulations applicable to registered investment advisers; SEC advertising rule
Experience responding to regulator inquiries and examinations
Ability to assist business with customer account administration issues, special projects, development of new products and services
Experience with ERISA plans and/or IRAs a plus
Excellent judgment and ability to help business partners achieve their goals in a risk appropriate manner.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
dental and vision options
employee and spouse/child life insurance
short and long-term disability protection
401(k) with PNC match
pension and stock purchase plans
dependent care reimbursement account
back-up child/elder care
adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
a robust wellness program with financial incentives
maternity and/or parental leave
up to 11 paid holidays each year
9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract draftingcontract negotiationlegal researchlegal analysisrisk managementfiduciary dutiesinvestment managementregulatory complianceERISA planscustomer account administration

Soft Skills

excellent judgmentstrategic directioninterpersonal skillsnetworkingconsultationcollaborationcommunication