Senior Counsel
About Invesco
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.
What’s in it for you?
Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:
Flexible paid time off
Hybrid work schedule
401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
Health & wellbeing benefits
Parental Leave benefits
Employee stock purchase plan
Job Description
The Department:
This position will support the Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Product Strategy & Governance, and broader U.S. Legal team in delivering legal support across Invesco’s investment products.
The Role:
The role includes regular engagement with senior leadership, interested and independent trustees and directors, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring legal risks are addressed in a practical and commercially aligned manner.
Responsibilities of the Role:
Product Legal (Core Focus)
- Provide legal advice relating to Invesco’s investment products, including publicly listed REITs, ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, other pooled vehicles.
- Support product development, structuring, and distribution with strong Securities Laws capabilities across the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934. funds and vehicles.
- Advise on securities innovation and evolution topics, including capital markets tokenization, stablecoin ecosystem and digital asset offerings.
- Draft, review, and maintain offering documents, registration statements, and related disclosures as well as necessary memoranda to applicable governing bodies in support of product proposals
- Engage and maintain strong relationships with governing bodies across various product lines.
- Partner with Finance, Compliance, and other stakeholders to support regulatory and disclosure-related obligations
Cross-Functional Partnership & Leadership
- Act as a trusted legal advisor to Product and business leaders, contributing to strategic decision-making
- Build effective working relationships across Legal, Compliance, Finance, and business teams
- Provide practical, solutions-oriented advice that balances legal risk with commercial priorities
- Support and lead cross-functional initiatives as business needs evolve
Requirements of the Role:
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership required
- 6-12 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house environment
- Strong experience across Securities Laws disciplines
- Exposure to governance, disclosure, or board-related work is beneficial but not required
- Proven ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders and contribute to complex decision-making
- Strong commercial judgment and ability to translate complex legal issues into practical guidance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with executive presence
The salary range for this position in Downers Grove is $220,000 - $235,000 base/year. The total compensation offered for this position includes salary and incentive pay and will vary based on skills, experience and location.
Full Time / Part Time
Full timeWorker Type
EmployeeJob Exempt (Yes / No)
YesWorkplace 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 an Invesco 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.
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.
Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.