Legal Isda Negotiator Hybrid - Belfast, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Belfast, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview of Citi
Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide.

We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financialproducts and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edgeideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices.

We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland.

Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical servicesto the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients.

You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast's iconic Titanic Quarter.

Team/Function Overview

Role / Position Overview
The position will involve a number of responsibilities including but not limited to:

Negotiating/reviewing legal agreements with internal/external customers to reach agreement on the contents of the Bank's legal documentation, through telephonic or electronic negotiation and legal lock in sessions / client meetings (where required).
Close liaison with internal businesses/the product Legal team in London and Country Counsel teams across the globe in connection with the negotiation of legal agreements in the relevant business area. Convey strong commercial awareness and understandingof the desk's priorities by ensuring prioritisation of file load is aligned with overall desk goals.
Work closely with Sales, Banking and Relationship Managers and Product heads to manage customer expectations and ensure documentation is in place ahead of regulatory or business deadlines, where required.
Interpret key commercial concepts from an array of trading agreements (including ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes (including Regulatory IM), Account Control Agreements, Side Letters, GMRAs, GMSLAs, Electronic trading agreements, amendmentsand various ancillary documentation (e.g. guarantees and NDAs) and incorporate into EMEA specific documentation, accounting for the necessary regulatory and/or jurisdictional changes where required.
Ensure Citi's internal and regulatory policies are maintained, and where deviations are necessary, ensuring appropriate legal risk and / or business approvals are obtained.
Contribute to the development and implementation of process improvements, through liaising with internal stakeholders such as Technology, Risk, Client Risk Facilitation, Client Onboarding, Regulatory Reform, CVA, Operations and Legal.
Ensure key governance and control checks are implemented during documentation process; proactively identify and escalate issues within the relevant business.
Understand the impact of applicable regulations on the business area and ensure that agreements meet with such regulatory requirements.
Problem solve in order to facilitate solutions to ensure technology systems and legal documentation can support client offerings in order to drive forward the client experience. Involvement with technology development discussions as and when potential solutionsare being requested from or offered to clients which may have systems and/or documentation implications

Development Value

Have an opportunity to develop an excellent grasp of the relevant legal and credit concepts and develop strong product knowledge
Gain experience with complex corporate structures including hedge funds, structures involving third party lenders, Special Purpose Vehicles, mutual funds and the like
Gain experience working with various team across a global entity.
Gain exposure to various types of clients that Citi service.

Knowledge/Experience:

Relevant/transferable experience.
Experience of working in a legal/financial service organisation preferable.
Experience of negotiating commercial contracts is advantageous but not essential.
Proven track record in delivering results in a challenging and changing environment.

Skills - Comprehensive proficiency in MS Word, PP and Excel.

Ability to effectively project manage and organise own workload meeting key milestones.
Unwavering commitment to cooperative and collaborative working. Strategic and goalorientated focus.