ISDA Negotiator / Legal Contract Negotiator - Prime, Futures, ISDA, OTC, Legal, Credit Risk, Documentation, Master Agreements, Contracts
Posted 1 week ago by Strategic Staffing Solutions
Negotiable
Inside
Onsite
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of ISDA Negotiator / Legal Contract Negotiator involves working for a leading Investment Banking organization in London on a 6-month contract. The candidate will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various legal documents related to derivatives and prime brokerage. The position requires strong negotiation skills and the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective contract management. The ideal candidate will have a background in legal documentation, credit risk, and operations within a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, review and negotiate ISDA, CSA, Prime Brokerage and Derivatives Master Agreements and related ancillary documents.
- Review legal opinions on netting and collateral enforceability including liaising with external counsel.
- Work internally and with counterparts to gather comments and information.
- Organize execution of completed agreements and dispatch for counterparts' signature.
- Ensure return of signed documents and completion and closing of files.
- Respond to queries on the master documentation from various departments, including the Front Office.
- Leverage experience to identify risks and improve team effectiveness.
- Develop and nurture relationships across the firm to build consensus and execute on initiatives.
- Provide innovative client solutions by taking an entrepreneurial and analytical approach.
Key Skills:
- Self-motivated, results-driven and proactive team player.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong commercial acumen with interest in derivative, repo, securities lending markets and products.
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
- Ability to negotiate and review detailed legal documents with attention to detail.
- Ability to ensure consistency across documentation and escalate issues when necessary.
- Ability to learn and adapt to various technology platforms.
- Enthusiasm for developing documentation skills.
Salary (Rate): £NEG per day (Umbrella / Inside IR35)
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
I am looking for a ISDA Negotiator / Legal Contract Negotiator to work for a World leading Investment Banking organisation located in London on an initial 6 month contract. You will be an experienced Negotiator with previous skills in some of the following: Prime, Futures, Prime Brokerage, Derivatives, ISDA, CSA, Documentation, Legal Documents, Master Agreements, Contract Negotiation, Trading, Legal, Credit Risk, Treasury and/or Operations with previous Legal/Law firm or Paralegal/Attorney exposure.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, review and negotiate the following documents:
- ISDA, CSA, Prime Brokerage and Derivatives Master Agreements and related ancillary documents.
- Review legal opinions on netting and collateral enforceability including liaising with external counsel.
- Work, both internally and with counterparts, to gather comments and information.
- Organize execution of completed agreements and dispatch for counterparts' signature.
- Ensure return of signed documents and completion and closing of files.
- Respond to queries on the master documentation from various departments, including the Front Office.
- Leverage your experience to identify risks and improve the effectiveness of the team.
- Develop and nurture relationships across the firm to build consensus and execute on initiatives; and
- Provide innovative client solutions by thinking like an owner and taking an entrepreneurial and analytical approach.
- Self-motivated, results-driven and proactive team player who takes ownership and accountability for their work, can both collaborate and provide directives when issues arise in the team and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to interact with and influence business stakeholders and clients in order to negotiate, build consensus, control risks and improve operational efficiency.
- Strong commercial acumen with a keen interest in derivative, repo, securities lending markets and products.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, especially under pressure.
- Ability to negotiate and review detailed legal documents with an eye for detail and accuracy, particularly around documentation terms.
- Ability to ensure consistency across documentation and know when to escalate issues.
- Ability to learn and adapt to various technology platforms.
- Enthusiasm and interest in development of documentation skills and using such skills for the completion of negotiation process.
- Bachelor's degree equivalent with a minimum of two years of experience in an Operations or Legal/Trading Documentation role (including within a Credit, Risk or Treasury function) or attorney/paralegal experience within a law firm or JD
Required Qualifications:
Education:
Please send me your CV for an immediate review. Please note this contract sits inside IR35/Umbrella and is based in the London office 5 days per week.
£NEG per day (Umbrella / Inside IR35) - Dependant on experience.
Please send me your CV for an immediate review - pjolly@strategicstaff.com