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Regulatory & Investment Banking Counsel

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Description

We are seeking a Regulatory & Investment Banking Counsel to join our team in Frankfurt. The successful candidate will provide legal advice and transactional support to the Markets business with a particular focus on OTC derivatives, European and German regulatory matters, and German-law governed Schuldscheine and Namensschuldverschreibungen.

The role involves:

  • Developing and implementing best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance
  • Providing legal advice and support to the bank's country coverage teams on a wide range of legal issues
  • Representing the bank in legal proceedings related to its operations in the country or region
  • Creating and reviewing legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
  • Conducting legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations
  • Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements

As an Assistant Vice President, you will be expected to:

  • Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness
  • Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills
  • Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives

The ideal candidate will have:

  • German law qualified lawyer (Volljurist) or business lawyer (Wirtschaftsjurist), PQE 2+
  • Top-tier capital markets private practice or in-house capital markets background
  • Familiarity with and demonstrated responsibility in relation to regulatory expertise relevant to the Markets business
  • Experience in relation to a range of OTC derivatives products/transactions under ISDA equivalent master under German law
  • In-depth knowledge of and expertise on regulatory framework (e.g. EMIR, MIFID, Benchmark Regulation, BRRD and relevant European and German prudential regulatory laws)
  • Fully fluent in German and English

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Skills

Required

  • German law
  • regulatory expertise
  • OTC derivatives
  • ISDA framework
  • European and German regulatory matters
  • German
  • English-language proficiency

Nice to have

  • initial experience in relation to the regulatory environment of the NBFI, PSP and Fintech businesses
  • initial experience with selected Corporate Banking products
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