Description
We are seeking a Negotiator, Global Contract Services - Vice President to join our team within Barclays Legal. The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, and executing master and collateral agreements and ancillary documentation for our global Markets client-facing franchise.
The role involves conducting diligence, negotiating with clients directly, and engaging extensively with internal stakeholders such as credit risk, sales and trading, collateral management, treasury, tax, and client onboarding.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring Transaction Services and Documentation activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure transactions are executed in a timely and efficient manner
- Creating, reviewing, negotiating, and managing legal documents such as loan agreements, security documents, and other transactional documents
- Providing transaction support, including preparation of transaction summaries and conducting due diligence
- Developing and implementing transaction processes and procedures to ensure consistent execution of transactions
- Pro-actively identifying, communicating, and providing legal advice on applicable laws, rules, and regulations
As a Vice President, you will be expected to:
- Contribute to setting strategy, driving requirements, and making recommendations for change
- Manage and maintain policies and processes, deliver continuous improvements, and escalate breaches of policies and procedures
- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls
- Collaborate with other areas of work to provide business-aligned support
- Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives
Requirements for the role include:
- A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Law
- Expertise in negotiation of financial markets contracts such as ISDA Master Agreements, GMRA, MRA, GMSLA, MSFTA, FXPB, and Equities Prime Brokerage suite
- Strong grasp of industry netting and collateral opinions, regulatory requirements, and jurisdictional nuances
- Ability to expertly manage a negotiations portfolio and support team members
- Experience in managing projects within a clearly defined framework with an emphasis on strong commercial management and quality and timely legal deliverables
- Strong leadership, communication, time management, and organisational skills with a risk and controls mindset