Senior Legal Negotiator - Trading Documentation

Job Description

* The Role Responsibilities Job Summary
• To negotiate master trading documentation as efficiently as possible within agreed risk parameters and, if appropriate, to lead and develop the FMC team in region in negotiating master trading documentation as efficiently as possible within agreed risk parameters.
• Clients will be in multiple jurisdictions. Negotiators are personally handling a caseload which is at the most high profile, sensitive and complex end of the spectrum of cases within the Bank.
• Leading innovation in how FMC operates, training and developing others in GBS FMC locations and fostering connection between GBS FMC staff and FMC s stakeholders; and being a troubleshooter in respect of negotiations handled by others, including GBS FMC staff.
Responsibilities
• To negotiate master trading documentation as efficiently as possible within agreed risk parameters. If appropriate, to lead and develop the FMC team in region in negotiating master trading documentation as efficiently as possible within agreed risk parameters.
• Clients will be in multiple jurisdictions. Negotiators are personally handling a caseload which is at the most high profile, sensitive and complex end of the spectrum of cases within the Bank.
• Leading innovation in how FMC operates, training and developing others in GBS FMC locations and fostering connection between GBS FMC staff and FMC s stakeholders; and being a troubleshooter in respect of negotiations handled by others, including GBS FMC staff.
Strategy
• Awareness and understanding of the firm s business strategy and model appropriate to the role e.g. approach to prioritisation of negotiations, compliance with relevant regulation and the internal operational risk framework, relevant IT support strategy.
• Leading the implementation of the FM IMO target operating model for FMC in the region and globally, ensuring FMC seamlessly integrates into the overall TOM with minimal business disruptions.
• Identify key processes for further streamlining, work on process improvements, fine-tuning of the operating and organizational models, and ensure optimum delivery of processes in accordance with globally consistent standards, controls, and levels of conduct & valued behaviours.
• Ensure alignment between onshore and offshore teams in accordance with the overall onshore-offshore client delivery model
• Reinforce synergy between countries, regions and hubs, through close communication and consistency of standards
• Spearhead the delivery of FMC change projects, improvement, remediation activities across the country / region
Business Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic, regulatory and market environment in which the firm operates.
• Strongly support frontline to deliver beyond client expectations
• Set and manage all relevant team budgets, KPIs across client, cost, risk, and people.
• Develop awareness of business changes, predict challenges and identify opportunities to optimise people & processes and add value to client & frontline
• Ensure that the IMO is ably equipped with the best in class MIS, Performance Management tools, and utility functions
Processes Responsible for the team to support all Master Documentation Negotiation with strategic clients of the Bank.
• Create draft documentation using approved templates as requested and as required to support the country and global trading activities of the Bank.
• Ensure adherence to the Bank s documentation policies.
• Handle enquiries from customer both internally and externally.
• Ensure control and audit requirements are adhered to.
• Continuous review of all daily processes to improve the service provided and enhances controls.
• Negotiating and drafting bespoke and vanilla master agreements.
• Provide timely review of all ongoing documentation, following up outstanding files and documents escalating items to senior management and relevant stakeholder, as required.
• Revise and maintain templates on FMC SharePoint.
• Ensuring quality service standards to both internal and external customers and to maintain consistency of approach.
• Work closely with front office and credit to ensure all appropriate documentation is obtained / maintained.
• Maintain accuracy and update iCDMS/TCDS covered by FMC team.
• Perform four eyes checks and complete pre & post execution checklist.
• Adhere to control and audit requirements by following FMC ORF, the User s Guide and DOI s.
• Support the Bank s Client-centric strategy by collaborating with Credit/ Compliance/CCIB and other appropriate areas to manage and deal with issues effectively.
• Manage and develop the team to operate and grow smoothly.
• Cost control and maintenance under delegation
People & Talent
• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values, embedding a high level of team engagement
• Set the appropriate tone and expectations for team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners, global process teams, and regional business teams
• Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people, and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles ensuring that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks.
• Employ, engage and retain high quality people, with succession planning for critical roles and appropriate recognition and reward for high performance / potential
• Responsibility to review team structure/capacity plans to enable effective delivery of operations & change agendas
• Set and monitor job descriptions and objectives for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives.
Risk Management
• Responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating risks to the firm relevant to the role. Also, an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the firm and how performance of the role is involved in managing them.
• The ability to interpret the firm s financial information relevant to the role, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures
• Execute and supervise others in the execution of the FMC ORF.
• Act as a risk control owner under the Group s Risk Management Framework (including relevant Operational Risk Framework ownership for FMC. Ensure a full understanding of the risk and control environment in area of responsibility.
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Keyskills :
keeping things simplerisk management frameworkit supportcredit riskfront officerisk controlhuman skillsfollowing upmiddle officelife insurancerisk management