Senior Derivatives Lawyer - 6 month FTC

Full Job Description

We are currently hiring for a Senior Derivatives Lawyer to work for an Asset Manager on a 6-month FTC. There is potential for the role to become permanent.

You will primarily support the Capital Markets business as they develop and grow. You will manage the legal, risk and compliance aspects of the current and expanding capital markets activities, advising on the structuring and establishment of derivative, structured and loan products and developing strategies to manage regulatory changes affecting the Group.

Key duties include:

• To structure, draft, negotiate and review various triparty, securities and trading agreements, including Account Control Agreements, ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA, PBA and others.
• To advise on digital assets specific loan structuring and documentation including refinancing and restructuring.
• To manage legal risk and cross-border issues, in particular in relation to innovative hedging and financing structures, new product development and growth opportunities.
• To monitor and advise upon various legal and regulatory matters related to the trade of financial products, particularly MIFID, SFTR and ICMA regulations.
• To provide legal advice on derivatives, debt and asset-backed securities, and various other financial products. To also advise and work through various legal issues related to the purchase and trade of these products.
• Source and provide commercial focussed advice on a wide range of structured finance and derivatives related legal matters as they relate to digital assets, collateral, financial regulation, investments, prospectuses, shareholder agreements, funds and exchange traded products.

You will be expected to quickly build and manage strong relationships across all business teams and functions and will have the opportunity to liaise with a variety of stakeholders including board, Ex Co, clients and senior advisors.

You will have trained and qualified at a top City law firm, have circa 5-10 years’ PQE advising international banks as well as buyside institutions including corporates and funds in a variety of derivatives, structured products and structured finance transactions across a wide range of asset classes. Experience in digital assets custody and lending would be a plus. Previous experience in house at an asset manager, investment bank or Fintech company is a requirement. In depth knowledge and experience in delta-one and vanilla non-linear derivatives and associated documentation including ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA is required.

You will thrive in a cutting edge, entrepreneurial environment, be adept at managing change and comfortable with ambiguity in a highly regulated sector.

If this role is of interest, please apply now!