Senior Manager, Senior Counsel- Commercial Bank - Strategic Investments Group (Hybrid)

Senior Manager, Senior Counsel- Commercial Bank - Strategic Investments Group (Hybrid)

An amazing opportunity exists for an experienced attorney to join the legal team for Capital One’s Commercial Bank supporting our Strategic Investments Group (SIG). SIG is a strategically forward thinking team focused on creating and managing products and partnership programs that connect institutional capital to our corporate and commercial real estate lending lines of business, enabling those teams to win mandates for more loan transactions, mitigate risk and optimize capital allocation. You’ll be a key player in supporting this highly regarded team by counseling on the creation and maintenance of these exciting business arrangements. You will work closely with key business partners to develop legal solutions to complex business problems.  And you’ll do it all in a collaborative, supportive environment that values your insight, promotes continuous learning, and rewards creative thinking.

Responsibilities include:

• Work side-by-side with business partners to structure, develop and manage various complex and innovative programs with institutional investors (lenders, insurance companies, private debt and equity funds, real estate investments companies, etc.)

• Review, negotiate, and advise on various commercial program agreements for all SIG programs (such as strategic partnerships, loan sourcing arrangements, joint ventures, structured vehicles, non-payment/credit insurance programs, and other alternative investment structures)

• Advise the SIG team on a wide variety of complex legal matters and closely collaborate with subject matter experts and other stakeholders in many disciplines, including, regulatory, tax, securities, real estate, etc.

• Manage and coordinate outside counsel in an effective and efficient manner

• Support the internal approval & new product introduction processes by preparing or reviewing internal presentations covering legal risks/mitigants 

• Review and streamline policies and procedures  

• Review external marketing materials for building strategic relationships with institutional investors

• Assist with the preparation of internal program roll-out training presentations

• Ensure corporate formalities (signature delegations, resolutions, adherence to procedures) observed across all aspects of the programs

Basic Qualifications: 

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar

• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, government or an in-house legal department, or a combination, with a focus on transactions to clients in the financial services industry (such as structured finance, commercial lending, joint ventures or other complex commercial transactions)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a law firm, government or an in-house legal department, with a significant focus on structured finance transactions, risk sharing arrangements or similar types of transactions (i.e., “unitranche” joint ventures, non-payment/credit insurance policies, securitizations, credit risk transfers, or loan sourcing arrangements)

• Significant experience drafting and negotiating, and/or providing advice and counsel on, transactions for clients in the financial services industry

• Experience with corporate lending and/or real estate lending 

• Strong understanding of the commercial debt capital markets across multiple asset classes

• Demonstrated ability to navigate across a large organization and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with business colleagues

• Passion for “thinking outside of the box”

• Proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is hybrid meaning associates spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting. Fridays are enterprise wide virtual work days. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are options for in-person days for associates to spend time together working in our beautifully-designed team areas.

The minimum and maximum full-time