Derivatives Legal Counsel and Negotiator - Assistant Vice President

Job Description:

Job Title Derivatives Legal Counsel and Negotiator

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

Location Jacksonville, FL

Overview

You will be responsible for providing legal support to Deutsche Bank’s derivatives trading business, specifically Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and eCommerce. Your responsibilities will include providing legal advice to key internal stakeholders, drafting, reviewing and negotiating master agreements and other trading documentation. You will engage directly with the Bank’s diverse client base and actively manage legal and regulatory risk.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days

• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits

• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Draft, review and negotiate trading documentation with the Bank’s clients, potentially including, but not limited to ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage Agreements, Double Give-Up Agreements, Electronic Platform Agreements and Application Programming Interface Agreements

• Manage your pipeline of active negotiations and the delivery of legal services in coordination with other members of the legal team

• Liaise with other internal departments (i.e., credit, risk, compliance, operations, treasury, tax, etc.) as necessary for approvals and input by providing meaningful summary of the deviations from Deutsche Bank standard agreements and the risks associated with those deviation

• Assist with developing and updating standard forms and templates

Skills You’ll Need

• Law degree, qualified and registered as an attorney in Florida, New York or other US jurisdiction

• Transactional experience (preferably a minimum of 3 years but we will consider a lesser time period with relevant derivatives trading agreements experience, including International Swaps and Derivatives (ISDA) master agreements (including related schedules and credit support annexes), confirmation agreements and account control agreements

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• A team player with a positive attitude, strong interpersonal skills and an ability to develop strong working relationships

• Excellent legal analytical and problem-solving skills, strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with the Business and your manager to establish priorities and meet deadlines

• Detail oriented and highly organized with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities

• Self-starter motivated to learn and follow direction

Expectations

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the Jacksonville office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in Jacksonville, FL is $78,000.00 to $111,800.00. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits

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