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About the Role

Wells Fargo seeks an Equity Derivatives Attorney to provide expert legal support for corporate and institutional equity derivatives, complex financial products, and financing transactions. This role advises front office sales and trading personnel on matters impacting operations, strategy, and risk management across Equities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a legal advisor to leaders in equities, including equity derivatives and strategic equity solutions
• Advise on structuring, negotiation, and documentation of complex corporate equity derivative transactions
• Advise on equity swap master confirmation agreements, exotic derivatives, and bespoke basket transactions
• Provide legal advice on the negotiation of OTC derivatives documentation
• Advise on U.S. legal and regulatory frameworks
• Handle matters that have a significant impact on operations, strategies, or profitability
• Participate in highly complex legal projects
• Apply Enterprise and Legal Department policies and procedures, including to the management of outside counsel
• Identify and recommend opportunities
• Work with other leaders and subject matter experts in the Legal Department to provide comprehensive solutions
• Determine appropriate strategy and actions to meet moderate to high-risk deliverables
• Interpret and develop policies and procedures for functions with moderate complexity
• Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk
• Collaborate with and influence all levels of professionals
• Collaborate with business teams to structure and negotiate transactions providing exposure to proprietary QIS/investible indices and strategies, ETFs and digital assets
• Engage and influence stakeholders, providing innovative, timely, and reliable legal advice

Requirements

• 5+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
• Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States

Skills

• Derivatives attorney experience
• Equity derivatives expertise
• Prime brokerage expertise
• Complex structured products expertise
• U.S. securities and derivatives regulations expertise
• Negotiating with institutional and corporate clients
• Private bank transactions experience
• Complex hedging/monetization products experience
• Sales and trading activities knowledge
• Structured products knowledge
• U.S. laws, rules, and regulations relevant to equity derivatives, structured products, and private banking knowledge
• Risk and regulatory issues experience within large, matrixed organizations
• Understanding of complex business activities and operations
• Strong process and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment
• Ability to build relationships
• Ability to negotiate for positive business outcomes
• Ability to effectively manage legal risk
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to meet tight deadlines

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Onsite
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 5+ years

Education Level

• Active State Bar membership

Salary/Compensations

• $191,000.00 - $305,000.00

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement

About the Company

• Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer.
• Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture.
• They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance).
• There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
• Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.