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About the Role

The Business Control Unit (BCU) Institutional Securities Documentation Team is seeking a derivatives and financing documentation negotiator with a focus on institutional clients of the Fixed Income, Commodities, and Finance Divisions. The role involves collaborating with various Firm areas, interacting with external clients, and negotiating different types of derivatives documentation.

Responsibilities

• Identifying necessary documentation for clients to trade securities or OTC derivatives and performing related due diligence scans.
• Drafting and negotiating legal documentation, including master agreements, amendments, and ancillary documents for OTC derivatives, repurchase, or stock loan transactions.
• Handling client negotiations and related projects to ensure timely execution and completion.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders in Credit, Risk Management, Legal, and Sales to negotiate contractual terms and respond to internal and external questions.
• Understanding and adhering to established procedures.
• Communicating with clients and external counsel.
• Keeping abreast of market developments and sharing updates with internal stakeholders.
• Updating internal workflow tools.

Requirements

• Fluency in French language at a business level is essential.
• Experience in negotiating French language master agreements is useful, but not essential.
• Experience in negotiating agreements for OTC derivatives, repurchase, or stock loan transactions is useful, but not essential.
• Prior experience in a law firm or the financial industry negotiating trading agreements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to interface with a variety of people with different skills and seniority levels.
• General comfort with Technology, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to learn quickly, including internal computer systems.
• Ability to set, track, achieve, and report on short/long-term goals and projects.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and a self-starter (highly proactive).
• Comfortable interacting with junior and senior colleagues.
• Commercial mindset.
• Willingness to assist/teach other team members.
• Ability to work collaboratively on group projects and independently on individual assignments.

Skills

• French language proficiency
• Negotiation of master agreements
• Negotiation of OTC derivatives documentation
• Negotiation of repurchase agreements
• Negotiation of stock loan transactions
• Legal drafting
• Due diligence
• Stakeholder management
• Client communication
• External counsel communication
• Market development analysis
• Workflow tool updates
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal skills

Location

• London

Work Type

• Flexible working opportunities

Experience Level

• Prior experience in a law firm or financial industry negotiating trading agreements

Education Level

• Degree in law or business administration or equivalent

Benefits

• Attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks

About the Company

• Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services.
• As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people are critical to our success.
• We share common values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic.
• We provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, achieve, and grow.
• A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives, and needs is an important part of our culture.
• We raise, manage, and allocate capital for our clients, helping them reach their goals.
• Our values include putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back.
• We have 80,000+ employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.

Equal Opportunity

• Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer.
• We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.
• Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
• Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.
• Morgan Stanley is committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.
• Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
• Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.