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About the Role

Perform negotiations of Master Trading Netting Agreements, with a specific focus on the ISDA derivatives space, with the Bank’s counterparties, directly contributing to the Bank’s efficient use of capital. The role will entail a specific focus on Barclays’ client base located in EMEA, including loan linked/hedging ISDA documentation, and may service all coverage areas across Barclays’ targeted client base globally.

Responsibilities

Ensure Transaction Services and Documentation activities comply with applicable laws and regulations, managing legal and reputational risks.
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including legal counsel and credit risk management, for timely and efficient transaction execution.
Create, review, negotiate, and manage legal documents such as loan agreements and security documents.
Provide transaction support, including preparing summaries and conducting due diligence.
Develop and implement transaction processes and procedures for consistent execution.
Pro-actively identify, communicate, and provide legal advice on applicable laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs), staying updated on changes and ensuring adequate reflection in policies and controls.
Contribute to strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change.
Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches.
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management, on functional and cross-functional areas of impact.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, supporting the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
Collaborate with other work areas for business-aligned support, staying updated on business activity and strategies.
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
Define problems and develop innovative solutions through in-depth analysis and interpretative thinking.
Adopt and include outcomes of extensive research in problem-solving processes.
Build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders using influencing and negotiating skills.
Provide support, guidance, and training for more junior members and peers.
Perform reviews for more junior members and peers.

Requirements

Strong financial services experience, in legal or as a negotiator.
Demonstrated ability to work and manage a portfolio independently with strong stakeholder management skills.
Understanding of end-to-end cycle times and the importance of MI and data capture.
Capacity to work to tight deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, particularly in the context of project work.
Qualified lawyer in England & Wales or other jurisdiction (highly valued).

Skills

ISDA documentation suite
Microsoft Word
Excel
Outlook
PowerPoint
French speaker (highly valued)
Italian speaker (highly valued)
Spanish speaker (highly valued)
Risk and controls
Change and transformation
Business acumen
Strategic thinking
Digital and technology

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Vice President
Senior

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree

About the Company

Barclays is a global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management services.

Equal Opportunity

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.