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About the Role

MUFG Bank, Ltd., Canada Branch is seeking an experienced Trading Agreement Negotiator to support the Global Markets business by negotiating, drafting, and managing a broad range of transactional documentation. This role will partner closely with Legal, Front Office, Credit Risk, Operations, Compliance, and other internal stakeholders to facilitate trading activity while ensuring contractual, legal, regulatory, and operational risks are appropriately identified, assessed, and mitigated.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end documentation negotiations with counterparties and their legal representatives, including to draft, review, and negotiate loan-linked ISDA, Credit Support Annexes, guarantees, risk participation agreements, account control agreements, novation agreements, and ancillary documentation.
Identify, analyze, and escalate legal, credit, regulatory, and operational risks arising from contractual provisions.
Prepare and communicate negotiation summaries and recommendations to key stakeholders and decision-makers.
Provide administrative support regarding obtaining or otherwise facilitating internal approvals, execution, and recordkeeping of executed agreements and ancillary documentation.
Review and assess netting and collateral enforceability opinions across applicable jurisdictions.
Evaluate contractual provisions related to close-out netting, collateral eligibility, margining, default events, representations, and termination rights.
Partner with Credit Risk and Legal teams to ensure negotiated terms align with MUFG's risk appetite and applicable regulatory requirements.
Support regulatory, audit, compliance, and control-related inquiries involving trading documentation.
Monitor developments in market practice, industry protocols, and regulatory requirements impacting trading agreements.
Act as a trusted advisor to Front Office, Legal, Credit Risk, Operations, Compliance, and other control functions.
Provide guidance on documentation issues affecting transaction execution, onboarding, and trading activity.
Participate in counterparty onboarding processes and support business initiatives requiring contractual analysis.
Collaborate with global teams across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific on documentation matters and best practices.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of negotiation playbooks, policies, procedures, and standard templates.
Identify opportunities to improve documentation workflows, controls, and operational efficiency.
Support strategic initiatives, technology implementations, regulatory projects, and remediation efforts.
Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum 5-10 years of experience negotiating loan-linked ISDAs within a bank, securities dealer, asset manager, law firm, or other financial institution.
Extensive experience negotiating ISDA Master Agreements and CSAs, repurchase agreements, and securities lending agreements, as well as ancillary documentation.
Knowledge of derivatives, securities financing transactions, and collateral management practices.
Solid understanding of close-out netting, collateral enforceability, and relevant legal opinions.
Familiarity with Canadian, U.S., and international market documentation standards and industry protocols.
Experience working within regulated financial services environments is strongly preferred.

Skills

Strong commercial acumen and ability to balance business objectives with risk considerations.
Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and relationship management skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
Strong analytical, issue-spotting, and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively under tight deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple teams and jurisdictions.
Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and documentation management systems.

Location

Canada

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5-10 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
Advanced legal qualifications are considered an asset.

About the Company

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups with 150,000 colleagues globally.
MUFG stands for its values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.
MUFG's vision is to be the world’s most trusted financial group.
It is part of MUFG's culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility.
MUFG invests in talent, technologies, and tools that empower employees to own their career.

Equal Opportunity

Each of MUFG Bank Canada and MUFG Securities Canada is an equal opportunity employer.
As a federally regulated entity, MUFG Bank Canada is required to comply with applicable laws which prohibit discrimination based on protected grounds and which require accommodation to individuals in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code.
As a provincially regulated entity, MUFG Securities Canada is required to comply with applicable laws which prohibit discrimination based on protected grounds and which require accommodation to individuals in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Human Rights Code (Ontario) and the Employment Standards Act (Ontario).