Lead Counsel - Wealth Capital Markets Product - Vice President

For additional information, please review .The Lead Counsel - Wealth Capital Markets Product - Vice President is a senior level position responsible for serving as subject matter expert and key legal advisor to business stakeholders and functional partners on Wealth Capital Markets legal and regulatory topics. Requires a pragmatic, proactive lawyer with a general grounding of UK/EEA financial services/private bank/wealth management regulation, combined with awareness of the laws and regulations for the geographies in which we operate. We are looking for a candidate who can exercise sound legal judgement to help develop proactive, risk-appropriate, and commercially practical business-oriented solutions. As this role supports trading desks and front office personnel, timely and clear responses are critical.The role will provide key legal support and execution on Capital Markets matters, participating in client trading activities and business projects/initiatives. There will be a need to provide input/analysis on interpretation of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and industry practices, draft documentation and advise on legal matters impacting the Capital Markets business. In particular, the role will be focused on multi-asset OTC derivatives, Exchange-Traded Derivatives and Digital Asset/Tokenised/Crypto products. There will be opportunity to cover the wider Capital Markets business as well as other Wealth initiatives from time to time. Provide real-time legal support in Capital Markets (with a particular focus on derivatives and digital asset products) to front office business and Control partners, escalating where applicable. The candidate will have daily contact with Sales and Trading personnel and will develop a close relationship with them and wider stakeholders through timely and pragmatic legal advice, including on calls with the business. Negotiate and review trading documentation, including ISDA Master Agreements, Clearing Agreements, Termsheets and Confirmations. There will also be occasional need to draft bespoke side letters and other documentation. Have knowledge of key regulations impacting the Business and keep up to date with regulatory developments affecting the coverage area, implementing those changes as part of regulatory change initiatives. For example: EMIR, Dodd-Frank, MiFID II. Be familiar with Digital Asset/Tokenised/Crypto products and market initiatives, and engage closely with policy and regulatory developments across the region. Obtain, review and interpret netting and collateral opinions specific to client trading jurisdictions. There will be opportunity to present new jurisdictions to approval committees and answer technical questions. Work with other stakeholders to develop policies, procedures and controls related to the product area. Collaborate across internal lines of business and control/support functions to achieve coordinated and efficient outcomes on matters of common interest; coordinate closely with the Legal team on a regional and global basis. Prioritise workload and execute on transactions/initiatives by proactive engagement and active management of legal issues, escalating novel situations with 'first cut' proposed solutions and risks. Maintain momentum across multiple parallel matters, meeting tight and competing deadlines. Assist in evaluating Wealth Capital Markets proposals and queries by applying institutional knowledge and risk appetite against industry standards, widely accepted business practices, laws, rules, and regulatory guidelines, escalating as appropriate. Determine when external legal support is required and manage external counsel (including on delivery timeframe and cost). Bachelor's degree. 7+ years of relevant experience. Previous experience working as a lawyer in a major international bank, a large law firm and/or a regulatory authority will be beneficial. Knowledge of financial services, either gained in-house or in private practice. Knowledge of Capital Markets products, particularly securities. Knowledge of exchange traded derivatives and Digital Asset/Tokenised/Crypto products would be particularly beneficial. Experience either in private practice or in-house with investment products and applicable UK/EU and US regulation would be beneficial (e.g. some of MiFID/MiFIR, CSDR, PRIIPs, MAR, CASS, AIFMD, ESG-rules, Benchmark Regulation, Consumer Duty, EMIR, Dodd-Frank and Volcker). Experience of retail investment products would be particularly valuable. Technical ability and eagerness to develop that more deeply (including drafting skills), and analytical ability. Ability to analyse complex legal issues, assist in developing solutions and provide sound legal advice to the business. Team Work: Ability to engage with both legal and business teams on a partnership basis as well as an ability to work independently as required. Able to meet the time demands of a profitable and client and market driven business. Ability to assimilate complex issues and communicate concisely and clearly to all levels of the organisation. Calm and confident communicator. Able to identify legal risk and to escalate issues on an appropriate basis.