Head - Legal - Bank

Head of Legal -a global giant MNC Bank

Company Status : A GIANT GLOBAL MNC Bank/Financial Service Firm

Position : Highly confidential and Negotiable..(More than a Head of Legal Level)

1. Responsible for leading teams in managing, preparing and negotiating ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Agreements, Give Ups, Global Master Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending Agreements for a variety of clients

2. Work closely with the onshore legal teams and in turn with credit department, risk department, back office and the sales coverage.

3. Effectively manage a challenging and changing portfolio of clients along with financial markets related projects.

4. To assist management of the Bank procure that appropriate forms of master agreements are used for dealings with third parties with adequate protections and remedies to address credit and event risk, and help determine that transactions with third parties are valid and enforceable under the laws of all relevant jurisdictions.

5. To identify and find ways to reduce legal risk.

6. To identify and ensure compliance with internal policies and dispensation procedures.

7. Managing teams handling other legal tasks such as providing company secretarial support services, legal MIS etc.

8. Leverage best practices and structure/standardize the activities within legal support team across regions

9. Able to manage resource allocation and utilization, and resource training

10. Able to manage day to day operations with on time delivery as per the given quality standards

Criteria :

- At least 12-15 years of experience as Senior In House Legal Counsel / Head of Legal Dept.

- Prior exp in an MNC bank OR in an LPO in India is preferred

- Strong understanding MARK related activities, CS, GLFI and of LPO support activities and best practices

- LL B or LL M (UK/US) / ACS or FCS / Preferable to have foreign legal qualification

- Experience in providing legal and documentation support to the bank in connection with derivatives transactions for the teams in the Asia Pacific region and contract documentation for procurement and sourcing functions.

Address queries :
palani.pk@heliosmatheson.com
09884889340