Vice President - EMEA Markets Legal Team - BFS

The role will include the following responsibilities:

- Provides leadership and acts as escalation point for the EMEA Markets Legal Team legal team at Mumbai.

- Builds and manages relationship stakeholders in the legal department as well as business team in EMEA.

- Drafting and finalizing Markets specific agreements with Dealers and Clients (including various master agreements and electronic trading documentation).

- Coordinating senior internal approvals

- Interpreting, explaining and negotiating legal agreements to Clients and Executing Brokers.

- Strategize with relevant Markets Businesses on best way to manage changes to product development, risk or operational processes.

- Assisting and advising on regulatory change and implementation affecting the relevant Markets Business.

- Driving process, documentation, and efficiency improvements across the team's areas of coverage.

Skills and experience

- Qualified as a lawyer in India or other common law jurisdiction with at least 10 and up to 12 years of post-qualification legal experience (either as in-house counsel in the financial services industry or as a lawyer in a law firm);

- Has successful track record of coaching, mentoring team members and leadership skills including attracting, developing, and retaining talent.

- Mature personality with skills and ability to work independently under pressure.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, together with the ability to communicate and articulate legal issues effectively with colleagues at all levels and across different jurisdictions;

- Ability to work collaboratively and build close rapport with internal stakeholders across Sales, Product, Client Service, Operation, Risk and Compliance functions across jurisdictions;

- Ability to timely and appropriately identify risks and escalate issues to relevant stakeholders;

- Ability to adapt and apply legal skills in new contexts, to new businesses and subjects in which one may not have prior relevant experience, and willingness to develop and excel beyond his/ her comfort zone; and

- Ability to manage and control legal risks in a constructive manner.

- Previous derivative documentation experience - Fixed Income Financing, Futures and Options experience or Over The Counter derivatives preferred but not essential

- Motivation and determination to learn

- Strong attention to detail and interpersonal experience

- Relevant knowledge of derivatives and applicable regulations preferred but not essential

- Ability to manage projects and work independently

- Team player, confident, and proactive