German-Speaking Derivatives Contract Negotiator

Job Title: German Speaking Derivatives Negotiator

Job Type: 12 months contract

Location: London (5 days on-site)

Salary: Competitive rate

We have an exciting opportunity for a German-speaking ISDA/ Derivatives Negotiator to join our client, a leading investment bank and financial services company.

Role Objective: As the derivatives and financing documentation negotiator, you will focus on institutional clients of the Fixed Income, Commodities and Finance Divisions of the company. The role involves collaborating with various areas of the company, interacting with external clients, and negotiating different types of derivatives documentation.

Your key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Identifying necessary documentation for the clients to trade securities or OTC derivatives and perform related due diligence scans.
2. Drafting and negotiating legal documentation (including master agreements, amendments, and ancillary documents such as ISDA, GMRA, DRV, DF related documents, CDEA, ACAs etc).
3. Handling client negotiations and any related projects to ensure timely execution and completion.
4. Liaising with internal stakeholders in Credit, Risk Management, Legal and Sales to negotiate contractual terms and respond to internal and external questions.
5. Understanding and adhering to established procedures.
6. Communicating with clients and external counsel.
7. Keeping abreast of market developments and sharing updates with internal stakeholders.
8. Updating internal spreadsheets and systems with document or status data.

Requirements:

1. Fluency in German language is essential for this role.
2. Demonstrable experience in having negotiated German language master agreements.
3. Prior experience in a law firm or the financial industry negotiating trading agreements. Preferably employed by or seconded to a bank in a documentation/business support role.
4. Education Level: Degree in law / business administration degree or equivalent.
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent people skills.
6. General comfort with Technology (particularly Microsoft Word and Excel); a quick learner including learning internal computer systems.
7. Ability to set, track, achieve and report on short/long term goals and projects.
8. Essential Characteristics: Organised, detail-oriented, self-starter (highly proactive), comfortable interacting with junior and senior colleagues, commercial, willing to assist/teach other members of the team, ability to work collaboratively on group projects and independently on individual assignments.
9. ISDA, GMRA or GMSLA negotiation experience would be useful, but not essential.
10. Experience with physical commodities agreements (EFET, GTMA) would be useful, but not essential.
11. Additional languages: French, Spanish or Italian would be useful, but not essential.

Interested candidates should apply at the earliest.

We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email: gscemeaedi@robertwalters.com.

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