Director - Equity Derivatives Lawyer - NYC

My client, a top tier investment bank, is looking to hire an Equity Derivatives Attorney (Director) into their New York legal team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the business on all legal and regulatory matters related to equity derivatives, with a primary focus on the Global Equities corporate derivatives and equity swaps businesses in the Americas

The successful candidate will have:

• a minimum of 7 years of post-J.D. (or equivalent) experience at a law firm advising on relevant transactions or relevant experience in-house within the legal department of an investment bank;
• Extensive experience with and knowledge of equity derivatives products and related transaction documentation for OTC equity derivatives (including the ISDA Equity Definitions), particularly corporate equity derivatives transactions with issuers and shareholders;
• expert knowledge of the laws and regulations applicable to these markets, including post-financial crisis regulatory change as well as the U.S. Securities laws;
• a highly developed facility with complex structured transactions;
• excellent critical thinking and analytical skills;

In this role you will identify issues and guide decision-making in connection with structuring transactions and advising on business initiatives, and act as a main point of contact to resolve and escalate legal and regulatory issues. In addition to job-specific technical skills, you will be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as managing risk and controls, implementing change and transformation, and demonstrating strong critical analysis, strategic thinking, and business acumen.

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