Director Structured Products Legal Counsel

A global financial institution is seeking an experienced capital markets attorney to provide senior legal coverage for its Structured Products business across the U.S. And broader Americas region. This role will work directly with structuring, sales, trading, and control functions on the development and distribution of structured notes and other structured investments across multiple asset classes. The attorney will advise on transaction execution, securities law requirements, disclosure matters, documentation, governance, and legal and regulatory risk.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide legal advice to structured products, capital markets, and related trading businesses across the Americas.
• Advise on the structuring, issuance, documentation, execution, and distribution of structured notes and other complex financial products.
• Draft, review, and negotiate offering materials, transaction agreements, disclosures, and related legal documentation.
• Counsel the business on U.S. Securities laws, disclosure obligations, broker-dealer requirements, and other regulations affecting structured products.
• Evaluate complex transactions and help balance commercial objectives with legal, regulatory, reputational, and governance considerations.
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Operations, and other control functions to identify issues and strengthen the legal and control framework supporting the business.
• Monitor regulatory and legal developments and determine their potential impact on products, documentation, policies, and business practices.
• Maintain and enhance templates, documentation standards, legal processes, and internal procedures.
• Support regulatory inquiries, investigations, disputes, litigation, and other matters involving the covered businesses when required.
• Provide training and practical guidance to business and control teams on relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support strategic projects, new product initiatives, and improvements to the structured products platform.
• Build effective relationships with senior management, business stakeholders, external counsel, and other internal legal teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• J.D. And admission in good standing to the New York Bar.
• Significant structured products or closely related capital markets legal experience gained at a leading law firm, financial institution, or combination of both.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. Securities laws and regulations applicable to structured products.
• Experience with disclosure requirements, broker-dealer regulation, and the broader legal framework governing securities offerings and distribution.
• Demonstrated ability to draft and negotiate sophisticated transaction and offering documentation.
• Experience advising on complex financial transactions and providing practical, commercially oriented legal guidance.
• Strong judgment with the ability to evaluate legal, regulatory, commercial, and reputational considerations.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple matters in a transaction-driven environment.