Corporate Bank Senior Counsel - Vice President

Position Overview

Job Title Corporate Bank Senior Counsel

Corporate Title Vice President

Location New York City

Overview



 

Deutsche Bank’s legal department is seeking a qualified attorney located in New York City to support the Bank’s Corporate Banking (CB) business, which consists of Cash Management, Trade Finance, as well as Trust and Securities Services. As part of the Corporate Bank legal team, you will provide timely counsel and legal support of domestic and global transactions in a cost-effective manner while owning diverse and complex legal issues that require excellent business judgement. You should also welcome working as part of a highly collaborative and international team.

What We Offer You:

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs
  
  
  
   

What You’ll Do

• Provide day-to-day support across the business including working with the sales, coverage and implementation units in communicating with clients, negotiating changes to both standard regional and global documentation requested by representatives of such clients and proposing and drafting compromise language. 
• Advise on applicable regulations impacting cash management services and/or trade finance lending arrangements and instruments.
• Identify unusual legal, operational or credit risks and ensure that such risks are appropriately addressed and/or escalated.
• Assist with structuring new business transactions and new product offerings and endeavor to provide legal support without significant reliance on outside counsel.
• Collaborate with strategic partners in various departments, seeking guidance and input from colleagues throughout the organization to ensure solutions balance the Bank’s risk framework with the Corporate Bank business needs.

Skills You’ll Need

• Significant years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house counsel at a financial institution with emphasis on structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation for complex bank finance or commercial transactions.
• Prefer experience with either cash management transactions including, master cash management agreements, payment services and ACH agreements, wire transfer and electronic funds transfer terms, lockbox, sweep and liquidity products and merchant services, card and digital payment documentation and deposit account control agreements or trade finance transactions including, accounts receivable financing, import/export transactions, letters of credit, security agreements, risk participations, etc.
• Must possess strong communication and drafting skills and demonstrate experience in risk identification and analysis
• JD and at least one state bar admission (active and good standing). Florida or NY preferred but will consider other locations
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Work autonomously with various structuring groups to structure transactions that achieve internal and/or client objectives and manage multiple transactions on accelerated schedules
• Prior in-house in or law firm experience with financial services is a plus
• Ability to collaborate, cooperate and work well with others in a supportive and respectful manner
• Ability to handle and strategically prioritize numerous projects and tasks
• Experience operating in a fast-paced business environment

Expectations



 

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York City office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model. The salary range for this position in New York City is $170,000 to $275,500. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

Deutsche Bank Benefits



 

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