Derivatives and Structured Products Senior Associate
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- the establishment and updating of on and off balance sheet structured products programmes;
- securitised and OTC derivatives;
- hedging arrangements as part of structured finance transactions;
- structured repo and securities lending arrangements;
- repackagings; and regulatory advice connected with the above.
- Possesses good working knowledge and understanding of the legal principles associated with the scope of work outlined above; proactively develops this knowledge further.
- Shows awareness of legal developments affecting any specialist areas and regularly attends appropriate training sessions.
- Ability to lead derivatives and structured products transactions, reporting directly to the supervising partner.
- Motivated, reliable and flexible.
- Resilient and able to perform effectively under pressure with good time management skills (eg meets deadlines and responds to requests in a highly timely manner).
- Good attention to detail and focus on accuracy.
- Has an appreciation of when to seek advice and guidance.
- Strong project management and organisational skills, ensuring timely delivery to high quality standards.
- Takes responsibility for project issues (i.e., “owns” the problem, seeks to understand assigned tasks, follows through).
- Strong interpersonal skills (internal and client facing), both written and oral.
- Ability to work effectively with others in a team.
- Acts as a source of advice to others, sharing knowledge and expertise.
- Demonstrates financial awareness – attention to budgets and costs and timely completion of time recording.
- Uses appropriate level of effort for the task (e.g., performs the appropriate amount of research based on partner and matter needs); works cost effectively to provide value to meet clients’ needs
- Takes ownership for own career development – proactive in soliciting performance feedback and addressing skills gaps.
- Understands the industry and market in which the clients operate.
- Demonstrates commercial awareness – aware of clients' commercial drivers and own role in achieving clients' business goals.
- Has good working relationships with clients, appropriate to the level of experience.
- Has a good understanding of clients, the sector and the associated risks and opportunities.
- Actively works to develop and strengthen new client relationships.
- Takes an active role in managing the firm's reputation both in and out of work.
- Understands the responsibility to give back to our communities.
- Understands the value of a diverse workforce.