Job Details

- Job Title: LGL-Legal Counsel
- Country: IN
- City: Mumbai
- Skill Category: Legal

Position Specifications

- Corporate Title: Executive Director
- Experience: 18+ years with minimum 5 years or above in senior legal leadership roles
- Qualification: LLB/LLM from India/US/UK/EU jurisdiction

Role Overview

We are seeking an Executive Director to join our Legal Global Masters Documentation Team, leading complex derivatives master agreement negotiations and providing senior legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions including India, Asia, Japan, EMEA and Americas. This senior role requires a seasoned master agreement and derivatives lawyer with deep technical expertise who can independently manage sophisticated global derivatives documentation while working collaboratively with regional legal teams and senior business stakeholders worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

- Contract negotiation and advisory
- Lead and independently manage complex negotiation of derivatives documentation ISDA/CSA/CTA (variation margin/initial margin documentation), repurchase and securities lending agreements (GMRA, MRA, GMSLA, MSLA, MSFTA etc.), prime brokerage agreement, clearing documentation, futures options agreements with respect to various counterparty types such as hedge funds, banks, broker dealers, HNIs, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance and re-insurance providers, etc.
- Draft, review, and negotiate multi-jurisdictional derivatives contracts and related documents across India, Asia, Japan,



EMEA and Americas covering multiple asset classes (rates, credit, equity, FX, commodities)
- Identify and highlight risks to various stakeholders for approvals across corporate divisions and locations
- Support multiple business units, including traders, structurers, sales teams, and risk management, etc., on complex derivatives legal matters
- Address bespoke regulatory or master agreement related projects as needed.
- Help maintain the various master agreement templates.
- Coordinate with local counsel on derivatives regulatory compliance matters across multiple jurisdictions including Dodd-Frank, EMIR, MiFID II, CFTC/SEC rules, FINRA 4210, Qualified Financial Contracts and IBOR remediation ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with regional lawyers and business partners across EMEA, Americas, Japan, and Asia
- Lead major derivatives regulatory implementation and other initiatives like digital innovation, globalization, etc.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management, derivatives trading heads, and risk committees on derivatives legal matters. Build and maintain relationships with external counsel, regulators, industry bodies, and ISDA working groups

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