Director - Structured Products Senior Counsel

About the role

Serve as legal point person, providing transactional and advisory support to fixed income sales and trading desks.

Responsibilities

• Advise on deal-contingent hedging strategies and related swap transactions.
• Review and analyze M&A documentation, including asset purchase agreements, NDAs, and commitment letters.
• Evaluate credit agreements and transaction documents for project finance deals.
• Counsel on securities law matters and support ongoing structured note programs.
• Manage global outside counsel to assess execution risk and closing probability for acquisition and financing transactions tied to derivatives.
• Partner with business, risk, and external stakeholders to identify and resolve legal issues in structured cash and derivatives transactions.
• Respond to cross-functional inquiries (trading, sales, risk, operations, finance, on-boarding) on legal, credit, and documentation matters.
• Support ad hoc legal initiatives and special projects as needed.

Profile

• JD from US law school.
• NY State Bar Admission.
• 5+ years of experience as a practicing attorney advising on structured products transactions, derivatives, regulatory matters gained at an AmLaw 100 firm and/or in-house at a financial services company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with willingness to take initiative.

Desired Skills and Experience

• JD, NY Bar.
• 5+ years of legal experience within financial services working with structured products, securitizations, and derivatives.

Job Offer

• Competitive base salary between $250,000-$300,000.
• Bonus.
• Opportunity for growth.
• Work/life balance.
• Hybrid role.