On-desk Transaction Manager - Fixed Income Division - Associate or Vice President

Primary Responsibilities

• manage structured notes trade lifecycle (approvals, legal documentation, marketing materials, hedge documentation, settlement, lifecycle events)
• central trade contact - key business partner accountable for collaboration across front office (treasury, sales, trading, structuring) and support functions (operations, controllers, legal, compliance, risk, tax, audit) to optimize, monitor and govern the business
• collaborate on establishment and maintenance of business-related procedures/ policies and socialize best practices
• streamline business - streamline processes and create efficiencies (e.g document and optimize procedures, streamline approvals process, develop template documentation)
• cost reduction - lead cost reduction initiatives across the business
• business metrics / trade reporting - maintain and present business metrics / report trades on behalf of business
• automation - initiate and oversee automation solutions to create business efficiencies
• governance / regulatory - be a key member of related BU specific committees, playing a major role in governance, policy formation and formulation of firm positions/decision making in response to regulatory environment; present business / coordinating response to requests from various internal and external oversight entities
• new products - leverage legal expertise and contacts to collaborate with traders/sales/structuring to develop new products and create customized solutions to meet specific client needs
• take lead on determining legal feasibility, non-market risk and cost analysis of new product implementation participate / manage new products approval process

Skills Required

• law degree (preferred)
• knowledge of structured notes / SPVs repacks, products and programs preferred
• strong communication skills and ability to work under pressure
• solid understanding of securities laws in the USA
• balance of legal and commercial skills