EMEA Equity Documentation( ISDA) , Senior Manager , Institutional Equity Division
This role is in Mumbai and requires working with the EMEA Equity Documentation Group based in London. The role will require a fast-learning, dynamic, pro-active, and self-motivated person to assist the team in its day-to-day activities.
The current opening is for a professional within the EMEA team, based in Mumbai, with responsibility for documentation aspects of OTC derivative transactions, prime brokerage, cash and stock-lending transactions in the EMEA region.
Global Capital Markets: In the Global Capital Markets division, we offer Global expertise in market analysis and in advisory and capital-raising services for corporations, institutions, and governments
From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument in all the world's financial markets. Morgan Stanley professionals use our network and technology to provide liquidity and sophisticated analysis, to manage risk and execute reliably in the fast-changing markets.
Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. Our broad and deep client relationships, market-leading platform and intellectual insights enable us to be a world-class service provider to our clients for their financing, market access and portfolio management needs.
Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley's Sales & Trading businesses in India. It covers functions across IED ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, strats to risk management.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.
What you'll do in the role:
- Draft, negotiate and execute (including amendments) wide range of master agreements and related documents - including but not limited to ISDA Master Agreements, VM and IM CSAs, confirmations agreements for equity swaps /options, GMSLAs, NDAs, clearing addendums, triparty arrangements, and prime brokerage agreements.
- Review and analyze constitutional documents of the client, to establish their capacity and authority capabilities for entering derivative transactions with Morgan Stanley.
- Review and analyze capacity, authority and netting legal opinions from external counsel and highlight issues to Risk and Legal for approvals where applicable.
- Work closely with MS internal stakeholders, to obtain approvals on deviated terms identified in negotiable agreements, with clear implication on deviated terms to enable internal stakeholders to make informed decisions.
- Handle business unit's queries on the terms of documentation ISD handles.
- Participate in globally or locally led projects related to documentation requirements.
- Undertake tasks directly related to the coordination and lifecycle management of the clients' agreements and act as the primary point of contact for the clients for all tasks originating from the EMEA region.
- Responsible for administering and facilitating the agreement execution process; maintain and update clients' contract database/systems; attend to day-to-day coordination among internal procurement and legal teams with respect to such contracts; and perform due diligence to ensure contract terms and conditions as well as information of the parties is reflected in the client's contract database/systems.
What you'll bring to the role: - Law graduate with relevant 5-11 years of experience in financing/derivatives is preferred. -
- Experience in team management will be preferred.
- In-house documentation negotiation experience or paralegal experience in corporate law firm is preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Prepared to speak to clients (internal and external) at all times.
- Proficiency in English is a must and German is desirable.
- Good team player with potential to lead a team.
- Solid quantitative skills and strong interest in business, economics, and law.
- Willingness and ability to provide quality service to the Firm's clients and to promote and enhance the Firm franchise.
- Willingness to work in dynamic environment and the ability to excel under pressure.
- Proficiency and interest in technology and systems development.
- Organized, pro-active, ability to multi-task and work efficiently, detail-oriented, and self-sufficient.
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