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Hybrid Legal Contracts Negotiator – Equity Derivatives
Posted 4 months ago
About the role
- Contract Negotiator supporting global derivatives trading for Fidelity, negotiating complex agreements and collaborating with legal and business professionals.
Responsibilities
- Negotiate a wide range of trading agreements, including ISDA Master Agreements, Master Confirmation Agreements (MCAs), bespoke equity confirmations, Futures & OTC Clearing agreements, Cleared Derivative Execution Agreements (CDEAs), MSFTAs, Collateral Control Agreements (CCAs), and Prime Brokerage Agreements
- Familiarity with 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definition
- Ensure documentation meets global regulatory standards (Dodd-Frank, EMIR, MiFID II, etc.)
- Partner with internal legal, compliance, and AML teams, as well as external counterparties
- Identify and escalate legal, credit, and operational risks
- Maintain and enhance documentation templates and playbooks
- Support fund launches, restructurings, and strategic initiatives by ensuring timely documentation
- This includes coordinating with internal stakeholders to assess documentation impacts, manage bespoke requirements, and facilitate readiness for new fund launches, restructurings, and strategic initiatives involving equity derivatives and other sophisticated instruments
- Drive process and technology improvements to strengthen legal support
- Identify and escalate legal, credit, and operational risks
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, paralegal/JD beneficial
- Extensive experience negotiating equity derivatives documentation and related agreements
- Strong understanding of equity derivatives products, legal concepts, and global market regulations
- Ability to negotiate complex terms, including fallback language, collateral terms, netting provisions, and termination events
- Proven ability to manage high-volume negotiations and customized documentation structures
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to thrive autonomously in a fast-paced environment while handling a high volume of work and maintaining attention to detail
- Experience implementing process improvements and leveraging technology solutions
- Knowledge of regulatory impacts (Dodd-Frank, EMIR, FATCA, MiFID II, FINRA) on derivatives and trading markets
- Facilitate legal and regulatory readiness required for fund and client events for international markets and sophisticated products
- Act as a liaison with banking relationships on behalf of Fidelity for documentation and regulatory adherence to ensure operational readiness
Benefits
- comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
- market-leading retirement
- generous paid time off and parental leave
- charitable giving employee match program
- educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career
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