General Counsel
Emma – The Sleep Company
Legal Counsel
Deutsche Bank
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Frankfurt • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Draft, review, and negotiate ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, MCAs, ACAs, Pledge Agreements, Futures Clearing Agreements, MRAs, MSFTAs, GMSLAs, and related documentation and confirmations
- Provide legal support for derivatives and securities lending transactions across FX, equities, commodities, and fixed income asset classes
- Liaise with external counsel and internal stakeholders (e.g., Capital Markets, Product Legal, Risk, Collateral Management, Compliance) to ensure commercial, enforceability and regulatory alignment
- Maintain oversight of contract repositories and ensure proper documentation storage and retrieval protocols
- Maintain procedures and negotiation guides in line with internal and regulatory requirements
- Advise on regulatory developments (for example, EMIR, Dodd-Frank, UCITS, SEC, CFTC and NFA) and other jurisdictional requirements
- Participate in global working groups and contribute to the implementation of regulatory changes
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support derivatives disclosure and reporting
Requirements
- Preferably a qualified lawyer with 5+ years of experience in derivatives and trading documentation within a financial institution or law firm
- Deep understanding of ISDA architecture and repo / securities lending frameworks
- Familiarity with fund structures and investment platforms (e.g., SICAVs, Irish PLCs, ICAVs, CCFs, FCPs, 1940 Act US registered funds)
- Strong grasp of regulatory regimes across the EU, UK, and US
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
- Fluent in English; German or other language skills are a plus
- Experience with electronic confirmation systems, S&P Markit (Counterparty Manager, ISDA Amend), and contract lifecycle management tools
- Exposure to cross-border legal issues and multi-jurisdictional documentation
- Prior involvement in centralizing legal workflows or process optimization initiatives
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; and Good commercial sense.
Benefits
- Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including (but not limited to) Statutory Health Insurance (BKK), sickness benefit allowance and support helplines for employees
- Family friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages (supporting all variations of family set-ups) and support in finding childcare options including DWS’s own kindergarten service
- A wide selection of pension plans, Personal Budget Accounts to enable sabbaticals or early retirement and capital-forming benefits
- The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change & achieving greater social justice. You can make donations to our partnered organisations or take part in corporate volunteering opportunities in your local communities by providing on hand support.
- DWS’ current Hybrid Working model is designed to find the balance between in-person collaboration & engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, whilst still remaining focused on supporting our employees with flexibility.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
ISDA Master AgreementsCSAsMCAsACAsPledge AgreementsFutures Clearing AgreementsMRAsMSFTAsGMSLAsderivatives documentation
Soft skills
drafting skillsnegotiation skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationcommercial sensecollaborationorganizational skillsstakeholder managementprocess optimizationregulatory alignment
Certifications
qualified lawyer