Negotiator

**Job Title: Negotiator - Associate**

**Location
- Mumbai**

**Role Description**:
Your role will be to support the legal teams based in APAC with respect to the financial products transactions undertaken by the Deutsche Bank Group globally by drafting and negotiating mid and high complexity contracts and other legal documentation.

You will spend a significant amount of your time drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and producing documents, relating to these transactions and your role will involve you liaising directly with the front office and the Deutsche Bank Group’s diverse client base. You would have to ensure high quality of drafts and negotiations, identify the gaps and bridge the gaps with training, innovative and out-of-box thinking.

**What we’ll offer you**

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy
- Best in class leave policy
- Gender neutral parental leaves
- 100% reimbursement under child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
- Accident and Term life Insurance
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Drafting and negotiating amongst others, ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annex, Global Master Repurchase Agreements, Master Netting Agreements, Prime Brokerage Agreements, Listed Futures and Options Agreement, Client Cleared OTC Derivatives Addendum, Supplement to Clearing Agreement for Cleared OTC Services, Electronic Trading Service Agreement, Confidentiality agreements and all other relevant documentation and subsequent amendments.
- Liaising and coordinating with the Risk Division of bank and other internal departments as necessary.
- Reviewing constitutional documents and ensuring that all requisite corporate consents and approvals are in place prior to finalization of agreements and subsequent trading.
- Building a strong relationship with the client, understanding their needs and business operations and working very closely with clients to improve their satisfaction.
- Understanding business and regulatory requirements and ensuring functions are being performed in those requirements.

**Required education, experience & skills**:

- Having experience of financial products or commercial contracts drafting and negotiations. (Previous capital markets or general corporate experience gained in a law firm or in-house will be an advantage.)
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Excellent legal drafting ability and eye for detail.
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem solving and / or analytical skills with solution based approach
- Ability to forge strong relationship with internal departments.
- Ability to read complex legal documents with confidence, ease and understanding.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an excellent team player.

**Education/ Qualifications**
- Law Degree or Commonwealth qualified solicitor or barrister with 6 - 9 years of PQE.

**How we’ll support you**
- Intensive training on derivative documentation and Bank’s policies around documentation standards
- Continuous mentoring and guidance from seniors on the team
- Merit based career progression
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

**About us and our teams**

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.