Agreements & Documentation Negotiator

Job Description:

Job Title:

Markets Legal Documentation Negotiator Corporate

Title:

VP/Director

Location:

London Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Location Overview:

Our London office is based just a stone’s throw from the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral on bustling King Edward Street. Here you’ll find modern work spaces and a state-of-the-art auditorium space. In addition, we’re proud to host an onsite restaurant that shares our commitment to sustainability by providing delicious seasonal menus which have been created with the planet in mind. Make sure to take time for yourself and head up to our rooftop terrace and take in the spectacular views across London.

Finally, your physical wellness is well-catered for with our onsite gym facilities and medical centre.

Roles Description This role is a client facing role and  sits within the Global Markets Agreements and Documentation. The candidate is responsible for drafting, negotiation, advising and execution of trading documentation on behalf of Bank of America entities. In this role, you will be working on complex, high impact documentation that directly supports global clients. You will play a key part in enabling efficient client onboarding, supporting business growth and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal standards, while gaining broad exposure across products and stakeholders.

You will act as a relationship manager for a portfolio of priority Markets clients, serving as the primary point of contact for documentation negotiations across Markets agreement suite. In doing so, you will build trusted relationships and become a go-to advisor for clients navigating documentation requirements. You will develop a close partnership with Sales, Onboarding and other internal stakeholders, giving you a highly visible position within the business and a clear line of sight into how commercial and credit decisions are executed through documentation.

Your work will ensure agreements accurately reflect agreed commercial and credit terms while meeting regulatory and policy requirements.

Key responsibilities. Negotiate, draft, structure and advice  on a wide range of derivatives documentation including ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, IM documentation and bespoke Collateral agreements; cleared derivatives documentation; GMRA and GMSLA; FBF and Deutscher Rahmenvertrag  on behalf of various Bank of America entities.

Work closely with Sales, Credit and the Onboarding team to maximize the efficiency of the documentation onboarding of clients.

Advise front office, sales and trading, operations risk and collateral on documentation issues arising during negotiations

Act as Relationship Manager for the suite of agreements for a portfolio of high priority clients, serving as the primary point of contact and coordinating the…