Top in-House Role - Derivatives Lawyer - VP Level (4+PQE) - Global Financial Institution

My client is a Global Financial institution looking to hire a Derivatives lawyer into their Legal Data Reference team at VP level. 

The role will involve - 

• Leading the team tasked with establishing and maintaining the Legal data model (the definitions of the Legal data elements and their usage by other stakeholders) 
• Oversee and drive the elimination of redundant Legal reference data and systems to build stakeholder confidence and reduce the expense related to those services
• Assisting with the alignment of the Legal reference data strategy with the Group data governance implementation roadmap including priorities for development of information-based capabilities
• Assisting with the roll out a Legal data governance framework, with a focus on improvement of data quality and the protection of Legal data through modifications to organisational behaviour, policies and standards, principles, governance metrics, processes, related tools and data architecture
• Serve as a liaison between Business and Legal areas and infrastructure/technology to ensure that data related business requirements for optimising and protecting Legal data are clearly defined, communicated and well understood and considered as part of operational prioritisation and planning
• Assist with the development & maintenance of the inventory of the enterprise information maps, including authoritative systems and owners

A strong candidate will have at least 4 years post qualification experience with in-depth investment banking legal experience gained in either private practice or in-house covering all markets products and services (cash, derivatives and securities financing transactions). Some experience of legal agreement data systems and client on-boarding processes and controls is also preferential.

To apply for the role please send your CV to miriam.warburton@eximius.com or call 02076486954 for more information.