Associate Director, Derivatives Confirmations, Head of EMEA

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Royal Bank of Canada Full time

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At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.

Whether you're helping clients find new opportunities, developing new technology, or providing expert advice to internal partners, you will be doing work that matters in the world, in an environment built on teamwork, service, responsibility, diversity, and integrity.

Job Title

Associate Director, Derivatives Confirmations, Head of EMEA & APAC

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As the regional head of Derivatives Confirmations, you will mitigate legal, operational, economic, regulatory, and reputational risk associated with derivatives transactions while ensuring you and your team provide quality service to our internal business partners and external clients and represent the Bank in a professional manner at all times.

This role is part of the global Market & Business Services Derivatives Confirmation Group that covers asset classes including Credit, Commodities, Equities, FX, Rates, and any hybrids thereof. As such, this mandate may be subject to change in accordance with evolving business needs.

What will you do?

Ensure structured derivative transactions are documented promptly in accordance with:

  • regulatory guidelines (e.g., Dodd-Frank & EMIR) and applicable laws (871(m) U.S. HIRE Act)
  • market practice in the Bank Dealer world;
  • ISDA Definitions; and
  • the bank's relevant Standing Orders, business process flows and procedures;
  • Advise/liaise with Sales and Trading (and Legal, Compliance, Tax, and Trading Documentation Group, as appropriate) to negotiate with counterparties/clients on documentation-related issues (pre-deal and post-deal) and trade structuring, ensuring such terms risks to the Bank; and are acknowledged and understood by all stakeholders (including SPBS).
  • Ensure team draft accurate confirmations and bilaterally execute them per regulatory timelines by reviewing and facilitating new transactions through to execution, inclusive of collating all internal sign-offs and timely escalating and resolving any lengthy delays related to confirmation execution.
  • Anticipate and facilitate new business initiatives and industry developments *eg regulatory, IBOR Reform, BREXIT, USD T+1 settlement cycle migration), which will entail researching and building trade/trade confirmation workflows, conducting detailed analyses, pulling and analyzing metrics, and drafting procedures whilst partnering with QTS, other pillars of BCS, Compliance, etc. as required.
  • Deliver on BCS- and MBS-driven requirements. Typically, these requirements include the creation and analysis of metrics, raising and remediating operational risk events, setting business goals for the team, and preparing data and decks for ad hoc requests that come through.
  • Managerial duties entail: Upskilling staff through regular coaching and feedback as well as recruiting, retaining and developing top talent. Also partnering with the Derivatives Confirmations NY Head to support cross-training and of staff in different locations, as required,

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

  • Extensive industry experience with strong knowledge / understanding of capital markets operations.
  • Solid understanding of the ISDA documentation framework and several years structured notes & products experience.
  • Strong communication and escalation skills.
  • A good understanding, constant vigilance, and mitigation of legal, operational, economic, regulatory, market, counterparty, credit and reputational risk.
  • Strong metrics production (Excel, Tableau, etc.) and analytical skills and high level of numeracy
  • A calm, logical, and disciplined approach to managing competing priorities, problem solving, and housekeeping

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with ISDA Documentation
  • Infinity, Murex, Sophis & Workflow familiarity, MarkitWire.
  • Good familiarity with the various processes involves in confirmation as well as support systems.
  • Ability to prepare a wide range of legal documents for financial transactions

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best - progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Opportunities to work with the best in the field
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • A world-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible working options fully supported.

Job Summary

Address:

London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

City:

GBR-GREATER_LONDON-LONDON

Country:

United Kingdom

Work hours/week:

35

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Capital Markets

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2023-02-16

Application Deadline:

2023-04-06

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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