Derivatives Documentation Specialist - Rabobank - New York, NY

Our Organization

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, real estate, and renewable energy project financing. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank is one of the largest and safest banks in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in assets and operations in more than 40 countries, and ranks among the highest rated private banks by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. Rabobank is a premier bank to the international food and agriculture industry, as well as a leading financier of solar, wind, bioenergy, and energy infrastructure projects.

In the Americas, Rabobank is present in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Paraguay, providing both retail and wholesale banking services as well as real estate and leasing services. The bank’s wholesale banking products focus on these banking areas:

Lending and Credit

Trade and Commodity Finance

Acquisition Finance

Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance

Global Client Solutions

Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory

Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory

Capital Markets

Your Function:
The New York Branch Legal Department covers the Bank’s Markets business in the Americas providing the necessary documentation for derivatives, securities lending and repo transactions. The Job Holder will form part of a three-member team headed by an attorney in the New York Branch Legal Department.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Prepare and negotiate derivatives documentation (e.g. ISDA Master Agreement and Credit Support Annex) for corporate customers, banks and other financial institutions. Prepare and negotiate Master Securities Loan Agreements, Repurchase Agreements, Tri-Party Custodial Agreements, Participation Agreements, and Guarantees, for all Markets derivatives products.

Work with internal and external counsel to develop and maintain standard documentation.

Advise other Rabobank Centres of Competence with respect to derivatives-related issues, including Title VII of Dodd-Frank Act and regulations thereunder.

Advise Markets front office, middle office and operations, relationship managers, credit officers, collateral management and tax officers on derivatives documentation. Provide guidance on documentation implementation, policy and changes and updates in industry practice.

Anticipate and identify key issues and clearly and efficiently communicate to credit officers and marketers to permit execution of transactions while at the same time protecting the Bank.

Candidates with a JD may have an opportunity to advise Rabo Securities USA, Inc., the registered broker-dealer, on securities offering, private placement transactions and other broker-dealer transactions.

Your Profile:
Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years derivative products documentation experience with continued education through ISDA and other industry groups, training in negotiation and legal issues applicable to derivative products documentation.

Desirable: JD

Job Skills and Knowledge:
A thorough understanding of the bank’s Markets Business and derivative products as well as experience with transaction documentation and documentation standards produced by ISDA and SIFMA

Ability to anticipate and identify key issues and clearly and efficiently explain and communicate to credit officers and marketers to permit execution of transactions while at the same time protecting the Bank.

Independently negotiate derivatives documentation and efficiently report and track documentation.

Desirable: Experience with capital markets and broker-dealer regulation (Securities Act of 1933, as amended, FINRA regulations)

We Offer:
Rabobank New York Branch offers a comprehensive benefits program that is among the finest in the industry featuring:

Medical/Dental/Vision Plans

Defined Contribution (401k) Plan with Employer Match

Paid Vacation based on position and length of service

Life and Disability Insurance

Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plans

Transportation Reimbursement Incentive Plan

Educational Assistance Program

Also offering:
Portable Voluntary Benefits including Pet Insurance

Automobile and Homeowner’s Insurance

Cancer Protection Plan

Legal Insurance Plan

Optional Life and Disability Insurance

Interested?

Candidates who are interested in this role are encouraged to apply directly online including their resume and related documents. If you have any questions, you can email Rachel.Marshalsea@Rabobank.com .