VP - Global Markets Documentation, Capital Markets Agreements

VP, Global Markets Documentation

The Global Markets Documentation Team is an integral part of TD Securities. GMD is a client facing team responsible for advisory services across trading desks and clients through capital markets deal origination including execution of regulatory and legal trading agreement requirements globally. This team maximizes revenue generation, ensures alignment with TD's risk appetite, and delivers a client-centric experience. This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing team with high internal visibility at the senior executive level.

The VP, Global Markets Documentation is responsible for providing best-of-class service to clients of TD Securities and internal business partners by preparing and negotiating legal documentation with global counterparties for trading products such as cash prime brokerage and equity derivatives, (i.e. Prime Brokerage Agreements, Term Commitment Agreements, ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, Master Confirmation Agreements, Regulatory IM Documents, Account Control Agreements, Custody Agreements). The VP, Global Markets Documentation will independently manage a portfolio of clients and related capital markets legal agreements through the origination process for specific trading products across global markets. The position offers an opportunity to expand existing transactional and legal experience across multiple products, with a high level of responsibility in a fast-paced and dynamic global markets environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiation of a robust portfolio of capital markets agreements globally across specific trading products, while aligning with internal risk, legal, regulatory and governance frameworks ensuring accelerated time to market.
• Help advise the firm's clients globally through deal origination, with a focus on the firm's corporate, commercial and commodities portfolios, structuring and capital markets agreements requirements.
• Participate in client meetings and calls to provide capital markets legal agreement advisory and guidance.
• Assist with advisory services to the trading floor on trading agreements requirements and implications for new and existing transactions.
• Lead internal calls with internal stakeholders, as well as calls with external legal counsel, to discuss issues that arise during negotiations of capital markets agreements.
• Ensure that the firm is adequately protected in all dealings by preparing and negotiating capital markets agreements, including ISDA Master Agreements and corporate and commodities hedging documentation for loan-linked transactions, related credit support documentation, prime brokerage agreements, master confirmation agreements, energy and metals agreements, repo and securities lending agreements, and other bespoke capital markets agreements with clients.
• Liaise and coordinate with internal stakeholders, such as Business, Credit, Tax, Legal, Operations, Funding and Valuations, and Collateral Management, during the origination and negotiation process.
• Help manage escalations related to capital markets agreements, ensuring timely resolution and stakeholder alignment.
• Participate in onsite meetings with clients and internal and external stakeholders, to support origination efforts.
• Help lead weekly meetings with the desk heads on client updates.
• Contribute to automation and process improvement initiatives to enhance documentation workflows and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare and deliver reporting on documentation metrics, project status, and issue tracking.
• Act as a trusted point of contact and advisor for internal stakeholders on all matters related to trading documentation.

Depth & Scope:

• Ensures that the Bank is sufficiently protected from legal, risk, and operational perspectives in all such trading documents and other legal documentation between the Bank and its counterparties
• Required to build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders across the Bank and be available to service the deal flow with tight deadlines from global desks
• Leads negotiations of Prime Brokerage Agreements, Term Commitment Agreements, ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, Master Confirmation Agreements, Regulatory IM Documents, Account Control Agreements and Custody Agreements with a variety of counterparties, including hedge funds and registered funds
• Leads or participates in internal calls with senior credit officers and front office contacts, as well as calls with clients and external legal counsel, to discuss issues that arise during negotiations of trading agreements and/or prime brokerage related documents
• Liaises and coordinates with internal stakeholders, such as Credit, Business, Tax, Legal, Operations and Collateral Management, during the documentation process
• Provides timely updates to the Business on the status of negotiations, whether via weekly calls or through the team's internal document tracking system
• Supports internal initiatives related to documentation, process automation, and regulatory compliance

Education & Experience:

• Law degree is required
• 5+ years of solid legal, trading documentation, capital markets, origination or related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6-8 years of solid legal, trading documentation, capital markets or related experience.
• Strong knowledge of derivatives product structuring across rates, FX and commodity asset classes.
• 6 + years in a client facing role.
• Enjoy working on all manner of capital markets agreements and deal origination while effectively applying sound legal and regulatory risk management principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, while understanding when to involve other team members as needed and to work effectively in a team environment.
• High degree of integrity and strong work ethic.
• Timely follow through on commitments. Promote best practices within the group and execute assigned duties and enhance control over procedures.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and have the flexibility to support global time zones as required.
• Demonstrated management skills and commitment to delivering results within aggressive timelines.

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

• Domestic Travel Occasional
• International Travel Never
• Performing sedentary work Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds Occasional
• Sitting Continuous
• Standing Occasional
• Walking Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) Never
• Squatting Occasional
• Bending Occasional
• Kneeling Never
• Crawling Never
• Climbing Never
• Reaching overhead Never
• Reaching forward Occasional
• Pushing Never
• Pulling Never
• Twisting Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Continuous