Global Banking & Markets Operations - Trading Documentation Group - Associate - Bengaluru

Goldman Sachs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs seeks documentation professionals to draft, review, and negotiate complex trading and regulatory agreements, including GMRA, ISDA/CSA, and MRA, for equity derivatives.

You will partner with Trading, Legal, and Risk teams to craft efficient, compliant processes, while leading negotiations for high-profile clients and driving continuous improvements. Fluency in additional languages is a plus and resilience is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or JD with 1+ year in Legal/Trading Documentation or law firm experience.
• Knowledge of ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions.
• Experience negotiating Master Confirmation Agreements and Long Form Confirmations.
• Excellent organizational and prioritisation skills under pressure.
• Ability to negotiate and review detailed legal documents with accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new documentation skills and develop ownership.
• Commercial acumen with interest in derivatives and prime brokerage products.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage risk in documentation processes.
• Proficiency with IT and various databases/systems.
• French language skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate documentation (GMRA, ISDA/CSA, MRA, MSFTA) and related documents.
• Prepare structured summaries for Trading and Legal sign-offs.
• Analyze proposed markups against standard terms to identify risks.
• Lead complex negotiations for high-profile clients.
• Drive process improvements and policy development in documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale revenue opportunities.
• Develop and nurture internal relationships to execute initiatives.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder influence

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

ISDA/CSA knowledge

Job description

Global Markets

Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team that includes individuals who have a passion for the markets and who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation, and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative workspaces and ergonomic services to wellbeing and resilience offerings, we offer our NTM professionals the flexibility and support they need to reach their goals in and outside the office.

OPERATIONS

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted function that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow.

YOUR IMPACT

NTM is seeking documentation professionals who will have the opportunity to negotiate a broad variety of trading and regulatory documentation including: Synthetic Prime Brokerage, Futures, Cleared OTC Derivatives Addendum, GMRA, GMSLA, CDEA, ISDA/CSA, MRA, MSFTA's suite of documentation and Master Confirmation Agreements/Long Form Confirmations for all Equity Derivative products.

The candidate will ideally have experience with above documents and/or experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and negotiating with external clients to drive documentation to completion/execution. The candidate will be expected to partner with other teams to build scale and increase revenue opportunities through a range of technical daily responsibilities and strategic projects.

NTM culture encourages individuals to bring purpose and authenticity to the team environment, where we role model behaviours and take responsibility for demonstrating our shared values. The candidate will be a self-motivated, results-driven, and proactive team player who takes ownership for their work. This is a growing team that encourages an entrepreneurial, innovative, and analytical approach to providing client solutions.

OUR IMPACT

The team is responsible for providing outstanding service by engaging with clients, understanding their trading activity/strategy. We handle all aspects of the relevant trading documentation negotiation and are therefore an essential component in the creation and maintenance of a trading relationship with a given client.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for complete documentation process from drafting, reviewing and negotiating to execution & filing of the following documents: Synthetic Prime Brokerage, Futures, Cleared OTC Derivatives Addendum, GMRA, GMSLA, CDEA, ISDA/CSA and regulatory initial margin MRA, MSFTA's suite of documentation and Master Confirmation Agreements//Long Form Confirmations for all Equity Derivative products and related ancillary documents; and
• Prepare structured, commercial stakeholder summaries to facilitate rapid decision-making and commercial sign-offs from Trading and Legal
• Analyse proposed markups against standard institutional terms to identify, evaluate, and mitigate legal, operational, and market risks
• Development and execution of negotiation strategies, outside of a playbook, to balance client and GS needs
• Independently lead complex and/or sensitive negotiations for high profile clients
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and the development of policy and best practices within the trading documentation negotiation space
• Responding to queries on the master documentation from various departments including the front office;
• Ongoing opportunity to challenge existing controls/processes and leverage your experience to identify risks and improve the effectiveness of the team; and
• Develop and nurture relationships across the firm to build consensus and execute on initiatives.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent or JD with a minimum of one year of experience in Legal/Trading Documentation role (including within a Credit, Risk or Treasury function) or attorney/paralegal experience within a law firm.
• Knowledge of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions and hands-on experience negotiating Master Confirmation Agreements and Long Form Confirmations across a diverse range of Equity Derivatives products.
• Proven excellent organizational and prioritisation skills and attention to detail, especially under pressure.
• Proven ability to negotiate and review detailed legal documents with an eye for detail and accuracy, particularly around documentation terms.
• Ability to ensure consistency across documentation and know when to escalate issues.
• Good interpersonal and communications skills.
• Enthusiasm and interest in development of documentation skills and using such skills for the completion of negotiation process.
• Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills and develop full job ownership.
• Strong commercial acumen with a keen interest in derivative, repo, securities lending markets and products and/or prime brokerage products and services.
• Ability to interact with and influence business stakeholders and clients in order to negotiate, build consensus, control risks and improve operational efficiency.
• Proficient in IT and able to adapt to various databases/systems.

Additional language skills (in French) would be preferable.

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