Negotiator, Global Contract Services

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Global Services Centre in Pune seeks a senior Negotiator for Global Contract Services to draft, negotiate and execute master and collateral agreements for our global Markets client‑facing franchise. You will conduct diligence, negotiate with clients directly and engage internal stakeholders such as credit risk and sales.

The role requires a Law degree and deep knowledge of ISDA master agreements, GMRA and related templates, with strong leadership and risk management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Law.
• Expertise in negotiating financial markets contracts (ISDA, GMRA, MSFTA, etc.).
• Strong grasp of industry netting, collateral opinions and regulatory nuances.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and execute master and collateral agreements and ancillary documents (ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA, MSFTA) for global markets clients.
• Conduct due diligence and provide meaningful legal advice to stakeholders; coordinate with credit risk, sales, trading and treasury.
• Manage a negotiations portfolio, oversee team dynamics, and ensure timely, compliant deliverables.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to risk management and governance efforts.

Skills

Negotiation

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk & controls

Education

Law degree (LLB/LLM)

Job description

Purpose of the role

To oversee and manage transactional processes, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and maintaining accurate documentation for financial transactions.

Accountabilities

To ensure that the Transaction Services and Documentation activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities. Coordination with internal and external stakeholders, including legal counsel, credit risk management, and other departments, to ensure that transactions are executed in a timely and efficient manner. Creation, review, negotiation and management of legal documents such as loan agreements, security documents, and other transactional documents, to ensure execution in a timely and efficient manner. Transaction support, including preparation of transaction summaries, conducting due diligence, and support to other departments as needed. Development and implementation of transaction processes and procedures to ensure that transactions are executed consistently.Pro‑active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.

Vice President Expectations

To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures.. If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.. OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Step into the role of a Negotiator, Global Contract Services

Step into the role of a Negotiator, Global Contract Services, where you will be a part of the largest team within Barclays Legal, drafting, negotiating and executing master and collateral agreements and ancillary documentation (e.g., ISDAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, Futures Agreements) for our global Markets client‑facing franchise. You will conduct diligence, negotiate with clients directly and engage extensively with internal stakeholders such as credit risk, sales and trading, collateral management, treasury, tax and client onboarding.

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Law.


• Expertise in negotiation of financial markets contracts such as the ISDA Master Agreements (including IM and VM credit support annexes), GMRA, MRA, GMSLA, MSFTA, FXPB, Equities Prime Brokerage suite.


• Strong grasp of industry netting & collateral opinions, regulatory requirements and jurisdictional nuances, e.g. IM /VM requirements under various regulatory regimes.


• Ability to expertly manage a negotiations portfolio, support team members in managing client negotiations, perform supervisory checks for the team highlight gaps in approvals obtained, drafting, processes or interaction between systems used in the process.


• Ability to assess documentation templates, current processes, systems or approvals and provide workable solutions/alternatives, whether to stakeholders or within the team.


• Experience in managing projects within a clearly defined framework with an emphasis on strong commercial management alongside quality and timely legal deliverables.


• Strong leadership, communication, time management and organizational skills with risk & controls mindset.


• Openness to flexible work hours.

The role will be based in Pune.

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