Negotiator, Global Contract Services - Vice President

Barclays; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Pune is seeking a Vice President Negotiator for Global Contract Services to draft, negotiate and execute master and collateral agreements including ISDA, GMRA, MSLA, and related documents for our global markets client-facing franchise.

You will coordinate with credit risk, sales and trading, collateral management, treasury, tax and client onboarding, and oversee a portfolio of negotiations while guiding colleagues and ensuring timely, compliant deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Law.
• Expertise in negotiating financial markets contracts such as ISDA Master Agreements and related collateral docs.
• Strong grasp of netting, collateral opinions, regulatory requirements, and IM/VM rules.
• Ability to manage a negotiations portfolio, supervise, and improve approvals, drafting, and systems.
• Experience managing projects with emphasis on commercial management and timely legal deliverables.
• Strong leadership, communication, time-management and risk controls.
• Open to flexible work hours.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations, managing legal and reputational risk.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to execute transactions efficiently.
• Create, review, negotiate and manage loan agreements, security and other documents.
• Provide transaction support including due diligence and summaries.
• Develop and implement transaction processes and controls for consistency.
• Advise on applicable laws and regulations, updating policies and controls.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal drafting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Flexible work hours

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Law

Job description

Negotiator, Global Contract Services - Vice President

Step into the role of a Negotiator, Global Contract Services - Vice President in the largest team within Barclays Legal. You will draft, negotiate and execute master and collateral agreements and ancillary documentation such as ISDAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, and Futures Agreements for our global Markets client‑facing franchise. You will conduct diligence, negotiate directly with clients and engage extensively with internal stakeholders including credit risk, sales and trading, collateral management, treasury, tax and client onboarding.

The role will be based in Pune.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Law.
• Expertise in negotiating financial markets contracts such as ISDA Master Agreements (including IM and VM credit support annexes), GMRA, MRA, GMSLA, MSFTA, FXPB, and 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, perform supervisory checks, and highlight gaps in approvals, drafting, processes or system interactions.
• Ability to assess documentation templates, current processes, system approvals and provide workable solutions or alternatives to stakeholders or the team.
• Experience managing projects within a clear framework with emphasis on strong commercial management alongside quality and timely legal deliverables.
• Strong leadership, communication, time‑management and organizational skills with a risk & controls mindset.
• Openness to flexible work hours.

Accountabilities

• Ensure Transaction Services and Documentation activities comply with applicable laws and regulations, managing legal and reputational risks.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including legal counsel, credit risk management and other departments, to execute transactions efficiently.
• Create, review, negotiate and manage legal documents such as loan agreements, security documents and other transactional documents, ensuring timely execution.
• Provide transaction support, including preparation of summaries, conducting due diligence and supporting other departments as needed.
• Develop and implement transaction processes and procedures to ensure consistent execution.
• Proactively identify, communicate and provide legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs), keeping abreast of changes and ensuring they are reflected in policies, standards and controls.

Vice President Expectations

• Contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make change recommendations, plan resources, budgets and policies, and deliver continuous improvements.
• If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for future needs, counsel employees on performance, contribute to pay decisions and lead specialists to influence operations while balancing short and long‑term goals and meeting corporate requirements.
• Demonstrate clear leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver consistent excellent standards.
• For individual contributors, act as a subject‑matter expert, guide technical direction, lead multi‑year assignments, coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise senior management and functional leadership on functional and cross‑functional impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks supporting the control and governance agenda.
• Show leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls related to team work.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of organisational functions to support business goals.
• Collaborate across work areas to keep up with business activity and strategies.
• Create complex solutions using sophisticated analytical thought, in‑depth analysis and interpretative thinking.
• Apply research outcomes to problem‑solving processes.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, influencing and negotiating to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship as well as the Barclays Mindset – Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.