Negotiator, Global Contract Services - Vice President

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant

Job summary

Barclays Global Services Centre in Pune is seeking a Vice President to lead Transaction Services and Global Contract Services. You will oversee transactional processes, ensure regulatory compliance, manage legal documents, and provide strategic legal advice to support transaction operations.

You will coordinate with internal stakeholders and external counsel, negotiate major contracts (ISDA, GMRA, MRA, GMSLA, MSFTA), and drive process improvements while strengthening controls and risk management.

Qualifications

• Law degree required (Bachelors or Masters).
• Experience negotiating financial market contracts (ISDA, GMRA, MRA, etc.).
• Strong grasp of netting, collateral opinions, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage a negotiations portfolio and supervise teams.
• Assess documentation templates, processes, and systems to provide workable solutions.
• Experience leading projects with commercial management, quality and timeliness.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills with risk mindset.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Strong business acumen and digital/tech skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee transactional processes and documentation activities in compliance with laws and regulations.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders including legal counsel, risk management, and other departments.
• Create, review, negotiate and manage legal documents such as loan and security agreements.
• Provide transaction support: due diligence, summaries, and cross‑functional support.
• Develop and implement consistent transaction processes and controls.
• Identify and advise on applicable laws and regulations; monitor changes and update policies.
• Collaborate across functions to align legal strategy with business goals.

Skills

Negotiation

Regulatory understanding

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Time management

Digital & technology aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law

Tools

ISDA Master Agreements (IM/VM annexes)

GMRA

MRA

GMSLA

MSFTA

FXPB

Equities Prime Brokerage suite

Job description

Role Overview

Vice President – Transaction Services and Global Contract Services. Responsibilities include overseeing transactional processes, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation, managing legal documents, providing legal advice, and supporting transaction operations.

Accountabilities

• Ensure transaction services and documentation activities comply with laws and regulations.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders including legal counsel, credit risk management, and other departments for timely execution.
• Create, review, negotiate and manage legal documents such as loan agreements and security documents.
• Provide transaction support: prepare summaries, conduct due diligence, support other departments.
• Develop and implement transaction processes and procedures for consistency.
• Identify, communicate, and provide legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs).
• Monitor changes to LRRs and ensure they are reflected in policies and controls.

Expectations

• Contribute to strategy, drive requirements, and recommend changes.
• Plan resources, budgets, policies, maintain processes, deliver improvements.
• If managing a team, define roles, plan future needs, coach employees, influence operations, balance short and long term goals, and meet corporate requirements.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energise, Align, Develop.
• As an individual contributor, be subject‑matter expert, guide technical direction, lead multi‑year assignments, coach specialists, provide strategic guidance.
• Advise stakeholders and senior management on impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks, strengthen controls.
• Collaborate across functions and stay current with business strategies.
• Create solutions using analytical thought and research.
• Build partnership with stakeholders to achieve business objectives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law.
• Expertise negotiating financial market contracts: ISDA Master Agreements (IM & VM annexes), GMRA, MRA, GMSLA, MSFTA, FXPB, Equities Prime Brokerage suite.
• Strong grasp of industry netting & collateral opinions, regulatory requirements, jurisdictional nuances (e.g., IM/VM requirements).
• Ability to manage a negotiations portfolio, support team, perform supervisory checks, identify gaps in approvals, drafting, processes.
• Assess documentation templates, current processes, systems, and provide workable solutions.
• Experience leading projects within a defined framework, delivering commercial management with quality and timeliness.
• Strong leadership, communication, time‑management, organization; risk & controls mindset.
• Openness to flexible work hours.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, digital & technology skills.

Location

Based in Pune.