Senior Corporate Counsel, Capital Markets

Internal Revenue Service; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise dynamique recherche un avocat senior pour soutenir ses activités de marchés de capitaux à New York ou San Francisco. Le candidat doit avoir un expérience robuste en finance structurée ainsi qu'une capacité à travailler dans un environnement à rythme rapide, tout en agissant en tant que conseiller juridique principal pour diverses transactions financières complexes.

Qualifications

• 3+ ans d'expérience en finance structurée ABS ou en ventes de prêts.
• Membre actif et en règle du barreau de New York ou de Californie requis.
• Capacité à travailler sous pression dans un environnement rapide.

Responsibilities

• Soutenir les produits liés aux prêts personnels, prêts étudiants et cartes de crédit.
• Agir en tant qu'avocat principal pour des transactions comme des titrisations et des ventes de prêts.
• Répondre aux demandes de diligence raisonnable et KYC.

Skills

Communication écrite

Indépendance

Travail d'équipe

Autonomie

Education

JD d'une faculté de droit accréditée

Job description

The role:

SoFi is seeking an attorney who is interested in fintech, financial services, capital markets, securities and transactional work with 3-6 years of experience at either a top tier law firm or as in-house counsel. Experience with structured finance, capital markets or corporate transactions for a financial institution or fintech is highly beneficial. The position reports to the Senior Assistant General Counsel and can be located in New York or San Francisco.

What you’ll do:

The Senior Corporate Counsel will:

• Support the Personal Loan, Student Loan, Home Loan, and Credit Card products in connection with capital markets activities.
• Act as support or lead SoFi attorney on various transactions, including but not limited to securitizations, whole loan sale agreements (including purchase platforms), revolving credit facilities, derivatives, collection efforts and other corporate finance related matters.
• Research and respond to due diligence requests and know-your-customer (KYC) requests.
• Assist the procurement team by reviewing and negotiating relevant vendor agreements related to capital markets.
• Provide advice on operational questions and perform ad hoc legal research to support the SoFi Capital Markets and Treasury teams.

What you’ll need:

• Ability to work with a small team or independently in a fast paced environment with conflicting priorities, multiple transactions, and deadline pressure.
• You should be an intellectually curious self-starter with strong written and oral communication skills.
• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active membership and good standing in the New York or California bar required.
• 3+ years of experience in representing issuers and/or underwriters in structured finance ABS transactions, warehouse facilities and whole loan sales while at either a top tier law firm or as in-house counsel.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to multitask and work independently.

Nice to have:

• Experience advising on widely syndicated ABS programs is a plus.
• Experience with capital markets transactions for a bank or bank holding company is a plus.
• Experience in mortgage and unsecured lending asset classes is a plus.
• Experience with derivatives and derivative regulations is a plus.