Senior Counsel - Corporate Trust & Global Payments

Mbbanyc; New York, Pittsburgh (NY, Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon in New York seeks a seasoned attorney to advise on corporate trust, commercial lending and global payments and trade transactions. You will negotiate and draft transactional agreements across structured finance, corporate debt, government, custody, escrow and related matters.

The candidate must have a JD from an accredited law school and be admitted to the NY or PA bar, with 3–7 years of experience representing major financial institutions in corporate trust transactions, including

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and a member of the Pennsylvania or New York Bar.
• 3-7 years’ minimum of total work experience as a qualified attorney, including representing major financial institutions in corporate trust transactions.
• Commercial lending, fund finance or supply chain finance a plus
• Cross-border transactional experience a plus
• Ability to handle a diverse and demanding workload
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, drafting and communications skills
• Ability to function independently, but also as part of effective teams

Responsibilities

• Advise on all aspects of corporate trust, commercial lending and global payments and trade transactions, products, programs, platforms, processes and related matters
• Negotiate and draft transactional agreements for the corporate trust business– including a broad range of structured finance, corporate debt, government, custody, escrow, insurance trust and public not-for-profit related agreements
• Structure, document, negotiate and close commercial lending transactions
• Negotiate transactional agreements for BNY Mellon’s Global Payments and Trade business – including those related to supply chain finance, receivables finance, risk distribution, white label outsourcing, global banking terms for payments and liquidity services, and a broad range of traditional trade-finance products such as letters of credit, trade loans and the discounting of instruments and documents
• Manage escalations from various business stakeholders internally and outside counsel on transactional and documentation issues
• Assist on special, regional and global projects as required for the Corporate Trust, Credit Services, and Global Payments and Trade businesses
• At times interact with senior management and relevant business stakeholders
• Partner with control functions serving in an advisory or oversight capacity, such as Risk, Audit and Compliance
• Manage outside counsel and advise on business, regulatory and legal developments
• Collaborate with other Issuer Services Legal Team members, as needed
• Negotiate servicing outsourcing contracts

Skills

Negotiation

Drafting

Analytical

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Juris Doctor

Bar admission (NY/PA)

Job description

BNY Mellon in New York seeks a seasoned attorney to advise on corporate trust, commercial lending and global payments and trade transactions. You will negotiate and draft transactional agreements across structured finance, corporate debt, government, custody, escrow and related matters.

The candidate must have a JD from an accredited law school and be admitted to the NY or PA bar, with 3–7 years of experience representing major financial institutions in corporate trust transactions, including