Senior Negotiator

LHH; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401K plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

LHH is seeking a Financial Documentation Negotiator for an onsite role in New York City with a leading banking firm. The role requires 2+ years negotiating ISDA agreements or similar trading documents with counterparties.

You will work with legal, credit, risk, and sales teams to manage contractual risk, draft and review outreach, and ensure compliant negotiations using established playbooks.

Qualifications

• 2+ years negotiating ISDA or other financial trading documents.
• Experience with standardized templates and established processes.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate ISDA and other trading documents with counterparties using templates and playbooks.
• Engage with banks, funds, hedge funds, corporations, and insurers.
• Draft and coordinate outreach to finalize agreements.
• Follow playbooks to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Balance risk per bank policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with legal, credit, risk, and sales teams.
• Support and mentor junior team members on negotiation processes.

Skills

ISDA negotiations

Financial contracts understanding

Templates & playbooks

Stakeholder management

Communication & collaboration

Mentoring junior team members

Education

Law degree (preferred)

Tools

Negotiation playbooks

Job description

We’re looking for a Financial Documentation Negotiator to join a leading banking firm in an onsite role based in New York City. If you have 2+ years of experience negotiating ISDA agreements or other financial trading documents with counterparties, this is a great opportunity to apply your financial documentation expertise, manage contractual risk, and collaborate with key stakeholders across legal, credit, risk management, and sales teams.

What You’ll Do:

• Negotiate ISDA agreements and other financial trading documents with counterparties using established templates and negotiation playbooks.
• Engage with a diverse range of counterparties, including banks, mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, corporations, and insurance companies.
• Draft, review, and coordinate third-party outreach to establish and finalize contractual agreements.
• Follow established playbooks to ensure consistency and compliance throughout the negotiation process.
• Balance contractual risks in accordance with the bank’s policies, standards, and risk management guidelines.
• Collaborate with counterparties and their legal representatives through conference calls, meetings, and electronic communications.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders across credit, legal, risk management, and sales departments to resolve documentation-related matters.
• Support junior team members by answering day-to-day questions and sharing knowledge of negotiation processes and best practices.

What You Bring:

• 2+ years of experience negotiating ISDA agreements or other financial trading documentation.
• Strong understanding of financial contracts, negotiation procedures, and counterparty engagement.
• Experience working with standardized templates, negotiation playbooks, and established documentation processes.
• Ability to assess contractual terms and maintain an appropriate balance of risk in line with organizational policies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with counterparties, external counsel, and cross-functional internal teams.
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach with the ability to assist and guide junior team members.
• A law degree is preferred but not required.
• Willingness to work onsite five days a week, preferably in New York City, with Dallas or Salt Lake City also considered.

Top performers are strong negotiators, detail-oriented professionals, and collaborative team players who can navigate complex financial documentation while maintaining sound risk management practices.

Top performers in this role are strong communicators, adept at aligning diverse stakeholders, and focused on driving measurable delivery outcomes across a complex technical landscape.

• Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan.
• Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.
• Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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