Trade Documentation Associate

RBC Capital Markets, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Development opportunities

Job summary

RBC Capital Markets, LLC seeks a skilled negotiator for trading documentation in New York. You will handle ISDA and SIFMA master agreements with various counterparties, and review regulation-driven docs such as variation and initial margin agreements.

You will ensure compliance with RBC Standing Orders, update documentation systems, and support continuous process improvements while coordinating with related RBC functions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of master agreements (ISDA & SIFMA) and counterparty types.
• Understanding of risk issues and strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage a heavy, diverse workload.
• Legal qualifications/experience are a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate ISDA and SIFMA master agreements and non-standard docs.
• Review regulation-driven docs like variation and initial margin agreements.
• Ensure RBC Standing Orders compliance across trading docs.
• Update systems to reflect negotiations and completed agreements.
• Maintain accurate information flows across internal systems.

Skills

Adaptability

Critical Thinking

Customer Service

Detail-Oriented

Financial Engineering

Financial Statement Analysis

Investments Analysis

Personal Development

Personal Initiative

Teamwork

Job description

What is the Opportunity?

• Negotiates various types of trading documentation related to global capital markets trading platforms.
• Ensures that all agreements adhere to RBC Standing Orders and that appropriate approvals have been obtained for all deviations from RBC policy.

What will you do?

• Negotiates various industry-standard ISDA and SIFMA, and with the Law Group non-standard, master agreements.
• Negotiates and reviews regulation-driven documentation, particularly ISDA Variation Margin and Initial Margin agreements.
• Ensures compliance with RBC Standing Orders for all trading documentation.
• Updates Trading Documentation systems to reflect status of negotiations and to capture information from completed agreements.
• Ensures appropriate internal systems are updated accordingly.

What do you need to succeed?

• Demonstrated knowledge of industry-standard master agreements (ISDA & SIFMA, etc.) and various counterparty types (asset managers, corporates, hedge funds, etc.).
• Understanding of risk issues.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle significant and diverse workload.
• Partnership mentality with respect to rest of RBC enterprise including other functions.
• Adaptable and committed to continuous learning.
• Proactive in improving Trading Documentation policies and procedures.
• Legal qualifications/experience advantageous but not essential.

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Development opportunities through coaching and leadership support.
• Join a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to gain expertise in credit analysis, corporate finance, and credit ratings fundamentals, and apply this knowledge to research, marketing materials, and client recommendations.
• The chance to make a lasting impact and build strong client relationships.
• Opportunities to do challenging work

The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $120,000 - $160,000 depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate's experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs.This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan.

RBC's compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC's high-performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

Job Skills

• Adaptability
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Detail-Oriented
• Financial Engineering
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Investments Analysis
• Personal Development
• Personal Initiative
• Teamwork

Additional Job Details

Address: BROOKFIELD PLACE FKA 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY STREET:NEW YORK

City: New York

Country: United States of America

Work hours/week: 40

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-08-10

Application Deadline: 2026-09-15

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