Senior Legal Advisor, Global Markets, Interest Rates & Bonds

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions.

We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

To implement strategic objectives to drive the attainment of legal outcomes. To provide legal advice to stakeholders on complex matters, in adherence to SBG's standards and requirements. These include the following:

• Act as the Group legal subject matter expert for Interest Rate Derivatives (IRD), Bonds and Money Markets, providing strategic legal oversight and direction across Standard Bank's trading and treasury businesses.
• Lead the development of legal standards, frameworks and documentation governance for IRD, bonds and money market products, support engagement with regulators, central counterparties, market infrastructure providers and industry bodies, and drive consistency of legal risk management practices across jurisdictions.
• Partner with senior business and risk leadership in relation to product governance, market reforms, benchmark transitions, capital markets transactions, funding initiatives and strategic regulatory developments affecting the Group's markets businesses.
• Serve as a recognised thought leader within the legal and markets community by monitoring emerging legal, regulatory and market developments, influencing policy and strategic decision-making, and contributing to industry forums and working groups where appropriate.
• Build and maintain deep specialist capability within the Legal function through the coaching, mentoring and development of junior lawyers and legal professionals, fostering knowledge sharing, technical excellence and effective succession planning to ensure continuity of expertise and sustainable support for the Group's markets businesses

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: LLB

Field of Study: Law

Other Minimum Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Membership: Admitted Attorney

Experience Required

8-10 years experience in the provision of guidance and insight pertaining to the drafting, vetting, review, dissemination and/or negotiation of legal documentation and processes of a complex nature. Identification and mitigation of legal risks.

At least 8 years' experience within the legal/financial sector.

At least 6 years' people management experience where appropriate.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies

• Articulating Information
• Developing Strategies
• Directing People
• Documenting Facts
• Empowering Individuals
• Establishing Rapport
• Interacting with People
• Managing Tasks
• Providing Insights
• Showing Composure
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies

• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Legal Compliance
• Legal Knowledge
• Legal Research
• Policy Development
• Risk Awareness
• Strategy Definition