JOB TITLE: Junior Associate - Equity Derivatives Group - Exotics Drafting Team
JPMorgan Chase is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. Buenos Aires is one of JP Morgan's key strategic hubs with over 2,500 employees providing value-added services, products and solutions to our clients located in various countries around the world.
The Equity Derivatives Group Exotics Drafting Team is key for documenting Over The Counter (OTC) transactions done in the market, standardising and templating such legal documentation, including (but not limited to), Synthetic Swaps, Option Strategies, and any other Structured Products.
In this role you will be facing different challenges such as:
- Understanding structured products and the respective legal documentation requirements, including, but not limited to, long-form confirmations, Transaction Supplements and Master Confirmation Agreements.
- Working on high profile projects including automation of legal documentation and processes for growing our business platform.
- Creating partnerships with key Senior stakeholders across the Globe.
And these are some of the activities you will be responsible for:
- Establish working relationships with Legal, Technology teams, Sales and Trading, Support teams, among others, to drive projects and business results.
- Drive Efficiency in the current process.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, business partners, and control partners to document product model & lifecycle activities up and down streams.
- Escalate issues / discrepancies that arise or repeat over time.
- Identifies and document best practices and procedures, where missing, and educate the relevant teams on the impact.
What do we ask for this position?
- Graduate with 5+ years’ experience in with Legal Documentation.
- Advanced English required.
- Equity Derivatives product knowledge of Structured & Exotic Derivatives along with strong financial proficiency on industry wide norms & structured products Legal Language (ISDA) is desired.
- Technical proficiency in interpreting, and demonstrating an understanding of, legal documentation.
- Excellent Team Working Skills and Personal Motivation
If you join the company, you will be part of a diverse and inclusive team that supports each other and will empower you to do your best work.
Your wellbeing is very important to us. Below you´ll find some examples of ongoing initiatives to promote it and a link to learn more about our benefits & culture:
- Home office/flexible work arrangements and work tools to ensure a great experience.
- Generous vacation, exam and parental leave.
- Support for parents, including Family Network that provides support to parents and caregivers, Lactation room on premise, and Paid Day care for your children up to 6-years-old.
- Medical coverage for you and your family, including domestic partners.
- Employee Assistance Program which provides personal and confidential advisory on psychological, financial and legal matters.
- Wellness programs – e.g. Yoga, stretching and mindfulness classes delivered on premises.
- Language classes, mentorship programs and customized trainings.
- Platform for employee discounts in Buenos Aires.
- Many others that will be presented to you if you join the team.
More info can be found here: https://careers.jpmorgan.com/global/en/about-us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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