Job Description Purpose of the Role
To ensure that the activities of the business units in the Markets division are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal risk associated with these activities.
Accountabilities
Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies to manage compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Legal advice and support to the business units in the Markets division on matters arising from the relevant products and services. Subject‑matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to the Markets business units such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations. Creation and review of legal documents for the business units in the Markets division to ensure the bank’s compliance with laws and regulations. Maintaining and updating template legal documentation for the Markets division. Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in applicable laws and regulations that may impact the bank’s Markets business units. Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the activities of the Markets business units. Pro‑active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to and adequately reflected within the relevant policies, standards, and controls.
Vice President Expectations
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies and processes; deliver continuous improvements and raise breaches of policies and procedures. If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance, and contribute to employee pay decisions and changes. If leading specialists, influence the operations of a department while balancing short‑ and long‑term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. People leaders are expected to demonstrate clear leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, and Develop others. For an individual contributor, be a subject‑matter expert within one’s discipline, guide technical direction, lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments, and train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists. Advise key stakeholders, manage and mitigate risks, demonstrate leadership and accountability for strengthening controls, collaborate with other areas of work, and create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought. Seek out, build, and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Structured Products Legal – Americas
Join us as a VP‑Structured Products Legal, Americas. You will provide legal support to Barclays’ Structured Products business across the U.S. and the broader Americas region. You will partner closely with the business and control functions to advise on the development, documentation, execution, and distribution of structured notes and other structured products across multiple asset classes. In this role you will draft and negotiate transaction documentation, provide guidance on U.S. securities laws and regulatory requirements, and help ensure strong governance and risk management practices. You will monitor legal and regulatory developments, improve legal processes and templates, and support strategic initiatives that enhance the Structured Products platform. This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative legal professional who thrives in a fast‑paced capital markets environment and enjoys advising on complex financial products.
Qualifications
- Experience in structured products or related capital markets legal work at a leading law firm and/or an in‑house legal department at a financial institution.
- Knowledge of U.S. securities laws, disclosure standards, broker‑dealer regulation, and related legal frameworks relevant to structured products.
- Ability to advise on complex transactions, exercise sound judgment, and balance commercial objectives with legal, regulatory, and reputational risk considerations.
- Qualified lawyer admitted in good standing in New York.
Highly Valued Skills
- Ability to draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction and offering documentation.
- Attention to detail and ability to manage transactional and advisory work in a transaction‑focused business environment.
Salary and Benefits
Location: New York or Whippany, NJ.
Salary for New York: Minimum $200,000 – Maximum $290,000 (base salary only). Salary for Whippany, NJ: Minimum $200,000 – Maximum $290,000 (base salary only). This position is eligible for an incentive award.
Benefit options include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and paid leave for qualifying circumstances.
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