Legal Counsel - Corporate and Investment Banking Lawyer

Legal Counsel – Corporate and Investment Banking Lawyer

Ort: Deutschland
Unternehmen: BBVA
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Area:
CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING
Company:
Z01
What are we looking for?
STEM talent in the BBVA group: What we offer you?

• You will be part of a team of more than 22.000 Technology and Data experts, in 25 countries, whose aim is to take the bank further thanks to technology.
• You will participate in one of the close to 1,800 cutting-edge technology projects that we implement annually with a positive impact on 85 million people.
• You will work with a wide range of technologies, from the most experienced to the most disruptive: 46 different programming languages, 201 development platforms, etc.
• You will collaborate with our main tech partners – Microsoft, Google, AWS, Salesforce, IBM, RedHat, Telefonica, Cisco, Genesys, etc.
• You will carry out innovative projects in areas such as Development, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure and Data. More information.
• You will learn by working in your project, you will work with referents and you will have access to the entire BBVA training offer and to the Ninja project, a gamified training platform with a community of more than 11,000 participants with more than 2,000 talks, 1,300 workshops and 48 hackathons held.
  QUALIFICATIONS:
• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany;
• 3 – 6 years post-qualification experience working in a top international law firm; prior experience in an in-house legal department is also helpful.
• Good understanding of the economic background and the regulatory aspects of banking and finance.
• A good level of experience and proficiency in one or more of the practice areas referred to below under "Key Responsibilities" and enthusiasm to become proficient in new areas and products;
• Fluent in business English and German; Spanish language skills helpful but not essential.
  SKILLS/COMPETENCIES/ PROFICIENCIES REQUIRED:
• Ability to work well and efficiently under pressure;
• Ability to manage a high workload for various business areas;
• Robust and thorough approach to drafting and reviewing of documentation;
• Strong ability to work effectively in multi-cultural, geographically dispersed teams;
  ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES:
• A punctual, professional and reliable team player;
• A service- and goal-oriented working style combined with strong communication skills and a pronounced decision-making ability;
• A motivation to work as a part of a team to take on new challenges and help develop new business areas for growing CIB division of the Bank;
• A joy in working in an international environment and diverse teams
  Overview
  BBVA is growing its Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) in Frankfurt and we are hiring an excellent and motivated lawyer to join our Frankfurt CIB legal department, reporting directly to the Head of Legal in Germany.
  As our new legal counsel, you will be the direct contact to our local business teams in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt and will have an opportunity to work closely with our international business and legal teams around the world servicing large multi-national corporate and institutional clients. BBVA CIB provides you an excellent platform for professional development and opportunity to broaden your experience across a wide range of practice areas and to grow holistically as a finance lawyer in a leading international bank.
  Please get in touch with us, if you are motivated to add real value by application of expert legal skills towards the achievement of ambitious and exciting targets in growing and developing the BBVA CIB business in Germany.
  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Providing German law advice to the Corporate and Investment Banking division of the Bank, both locally, to the head office and to our international branches;
• Drafting, reviewing and advising on:
• Lending and finance documentation such as LMA-based syndicated credit facilities, bilateral loan agreements, project and export finance transactions, club deals and security documents;
• International trade finance arrangements, including supply chain and receivables finance, letters of credit and guarantees;
• A wide variety of contracts relating to, but not limited to, fixed income, structured finance; debt capital markets; and reviewing, drafting and negotiating master agreements (e.g. DRV, ISDA, GMSLA).
• Analysing and advising the business areas on all relevant German/EU regulatory matters and ensuring that contracts remain in compliance with applicable law and regulation;
• Liaising with outside counsel as and when required as well as with other CIB lawyers in other jurisdictions.
• Keeping abreast of legislative changes that may affect the Bank.
• Assisting with the development and implementation of policies.
• Providing training on recent legal developments for the business teams.
• Supporting the wider CIB legal team on matters of German law.
  Working at BBVA
  BBVA is a global company with over 160 years of history present in 25 countries with over 81 million customers. We are more than 110,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary and diverse teams.
  At BBVA, we are ahead of the transformation that is taking place in the banking sector, challenging the status quo, to make life easier to our customers.
  Being part of BBVA means developing your career in one of the most innovative companies in finance.
  Responsible banking
  We’re committed to responsible banking to help drive a more inclusive and sustainable society. The future of banking lies in financing the future.
  We started out with the spirit of helping others make the best financial decisions. That spirit remains with us today and encourages us to keep moving forward, prioritizing innovation and digital transformation so that we can put the opportunities of this new era within everyone’s reach.
  Diversity
  At BBVA we believe having a diverse team makes us a better bank.
  For this reason, we actively support diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities regardless race, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We cultivate a collaborative and inclusive work environment that allows every employee to do their best work.
  Our values
  Our values define our identity; they are what drives us to make our goals a reality and they guide all of our actions and the decisions we make.
  Customer comes first
  We think big
  We are one team
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