Global Head of Legal, Treasury & Global Markets at Mashreq Careers

, , United Arab Emirates -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Jul, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Derivatives Law, Capital Markets, Treasury Management, ISDA Negotiation, GMRA, GMSLA, CSA, Regulatory Compliance, Legal Risk Management, Structuring, Drafting, Negotiation, Governance, Conduct Strategy, Financial Law, Stakeholder Management

Industry

Banking

Description

The Head of Legal – Treasury & Global Markets (TGM) is a senior leadership role responsible for defining, governing and executing the legal, regulatory, governance and conduct strategy for the Bank’s Treasury, Trading, Capital Markets and Global Markets businesses. * Shape and embed a forward-looking, risk-based legal and conduct strategy for TGM, fully aligned to the Bank’s enterprise risk appetite and strategic objectives. * Act as final escalation authority for complex, precedent-setting and high-impact TGM legal and regulatory matters prior to Group General Counsel review. * Exercise delegated authority over material legal positions with financial, regulatory and reputational impact on TGM activities. * Contribute to the formulation of Group-wide legal, governance and conduct policies affecting Treasury and Global Markets. * Provide end-to-end legal support across the lifecycle of complex derivatives and related funding products, including structuring, drafting and negotiation. * Lead legal negotiation strategy for OTC and exchange-traded derivatives, repos, securities lending, collateralised financing and treasury instruments. * Negotiate and maintain master documentation frameworks including ISDAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, CSAs and confirmations. * Support new product approvals, complex/bespoke trades and time-sensitive transactions in volatile markets. * Enable sustainable business growth by providing commercially pragmatic legal solutions while maintaining disciplined legal and risk governance. * Own the development, maintenance and modernisation of all TGM legal documentation frameworks, playbooks and clause libraries. * Lead the overhaul of existing ISDA, CSA and GMRA templates to ensure they are streamlined, current and incorporate evolving regulatory requirements including resolution stay language. * Establish and maintain documentation standards that reduce per-transaction review time and improve consistency. * Ensure compliance with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal compliance requirements. * Interpret and implement key legislation and regulations across the Bank’s core markets, including margin and prudential regimes, conduct rules, reporting, clearing, collateral, netting and disclosure requirements. * Own the TGM legal risk agenda, ensuring effective identification, mitigation and control of material legal and conduct risks. * Anticipate, interpret and mitigate emerging legal, regulatory and conduct developments affecting derivatives and capital markets. * Support operational risk identification, reporting, remediation and governance. * Understand and effectively perform under the Three Lines of Defence principle. Knowledge, Skills and Experience * Law Degree (LLB, LLM or JD) from a recognised university. * Admission to the professional bar, law society or attorney association of a recognised jurisdiction. * 12–15 years of active legal experience within a major financial institution and/or top-tier law firm, with substantial focus on derivatives, capital markets and treasury. * Deep mastery of ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA, CSA documentation and derivatives market practice. * Demonstrable experience in negotiating complex master agreements and structured transactions. * Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (Arabic an advantage). * Strong interpersonal and presentation skills. * Ability to make decisions and follow through with initiatives in real-time, high-pressure environments. * Personal integrity and self-management. * Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders. * Thorough competence across derivatives, capital markets and treasury legal disciplines, with maturity and sound judgment. * Self-motivated with strong attention to detail. * Team player able to work and deliver under pressure. * Ability to manage and develop teams from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the legal, regulatory, and conduct strategy for the Bank's Treasury and Global Markets businesses. Lead the negotiation and maintenance of complex derivatives frameworks and ensure compliance with international financial regulations.