Senior Legal Counsel/ Lawyer – Legal Documentation Centre of Competence (d/m/w)

at  Deutsche Bank

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Experienced qualified lawyer/ senior legal expert in Germany with several years of experience in contract negotiations and version management, either in private practice and/or at a leading financial institution
• Experience of working in an international environment as well as in managing both - internal and external - business relationships.
• Good understanding of Corporate Bank’s products, services and legal documentation as well as of applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards relevant to the business
• Focus on operating as an effective legal risk manager with ability to consider legal and regulatory risk alongside reputational and commercial considerations.
• Ability to work independently and assume responsibility for own workload from an early stage, also able to work cooperatively with colleagues across legal, the business and other functions.
• Getting things done mentality: Highly motivated, pro-active, client centric and solution-oriented
• Strong analytical, relationship-building and oral as well as written communication skills – in English and German

Aiming at better client experience and a global harmonization of our contractual landscape, smoother processes, and global & strategic documentation approach, we support and work together with various internal stakeholders and Deutsche Bank external clients globally. This includes:

• Development and improvement of Cash Management legal framework (electronic banking, accounts, liquidity management products).
• Contract negotiations with Deutsche Bank´s Clients
• Legal queries from internal stakeholders
• Legal Due Diligence support for various Bank’s products and initiatives (Electronic Signature, Fraud Detection, Self-Administration tools)
• Focus on efficient and digital End-to-End handling and usage of legal tech to ensure smooth documentation processes across the globe

DETAILS OF THE ROLE AND HOW IT FITS INTO THE TEAM

Deutsche Bank´s Cash Management is offering services in 35 locations around the globe to corporate customers and financial institutions. Managing such legal documentation in a consistent way requires both: big picture and detailed view, negotiation skills and a client-centric, proactive and solution-oriented approach.
Here comes our team – Legal Documentation Centre of Competence and Legal Documentation Strategy (LDCC) within Deutsche Bank´s Corporate Bank Relationship Transaction Management (RTM). We are a team of legal experts/lawyers responsible for the global legal documentation (with the focus of Cash Management) and seeking to extend our team with a senior legal position in Frankfurt. We advise on legal matters concerning global products such as account opening, electronic banking and liquidity management solutions to global corporate and financial institutions in EMEA, APAC and AMERICAS.

Aiming at better client experience and a global harmonization of our contractual landscape, smoother processes, and global & strategic documentation approach, we support and work together with various internal stakeholders and Deutsche Bank external clients globally. This includes:

• Development and improvement of Cash Management legal framework (electronic banking, accounts, liquidity management products).
• Contract negotiations with Deutsche Bank´s Clients
• Legal queries from internal stakeholders
• Legal Due Diligence support for various Bank’s products and initiatives (Electronic Signature, Fraud Detection, Self-Administration tools)
• Focus on efficient and digital End-to-End handling and usage of legal tech to ensure smooth documentation processes across the globe.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing legal support to Deutsche Bank’s RTM teams by coordinating and managing multi-jurisdictional projects.
• Drafting and negotiating documentation regarding services provided by the Deutsche Bank Group globally with our corporate clients from jurisdictions across the globe.
• Updating Deutsche Bank contract templates.
• Advising on management of regulatory issues.
• Working collaboratively and closely with Deutsche Bank Legal counsels and other internal stakeholders such as Anti Financial Crime (AFC), Compliance and Credit Risk Management.
• Drive/support the development of new electronic/digital solutions with respect to contract management with various stakeholders, you are challenging established processes with the aim to refine those or (where appropriate) slim them down.