About Us At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our customers. Our Institutional bank helps our largest customers move trade and capital around the region, providing our people with great opportunities to build their technical expertise and their careers. About the Role Being part of a specialised team that supports OTC derivatives documentation globally for ANZ, the successful candidate will be providing transactional and legal advisory support including drafting, negotiating, and finalising OTC derivatives documentation with various counterparties including funds, FIs and corporates in accordance with relevant internal policies. The successful candidate will primarily assist with managing negotiations of OTC derivative documentation including ISDA (including complex and facility linked ISDAs), CSA (including VM and IM), GMRA, GMSLA, brokerage agreements other related markets documentation. Role Type: 6 months opportunity (with possible extension of another 6 months) Role Location: Sydney or Singapore What will your day look like? As a Senior Markets Lawyer, you will provide markets advisory and derivatives documentation services, including markets related documentation review and drafting and other ad hoc legal support for legal and regulatory development for derivatives. You will be responsible for; Managing the entire negotiation process for OTC derivatives documentation including facility-linked ISDA, CSA (both regulatory and non-regulatory CSAs), GMRA, GMSLA, clearing agreements and other related markets documentation. This includes assisting in liaising and obtaining approval from relevant stakeholders including Credit, Central CSA, Markets Operations, collateral management, Tax and Group Treasury. Legal and regulatory/product advice for the Markets business. Comply with relevant ANZ policies, processes and internal standards. Work closely with the Head of Legal, Markets Documentation on any internal projects. Adhere to internal initiatives and processes including proper maintenance of matters in the Markets Counterparty Hub. Maintain the relevant ISDA/CSA/GMRA templates for counterparties and assist in keeping the Markets Legal documentation library up to date. Advise on issues such as legal capacity, enforceability of collateral and close-out netting. Strategic objectives – participate in internal projects and assist the Markets business to achieve its strategic objectives. Team focus – provide support to other team members of the Markets Legal team. What will you bring? To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following: Relevant experience in OTC derivatives documentation. Strong facility linked documentation knowledge and experience. General understanding of a bank’s credit process and familiarity with credit approvals. Understanding of corporate authority documentation requirements and account opening process. Strong understanding of OTC derivatives market products and relevant regulatory requirements. You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you. So why join us? From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive. But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. you'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career. We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more. At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability or access requirement, let us know how we can provide you with additional support. To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 86051. Job Posting End Date 12/02/2025, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)