Associate - GM Legal (Transaction Legal)

Nomura Overview:

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Banking. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

Nomura Services, India supports the group's global businesses. With world-class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support, the firm plays a key role in facilitating the group's global operations across four international regions.

At Nomura, creating an inclusive workplace is a priority. Our approach to inclusion encompasses a variety of initiatives, including sensitization campaigns, implementing conducive policies & programs, providing infrastructure support and engaging in community events. Over time, we have made meaningful progress in these areas, and this commitment has been well-recognized across the industry. We are proud recipients of the prestigious Top 10 Employers award by the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI), IWEI Gold Employer of Choice awards, India CSR Leadership Award 2024 for Holistic Village Development Program and the YUVA Unstoppable Changemaker Awards.

Divisional Overview:

Powai LC broadly covers the areas of Legal and Compliance, and is responsible for building a robust risk and control framework. The Powai LCC teams support Nomura Powai entities, as well as LCC teams globally to ensure effective risk management of Legal and Compliance related risks for the firm. Powai Legal comprises of the Corporate Legal and Transaction Legal functions, which provide advice and support on corporate, employment and transactional matters. The Offshore Legal team supports global teams on corporate and secretarial matters, Global Markets, and Masters documentation related requirements. Powai Compliance comprises of functions such as Core Compliance, Trade Surveillance, Electronic Communication Surveillance, Financial Crime Monitoring, Control Room & Disclosure Monitoring and Employee Compliance. The teams provide advisory and operations support to global / regional Compliance teams driven by global / regional policies and regulatory expectations.

Business Unit Overview:

The legal department provides support both to the India businesses and globally as well. The support areas include, but are not limited to IT, HR, ESS and Facilities, litigation, Real Estate, Employment Law, Corporate Secretarial, bond issuances, syndicated lending mandates, margin financing transactions, M&A advisory mandate, other Industry agreements and also drafts and negotiates prime brokerage and various commercial agreements.

Position Specifications

Corporate Title

Associate (Assistant Vice President/Manager)

Experience

Minimum 5-12 years experience

Qualification

LLB / LLM

Role & Responsibilities – Transactions Legal:

Documentation

• Drafting and reviewing trade documents for debt/notes issuances, trade confirmations, etc. on Credit and Rates asset classes.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating financial/derivative contracts and related documents of various jurisdictions India, Asia, Japan, EMEA and US including, prime brokerage agreements, synthetic prime brokerage master confirmation agreements and FX agreements with respect to various counterparty types such as hedge funds, banks, broker dealers, HNIs, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance and re-insurance providers, etc.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating research agreements. Identifying and highlighting risks in the documentation to relevant stakeholders and corporate divisions and coordinating the approval process for deviations from Nomura standard terms.
• Providing commercially savvy legal advice on a variety of matters basis the in-depth research and study of the applicable law provisions. Ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Being abreast with the changing laws and regulations.
• Advising on the queries received from the business and legal teams related to agreements.
• Liaising with stakeholders, regional lawyers and business partners in various locations of the firm.

Team Leadership

• Managing, developing and mentoring team of derivatives documentation specialists.
• Resource allocation and workflow management.
• Establishing and updating documentation standards and templates.
• Creating and implementing training programs for junior team members.
• Providing management reports.

Qualification:

Domain/ Technical

• Legal
• Qualified Law graduate with at least LLB degree.
• Minimum 5-12 years of demonstrated experience in trade documents for debt/notes issuances and contracts drafting and negotiations.
• Experience in managing challenging negotiations.
• Ability to identify and highlight risks to relevant stakeholders and corporate divisions
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication, analytical and legal skills, should have an eye for detail.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams, with at least 2 years of team management experience.

Interpersonal

• Embracing diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Maturity in dealing with senior stakeholders.
• Cultural sensitivity for dealing with international counterparties
• Well organized in data and record management.
• Resourcefulness, solution oriented and good team player.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks as well as prioritize time management.
• Self-starter, with a sense of ownership towards the work and the company.
• Excellent command over the English language and first-rate written and oral communication & presentation skills with the ability to articulate in a clear and concise manner.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours:

Leadership Behaviours Description

Element

Exploring Insights & Vision

Comprehensively analyse nature

of the problems we face and set our

focus toward the future vision

• Gather Intelligence
• Create a vision
• Identify an issue

Making Strategic Decisions

Analyse options and feasibility to resolve issues, in making

judgments and recommendations

• Identify countermeasures
• Assess feasibility
• Make a judgment

Inspiring Entrepreneurship in People

Promotes the vision and goals to others in such a way that inspires commitment and independent contributions

• Influence
• Inspire
• Commit

Elevating Organizational Capacity

Maximize organizational productivity through leadership development and

engagement

• Have an ownership in own development
• Support other's growth
• Encourage organizational growth

Inclusion

Respect diverse perspectives and

promote psychological safety

and the creation of a risky culture

• Foster psychological safety
• Encourage the active participation of all talents
• Foster a risk culture

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees. We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, carer's responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

*Applying for this role does not amount to a job offer or create an obligation on Nomura to provide a job offer. The expression Nomura refers to Nomura Services India Private Limited together with its affiliates.

*The benefits are subject to change and will be in accordance with Company's policies as may be applicable from time to time).