Job Description:
The Global Product Documentation Negotiator will be part of a newly expanded function within the Fidelity Fund & Investment Operations group providing support for complex product agreement execution. There will be a focus on growing a more robust legal support function for complex product documentation (including ISDA, Futures & OTC Clearing, futures give up agreements, Cleared Derivative Execution Agreements (CDEA), MSFTA, & Collateral Control Agreements (CCA)).
The Expertise We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree required6+ years of experience in a role supporting legal documentation either with a paralegal background or operations documentation support for complex trade confirmationsExperience with maintaining strong external and internal relationships, especially with legal, operations, and investment teamsAbility to coordinate impact of core regulations such as Dodd Frank, EMIR, FATCA, MiFID II, FINRA, etc. on derivatives and other trading markets and ensure that agreements meet such regulatory requirementsAbility to deconstruct, analyze, and negotiate a broad range of standard legal agreements but must also be comfortable adjusting to bespoke documentation structures where needed
The Purpose of Your Role
The negotiator will provide legal support to help prioritize and complete various legal documentation, regulatory projects, and digital tool implementation. This will involve extensive partnership with our internal legal, compliance, and AML colleagues while translating this expertise into clear written and verbal communication with our counterparty and custodian relationships.
The Skills You Bring
Excellent written / oral communication, interpersonal, and relationship management skillsAbility to build strong relationships externally with industry partners and internally across legal, various product groups, investment services, trading operations, and other operational groups across Asset Management and FFIOYour analytic and creativity skills to find compromise that meets the clients' needs while still protecting FidelityAble to think out of the box and continuously strive for improvementsAbility to work independently and multi-task in a fast- paced environment & handle large volume of workAttention to detail and focus on work product excellenceAbility to work independently, while also being focused on the success of the team as a wholeStrong understanding of legal documentation concepts, regulations, complex financial products, and risk management for global markets
The Value You Deliver
Facilitate legal and regulatory readiness required for fund and client events for international markets and complex productsAct as a liaison with banking relationships on behalf of Fidelity for legal documentation and regulatory adherence to ensure operational readinessProvide strong communication to our business partnersIdentify areas of process improvement to enhance our process and technology to increase our legal supportDevelop and maintain partnerships across the organization
How Your Work Impacts the Organization
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services and offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, human resources, and benefits outsourcing services to individuals and institutions.
The Skills You Bring
Excellent written / oral communication, interpersonal, and relationship management skillsAbility to build strong relationships externally with industry partners and internally across legal, various product groups, investment services, trading operations, and other operational groups across Asset Management and FFIOYour analytic and creativity skills to find compromise that meets the clients' needs while still protecting FidelityAble to think out of the box and continuously strive for improvementsAbility to work independently and multi-task in a fast- paced environment & handle large volume of workAttention to detail and focus on work product excellenceAbility to work independently, while also being focused on the success of the team as a wholeStrong understanding of legal documentation concepts, regulations, complex financial products, and risk management for global markets
The Value You Deliver
Facilitate legal and regulatory readiness required for fund and client events for international markets and complex productsAct as a liaison with banking relationships on behalf of Fidelity for legal documentation and regulatory adherence to ensure operational readinessProvide strong communication to our business partnersIdentify areas of process improvement to enhance our process and technology to increase our legal supportDevelop and maintain partnerships across the organization
How Your Work Impacts the Organization
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services and offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, human resources, and benefits outsourcing services to individuals and institutions.
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Company Overview
Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.
Join Us
At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2023. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.
At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we're calling "Dynamic Working". Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.
We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.