Document Negotiator, Complex Securities Legal

Company: Franklin Templeton
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will support complex securities activities across global clients, ensuring compliant and efficient onboarding to trading documentation. You will draft and advise on multi-product agreements, collaborating with dealers and internal teams to navigate market infrastructure and regulatory changes. The position emphasizes practical, commercially minded problem-solving to grow the business safely. You will contribute to a diverse, inclusive team that supports client success and regulatory readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Support business and stakeholders in respect of complex securities to help grow the business safely and efficiently
  • Manage onboarding of clients to trading documentation, including running multiple workflows and drafting
  • Provide expert advice and liaise with internal stakeholders and counterparty dealers
  • Assist with implementation projects arising from market infrastructure and regulatory developments
  • Draft and negotiate derivatives, repos, and related documentation for a range of products

Key requirements

  • 5+ years’ experience in negotiation of relevant documentation, preferably at a top-tier asset manager or dealer
  • Technical expertise in derivatives and repo documentation and negotiation
  • Experience with the listed product areas (OTC cleared/uncleared, shareclass hedging, digital assets derivatives, tokenised collateral, prime brokerage, Sharia-compliant instruments) is highly valued
  • Knowledge of market infrastructure and regulatory changes is beneficial
  • Qualification as a lawyer is a plus but not essential
  • Commercially minded
  • Pragmatic
  • Solutions-oriented
  • Derivatives documentation and negotiation
  • Repo documentation and negotiation
  • Experience with multiple asset classes and related regulatory considerations

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Posted: October 10th, 2026