Company: Franklin Templeton
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you partner with business and stakeholders to navigate complex securities while enabling growth. You’ll support the complex securities practice across global fund and client needs, shaping negotiations and regulatory responses. You will engage with dealers, industry bodies, and cross-functional teams to deliver safe, efficient outcomes. This is a chance to influence high-impact products like derivatives, tokenised collateral, and Sharia-compliant offerings within a diverse, global firm.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business partners to grow the complex securities book safely and efficiently
- Manage and resolve fund and client-related issues (restructures, special requests, new products)
- Lead negotiations with top-tier dealers across client types and markets
- Oversee regulatory developments and market infrastructure changes affecting the firm
- Represent the firm in industry associations and foster peer relationships
- Coordinate resources and align internal/external teams to deliver on strategic priorities
Key requirements
- Qualified lawyer in England & Wales; New York qualification is a plus
- 10+ years post-qualification experience, including top-tier law firm and asset manager
- Technical expertise in derivatives (cleared and uncleared), documentation, negotiation, and market structure
- Expertise in one or more listed complex securities products
- Strong understanding of UK and EU regulatory frameworks; US knowledge is a plus
- commercially minded
- pragmatic
- solutions-oriented
- derivatives (cleared/uncleared)
- documentation
- negotiation
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Posted: October 10th, 2026