VP, Advisory and Contract Execution – Prime Brokerage and ISDA Negotiation

Job Description

The Advisory and Contract Execution Team is an integral part of TD Securities, providing best‑of‑class service to business partners in the TD Bank Financial Group through negotiation and execution of agreements that govern capital markets trading products. The role ensures the Bank is protected from legal, risk, and operational perspectives in all trading documents and other legal documentation between the Bank and its counterparties.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the Bank is sufficiently protected from legal, risk, and operational perspectives in all trading documents and other legal documentation between the Bank and its counterparties.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders across the Bank and be available to service the deal flow with tight deadlines from global desks.
• Lead negotiations of Prime Brokerage Agreements, Term Commitment Agreements, ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, Master Confirmation Agreements, Regulatory IM Documents, Account Control Agreements, and Custody Agreements with a variety of counterparties, including hedge funds and registered funds.
• Lead or participate in internal calls with senior credit officers and front‑office contacts, as well as calls with clients and external legal counsel, to discuss issues that arise during negotiations of trading agreements and/or prime brokerage related documents.
• Liaise and coordinate with internal stakeholders, such as Credit, Business, Tax, Legal, Operations and Collateral Management, during the documentation process.
• Provide timely updates to the Business on the status of negotiations, whether via weekly calls or through the team’s internal document tracking system.
• Support internal initiatives related to documentation, process automation, and regulatory compliance.

Education & Experience

• Law degree is required.
• 5+ years of solid legal, trading documentation, capital markets, origination or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• J.D. required, New York Bar Admission preferred.
• 6–8 years of experience (either at a law firm or a dealer).
• Strong North American prime brokerage negotiation experience, together with experience negotiating term commitment agreements and custody agreements.
• Solid experience negotiating ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, Master Confirmation Agreements and Account Control Agreements with hedge funds and registered funds.
• Experience negotiating the full suite of regulatory initial margin documentation.
• Enjoy working on legal trading documentation, effectively apply legal and sound risk‑management principles and display good drafting ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, good PC skills and the ability to multi‑task and meet tight deadlines in a fast‑paced trading environment.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills are essential.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and flexibility to support global time zones as required.

Physical Requirements

• Domestic Travel – Occasional
• International Travel – Never
• Performing sedentary work – Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment – Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
• Sitting – Continuous
• Standing – Occasional
• Walking – Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
• Squatting – Occasional
• Bending – Occasional
• Kneeling – Never
• Crawling – Never
• Climbing – Never
• Reaching overhead – Never
• Reaching forward – Occasional
• Pushing – Never
• Pulling – Never
• Twisting – Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

Total Rewards Package

Salary range: $225,000 – $225,000 USD. The total rewards package includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards through participation in an incentive plan) as well as health and well‑being benefits, retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition.

EEO Statement

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at