Director, Managing Counsel

BNY • Lake Mary, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for an energetic self-starter to serve as Counsel to the Asset Servicing business, located in New York City, NY, Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA. The attorney will contribute as part of a larger team and independently advise the Asset Servicing business, primarily supporting its Fund Services group. This group provides fund accounting, administration, transfer agency, middle office, custody and other services to a wide variety of registered and unregistered funds, ETFs, UITs and other investment vehicles. Exposure to and interest in asset management and/or financial institutions practice, technology, digital assets (e.g. cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets), distributed ledger technology, and/or data and analytics, is helpful but not required.

Requirements

• Law degree (J.D.) and licensed to practice in NY, FL or PA.
• 10-12 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. A clear communicator that is able to deliver legal advice in layman’s terms and lead discussions with relevant stakeholders.
• Excellent legal and business judgment as well as strong negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and drafting skills with proven ability to drive projects to completion.
• A team player. The ability to work collaboratively with one’s colleagues is an essential pre-requisite for this role.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. Must be able to manage and prioritize across a large volume of complex matters with competing deadlines and different internal stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Prior substantive knowledge and experience in the Financial Services industry (e.g., Investment Servicing or Investment Management) is preferred.
• Experience working with technology, software, digital assets, blockchain, data and analytics legal issues, a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a trusted internal resource and key legal advisor on significant business transactions, regulatory matters and strategic initiatives.
• Liaising with a variety of key BNY stakeholders, including lines of business, business partners and senior leadership, to ensure that any material legal issues are properly identified, escalated and mitigated.
• Managing the drafting and negotiation of a variety of service agreements with clients.
• Demonstrating the ability to handle a broad portfolio of legal issues.
• Working collaboratively, seeking guidance and input from colleagues throughout the organization to ensure solutions align to global legal strategies.
• Partnering with colleagues who also serve in an advisory or oversight capacity, such as those in Risk, Audit, Compliance, etc.
• Developing a broad understanding of Asset Servicing products and services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree