Senior Analyst/Associate - OTC Confirmations Drafting
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Analyst/Associate – OTC Confirmations Drafting based in the United States.
This role sits within a fast-growing structured products and OTC derivatives support environment, focused on delivering high-quality confirmation drafting services for complex equity derivatives.
You will play a key part in ensuring accurate, timely, and risk-mitigated trade confirmations across a wide range of structured products.
The position involves close collaboration with trading, legal, risk, and external counterparties to resolve documentation issues and ensure consistency in trade terms.
You will work on both standard and ad-hoc confirmations, contributing to the development of templates and process improvements.
The role offers exposure to sophisticated structured equity products and evolving market practices under ISDA frameworks.
It is well suited for professionals who thrive in a detail-oriented, fast-paced, and client-facing financial services environment.
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Analyst/Associate – OTC Confirmations Drafting based in the United States.
This role sits within a fast-growing structured products and OTC derivatives support environment, focused on delivering high-quality confirmation drafting services for complex equity derivatives.
You will play a key part in ensuring accurate, timely, and risk-mitigated trade confirmations across a wide range of structured products.
The position involves close collaboration with trading, legal, risk, and external counterparties to resolve documentation issues and ensure consistency in trade terms.
You will work on both standard and ad-hoc confirmations, contributing to the development of templates and process improvements.
The role offers exposure to sophisticated structured equity products and evolving market practices under ISDA frameworks.
It is well suited for professionals who thrive in a detail-oriented, fast-paced, and client-facing financial services environment.
Accountabilities:
- Draft, review, and manage OTC derivative trade confirmations, ensuring accuracy and alignment with internal and external counterparties through paper-based and electronic processes.
- Identify, escalate, and resolve discrepancies in trade economics and confirmation language in collaboration with trading, legal, and risk teams.
- Support the drafting of ad-hoc confirmations requests and contribute to the creation and enhancement of standardized templates.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure efficient onboarding of new products and adherence to documentation standards, including ISDA Equity and Swap Definitions.
- Participate in strategic initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency, control frameworks, and automation of confirmation processes.
- Manage additional tasks as required to support the broader OTC confirmations and structured products function.
- 2–3 years of experience in drafting and reviewing OTC equity structured product confirmations.
- Strong understanding of ISDA 2002 and 2006/2021 Equity and Swap Definitions.
- Experience with structured equity products such as autocalls, swap strategies, option strategies, and variance swaps.
- Intermediate negotiation and stakeholder management skills, particularly with trading, legal, and risk teams.
- Ability to analyze complex trade structures and propose documentation solutions across new products and templates.
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and capacity to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Permanent full-time role with long-term career stability
- Exposure to complex global structured products and leading financial institutions
- Opportunity to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment (trading, legal, risk)
- Hybrid / work-from-home flexibility aligned with operational requirements (US shift coverage)
- Involvement in process improvement and strategic transformation initiatives
- Competitive compensation package (based on experience and market standards).