Legal Expert

**Details of the role and how it fits into the team**

Deutsche Bank´s Cash Management - as part of Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank - is offering services in 35 locations around the globe to corporate customers and financial institutions. Given all locations have specific domestic laws, harmonization of contractual framework is needed for a Bank to be able to provide global or regional services. Managing such legal documentation in a consistent way requires both: big picture and detailed view, negotiation skills and overall proactive and solution-oriented approach.

Here comes our team - Legal Documentation Centre of Competence and Legal Documentation Strategy (LDCC) within Deutsche Bank´s Corporate Bank. We are a team of legal experts/lawyers responsible for the global Cash Management legal documentation and seeking to extend our team with a legal position in Frankfurt. We advise on legal matters concerning Cash Management global products such as account opening, electronic banking and liquidity management solutions to global corporate and financial institutions in EMEA, APAC and AMERICAS.

Aiming at better client experience, smoother processes, and global & strategic documentation approach, we support and work together with Implementation & Service, Product Managers, Group Legal and Deutsche Bank clients globally. This includes:

- Development and improvement of Cash Management legal framework (electronic banking, accounts, liquidity management products).
- Contract negotiations with DB Clients
- Legal queries from internal stakeholders
- Legal Due Diligence support for various Bank’s products and initiatives (Electronic Signature, Fraud Detection, Self-Administration tools)
- Focus on efficient and digital End-to-End handling and usage of legal tech to ensure smooth documentation processes across the globe

**Your key responsibilities**
- Providing legal support to Deutsche Bank’s Cash Management teams by coordinating and managing multi-jurisdictional projects.
- Drafting and negotiating documentation regarding services provided by the Deutsche Bank Group globally with our corporate clients from jurisdictions across the globe.
- Updating Deutsche Bank contract templates.
- Advising on management of regulatory issues.
- Working closely with Deutsche Bank Legal counsels in AMERICAS region - as well as in collaboration with other internal control functions such as AFC, Compliance and Credit Risk Management.
- Drive/support the development of new electronic/digital solutions with respect to contract management with various stakeholders, you are challenging established processes with the aim to refine those or (where appropriate) slim them down.

**Your skills and experiences**
- Qualified lawyer/legal expert in Germany or another jurisdiction with experience in contract negotiations and version management, either in private practice and/or at a leading financial institution.
- Good understanding of Cash Management products, services and documentation and of applicable law, regulation, and industry standards relevant to the business.
- Focus on operating as an effective legal risk manager with ability to consider legal and regulatory risk alongside reputational and commercial considerations.
- Ability to work independently and assume responsibility for own workload from an early stage, also able to work well with colleagues across legal, the business and other functions on transactional, policy and project-based work.
- Strong analytical, written and oral communication and relationship-building skills Experience of working in an international environment.

What we will offer you:
Please note that this may vary slightly from location to location.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Mihriban Solak.

Contact: Mihriban Solak (+4969-910 45956)

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