Company purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business area

In the UK, Global Banking focuses on 4 main business areas: Corporate Clients Group, Capital Markets, Low Carbon Transition Group and Transaction Banking.

This role sits within Capital Markets, which is a platform designed to provide a fully integrated offer across debt and equity, and work closer with its issuer and investor clients.

Within this, Debt Markets EMEA’s mission is to serve the Bank’s corporate and private equity clients, by originating (jointly with Coverage), structuring and executing all DCM and syndicated loan transactions (corporate facilities and event-driven transactions). The debt product continuum is fostered by Debt Markets EMEA’s organisation, ensuring that a product neutral approach is delivered to BNP Paribas’ corporate and private equity clients, and reinforcing BNP Paribas’ position as a leading debt solution provider in Europe, whilst providing holistic capital structure advice with teams across Capital Markets.

Debt Markets EMEA has representatives in several countries including the UK, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany and Spain among others and is structured around:

• Investment Grade Finance
  • IG Debt Capital Markets 
  • Loan Capital Markets
• Leveraged Finance
  • Leveraged Finance Origination
  • Sponsor Debt Coordination
  • Media Telecom Finance 
• Transversal Teams
  • Credit and ESG Ratings Advisory
  • Credit and Portfolio Management (CPM)
  • ESG Financing Advisory
  • Structured DCM
  • Structuring and Execution Group (SEG)

The Transaction Management Group team support and provide legal advice to Loan Capital Markets.

Job purpose 

As a Vice President within the Transaction Management Group, the role holder will be accountable for providing effective and timely legal advice and transaction management requirements to support Loan Capital Markets (LCM), in relation to both UK and EMEA LCM activities. Handles matters with autonomy, whilst exercising sound judgement on when to escalate more complex issues to senior colleagues. Support the LCM origination team in the review of documentation and during the management of the transactions in the UK or across EMEA.

Key responsibilities

• Provides excellent support and legal advice in relation to key activities within Loan Capital Markets, with experience and legal subject matter expertise. Applies knowledge to perform complex tasks and to resolve issues to facilitate the objectives and aspirations of the team.
• Accountable for utilising knowledge of the LCM function to manage tasks such as: 
  • Providing effective and timely legal advice on legal transaction management requirements to LCM, including the structuring of transactions, the leading of negotiations, liaising with syndicate members and external counsel, and managing transactions to completion;
  • Drafting, negotiation and review of legal documents;
  • Supports and provides guidance to other team members as required and co-ordinates with Legal both within the UK and globally as appropriate;
  • Responsible for ensuring all relevant controls and procedures applicable to the TMG team are followed;
  • Instructing and supervising the work of external counsel on LCM transactional and advisory matters, in coordination with Legal as appropriate.
• Acts as a point of contact for the LCM originators and other internal stakeholders, and liaises with other internal teams to facilitate resolution of issues, escalating more complex and atypical matters to more senior TMG members.
• Utilises expertise to make independent judgments to deal with a variety of situations, with appropriate supervision and guidance from senior colleagues where appropriate. 

Co-ordinates with relevant internal teams where required including the Compliance team in relation to all compliance and regulatory matters and audit teams in relation to the Bank’s audit processes. Manages relationships with all relevant internal stakeholders to facilitate such workstreams.

Requirements

• Professional English Law qualification required with expert understanding of the theories and practices relevant to Banking and Finance in the Global Banking context, typically gained at BNP Paribas or within another top tier investment bank. 
• In depth knowledge of a wide range of processes within the Global Banking function with advanced understanding of the specialism. Good working knowledge of a wide range of company-wide policies, procedures regulations and legislation. Able to utilise knowledge and experience to implement effective control processes for the team, and to adapt to changing business needs.
• Good experience in providing legal advice on matters and transaction management services pertaining to the current set of LCM products (plain vanilla or event-driven loan transactions performed either through a syndicated approach, a club-deal approach or a bilateral approach). Able to apply knowledge in area of specialization to produce “value-added” results.
• Strong analytical and decision making skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into practical processes and operational strategies.
• Strong stakeholder and people management skills to ensure the delivery of effective and compliant processes and solutions to facilitate the objectives of the team and the Bank. 
• Excellent written and oral English skills in order to articulate technical issues and to be able to take the complex and make simple to enable effective communication with individuals across the business.
• Strong personal focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proactive, transparent and accountable.
• Strong computer skills and a good knowledge of a range of standard computer software, e.g., Microsoft Office, email. Experience in using investment banking databases (e.g. Factset, Dealogic, Bloomberg).
• Good citizen behaviour, embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethics, integrity, Code of Conduct).

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.

• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.

• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.

• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.

• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year - in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.

• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:

Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal opportunities

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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