Drafting Specialist

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Who We Are: Our DNA

Help us to change the world of finance by challenging the way the industry thinks.

Delta Capita is a global professional services business, we FOCUS entirely on financial institutions. Delta Capita provide unique solutions to the industries problems; by creating bespoke technology, in collaborating with the markets leading fin-techs and in enabling banks to work together. We are a partner led business of EXPERIENCED market practitioners. We have worked for the institutions that we service, having lived the challenges, we possess an EMPATHY for our clients. We understand the realities of the business environment, limitations in; budget, capacity, capability, and time.

We have been on an incredible journey since the business launched in 2012, and the last 18 months which has seen us increase out headcount by 100% and our revenues by 180%. We are in five locations, with 130 staff, with a long way to go to reach our goal. Can you help us on our journey?

Our Culture:

It is easy to describe what we do and how we do it, but the more important question is ‘why?’. We are committed to creating "a great place to work", as a people business-it is essential that we invest and nurture our key product PEOPLE. We need great people to contribute to the evolution of our business and the continuation of our company culture. At Delta Capita we have created an OPEN, transparent environment, it is essential in realising change. It is why we work so hard to maintain a flat and open organisational structure, having experienced the negative effects of grandfathering in other environments. We have seen that DIVERSE teams innovate, perform and function better than their counterparts, more likely to bring new ideas and strategies that make a commercial difference.

The cornerstone our approach to Consulting is a desire to INNOVATE and do things differently. We want to work with people who share our ENTREPRENEURIAL mindset and to give them the tools and environment to realise their ideas. That’s why we host regular internal roundtable events, informal meetups and are committed to providing an open forum for ideas.

From the little things like free breakfast every morning and the monthly SOCIAL events through to our commitment to providing best in class training and OPPORTUNITIES to work GLOBALLY, we are always looking at ways to improve the employee experience. We know that consulting is a people business and we are dedicated to ensuring that the DC FAMILY are rewarded socially, intellectually, and financially when working with us.

Clients:

Whilst Client confidentiality prohibits us sharing detailed information about current projects we can say that we are or have been engaged on projects for many of the industry’s largest and most prestigious Global Investment Banks.

The Role:

This role is within the Legal Documentation and Structuring Support (LDSS) team in Delta Capita’s Structured Products Managed Service group. LDSS provide support to the Equity Derivatives, Rates and Fund Linked Products businesses at a range of Tier One European Investment Banks, drafting and reviewing transaction documents for structured products and financing transactions across each business.

The role will cover a range of functions, which will require a candidate that finds it easy to adapt to a wide range of different tasks across different asset classes and product lines. The key transaction types supported by the group include:

                                                   Structured notes / certificates / warrants - sold to retail and institutions

                                                   Public Offers and Listed Securities

                                                   Secured Lending

The successful candidate will be expected to prepare and review documents (Pricing Supplements/Final Terms/OTC Confirmations/ancillary documentation) for new trades, and to amend the documents already in place for existing trades. In addition, they will work with colleague to leverage the technology which automates document production for standardised transactions, and expand on existing template libraries. The role will involve direct interaction with the Front Office contacts in Sales, Structuring and Trading. The candidate will also work with external counsel when required to review outsourced legal documentation, and work closely with the relevant business contacts to resolve queries.

The position will also require the successful candidate to develop a firm understanding of the wider Transaction Management functions and to efficiently work alongside other colleagues in the team to ensure timely issuance of trades and a high standard of accuracy in the legal documentation. The ability to prioritise workload appropriately during busy periods will also be key, working to hard deadlines to ensure successful trade execution.

Essential skills:

                                                   Proven experience in drafting documentation within the financial industry or within a law firm

                                                   Experience working on structured products and derivative transactions

                                                   Knowledge of prospectuses/structured products programmes and the surrounding European regulations

                                                   Highly organized and extremely detail oriented

                                                   Advanced Microsoft Word skills

                                                   Excellent communication skills

Desirable experience:

                                                   Exposure to secured lending transactions

                                                   Exposure to retail structured products

                                                   Experience in annual prospectus updates/prospectus approval procedures