DTCC

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The General Counsel's Office is a valued, trusted and responsive partner within DTCC. The team promotes and protects the best interests of the DTCC family of companies by creating and facilitating solutions and providing guidance on legal and regulatory matters.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

Being a member of the Counsel's Office, the Assistant General Counsel will be responsible for providing legal support and advice related to commercial and strategic transactions, intellectual property, and emerging technologies. We are looking for someone with strong drafting and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to think critically and creatively about legal risk. The successful candidate will take ownership of assigned tasks, thrive in a collaborative environment, and enjoy working closely with colleagues and partners across a global organization.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide legal guidance to unregulated DTCC businesses on commercial matters, including customer agreements, strategic partnerships and new product offerings and business initiatives.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of contracts (including data, software and technology licenses, SaaS agreements, development agreements, partnership agreements, marketing agreements, professional services agreements), balancing business objectives while appropriately mitigating risk to DTCC.
• Assist with responses to client due diligence requests and RFI and RFPs.
• Provide advice on questions relating to contract interpretation and enforceability.
• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements, contract processes, and legal policies and procedures in collaboration with other members of the General Counsel's Office.
• Provide legal guidance on matters relating to data and intellectual property.
• Advise on emerging technologies, including AI and DLT technologies.
• Assist wtih strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures.
• Collaborate with other members of the General Counsel's Office, both in the European and APAC regions, to ensure a consistent approach to legal issues across DTCC businesses.
• Handle other legal matters or ad-hoc projects as requested by the Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel.
• NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• 8 to 10 years as a practicing attorney
• J.D. from an accredited law school; current U.S. bar admission

Talents Needed for Success:

• Minimum 5 years experience with a law firm, financial services firm or financial services regulator
• At least 5 years of transactional experience, including as lead drafter and negotiator.
• Experience managing intellectual property portfolios and/or with open source a plus

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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The General Counsel's Office is a valued, trusted and responsive partner within DTCC. The team promotes and protects the best interests of the DTCC family of companies by creating and facilitating solutions and providing guidance on legal and regulatory matters.

The Legal Department, a unit of DTCC's General Counsel's Office, is responsible for performing legal and regulatory functions for DTCC and its subsidiaries.