Global Head of Legal, Treasury & Global Markets

Role Overview

Global Head of Legal, Treasury & Global Markets at Mashreq. This senior leadership role reports to the Group General Counsel and is responsible for defining, governing and executing the legal, regulatory, governance and conduct strategy for the Bank's Treasury, Trading, Capital Markets and Global Markets businesses.

Role Purpose

Shape and embed a forward-looking, risk-based legal and conduct strategy for Treasury and Global Markets that is fully aligned to the Bank's enterprise risk appetite and strategic objectives, while providing end-to-end legal support across complex derivatives, capital markets and treasury transactions.

Key Responsibilities

Legal & Regulatory Strategy

• Shape and embed a forward-looking, risk-based legal and conduct strategy for Treasury and Global Markets, fully aligned to the Bank's enterprise risk appetite and strategic objectives.
• Act as final escalation authority for complex, precedent-setting and high-impact Treasury and Global Markets legal and regulatory matters prior to Group General Counsel review.
• Exercise delegated authority over material legal positions with financial, regulatory and reputational impact on Treasury and Global Markets activities.
• Contribute to the formulation of Group-wide legal, governance and conduct policies affecting Treasury and Global Markets.

Product & Transaction Support

• Provide end-to-end legal support across the lifecycle of complex derivatives and related funding products, including structuring, drafting and negotiation.
• Lead legal negotiation strategy for OTC and exchange-traded derivatives, repos, securities lending, collateralised financing and treasury instruments.
• Negotiate and maintain master documentation frameworks including ISDAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, CSAs and confirmations.
• Support new product approvals, complex and bespoke trades and time-sensitive transactions in volatile markets.

Documentation & Governance

• Own the development, maintenance and modernisation of all Treasury and Global Markets legal documentation frameworks, playbooks and clause libraries.
• Lead the overhaul of existing ISDA, CSA and GMRA templates to ensure they are streamlined, current and incorporate evolving regulatory requirements including resolution stay language.
• Establish and maintain documentation standards that reduce per-transaction review time and improve consistency.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal compliance requirements.
• Interpret and implement key legislation and regulations across the Bank's core markets, including margin and prudential regimes, conduct rules, reporting, clearing, collateral, netting and disclosure requirements.
• Own the Treasury and Global Markets legal risk agenda, ensuring effective identification, mitigation and control of material legal and conduct risks.
• Anticipate, interpret and mitigate emerging legal, regulatory and conduct developments affecting derivatives and capital markets.
• Support operational risk identification, reporting, remediation and governance.
• Understand and effectively perform under the Three Lines of Defence principle.

Business Enablement

• Enable sustainable business growth by providing commercially pragmatic legal solutions while maintaining disciplined legal and risk governance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Law Degree (LLB, LLM or JD) from a recognised university.
• Admission to the professional bar, law society or attorney association of a recognised jurisdiction.
• 12–15 years of active legal experience within a major financial institution and/or top-tier law firm, with substantial focus on derivatives, capital markets and treasury.
• Deep mastery of ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA and CSA documentation and derivatives market practice.
• Demonstrable experience in negotiating complex master agreements and structured transactions.

Skills & Competencies

• Deliver excellent oral and written communication in English; Arabic an advantage.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Communicate complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Make decisions and follow through with initiatives in real-time, high-pressure environments.
• Exercise personal integrity and self-management.
• Work as a self-motivated team player with strong attention to detail.
• Deliver under pressure.
• Demonstrate thorough competence across derivatives, capital markets and treasury legal disciplines, with maturity and sound judgment.
• Manage and develop teams from diverse cultural backgrounds.