International Treasury and Corporate Governance Attorney

Job Title:

International Treasury and Corporate Governance Attorney

Location:

London, Chester, Paris or Dublin

Corporate Title:

Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

The Team:

This position plays an important role within the Corporate Secretary/CFO Legal group. As one of five members of the CFO Legal team, the candidate must be able to work independently as well as collaborate on team projects. The position has frequent interaction with Treasury senior management globally as well as senior management and Directors for EU material entities. Given the broad scope of activities undertaken by Treasury and Corporate Secretary, the right candidate will be able to expand his or her experience through interesting and complex work.

The EU/UK corporate secretary team is a collegial, professional team comprised of experienced corporate secretaries and attorneys dedicated to providing world class service to management, directors and the entities we support. We interact with our global Corporate Secretary team to pursue best practices in the industry and within Bank of America.

We are located in Paris, London and Dublin. The Bank of America Corporate Secretary team has approximately 19 team members across the region supporting global Corporate Secretary operations, regional legal entities, Treasury and entity eliminations. We frequently interact with our Legal colleagues in the U.S. and APAC, and with Bank of America management in region and globally.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all Treasury issuance and repurchase activities outside the U.S., including all debt issuances in EMEA and APAC.
• Manage all intercompany Treasury activity involving BAC entities, including intercompany loans and corporate restructurings.
• Partner with Treasury Guaranty Management team with respect to BAC and BANA guarantees outside the U.S.
• Provide general Treasury support outside the U.S., including advice with respect to governance activities.
• Provide general corporate governance legal advice and company secretarial support to EU subsidiaries, including two material banking entities:
• Ensure entities conduct activities in accordance with applicable company law, and local regulatory requirements (including ECB) in respect of corporate governance, and Bank of America governance and subsidiary management policies and procedures relevant for the Company Secretarial team.
• Assist in the planning and organisation of general meetings, board meetings and committee meetings including preparing agendas, drafting resolutions, organising clear and appropriate papers, minute taking, answering director/officer and business line enquiries, and ensuring all board decisions are executed.
• Interface with directors and senior management in region to execute proper governance activities.

Participate in regional legal entity projects, including corporate restructuring, and implementation of new or updated securities or corporate governance-related laws, rules, and regulations.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in securities law, in particular in EMEA and/or APAC.
• Experience with general corporate law as it applies to banks and/or public companies.
• Experience with general regulatory requirements as they apply to banks and/or financial services within Ireland/France/the EU.
• Ability to interact with senior leaders within the organization, requiring excellent communication skills.
• Excellent written, presentation and communication skills; good attention to detail and accuracy
• Systematic and organised approach to workload with attention to detail and a dedication to extraordinary service
• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to multi-task and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines
• Excellent analytical skills and sound judgment required

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

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• At Bank of America, we strive to prioritise employees' health and wellbeing - it's what makes us a Great Place to Work.
• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• We offer 26-weeks paid maternity leave, 16-weeks paid paternity leave and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers including 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness, cycle to work etc.
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations and resources relating to men's health, women's health, fertility, menopause and pregnancy & parenthood
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calml
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

"We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religious or similar philosophical belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience."

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

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