Senior Vice President, Counsel- Counsel, BNY Treasury Services, Credit Services and Corporate Trust

Job Description

Counsel, BNY Treasury Services, Credit Services and Corporate Trust

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000 employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what is all about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Counsel to join our Investment Services Legal team supporting the Treasury Services, Credit Services and Corporate Trust lines of business. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA working on a hybrid schedule- 3 days/ w in -office.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Advise on all aspects of commercial lending, treasury services and corporate trust transactions, products, programs, platforms, processes and related matters
• Structure, document, negotiate and close commercial lending transactions
• Negotiate and draft transactional agreements for BNY Mellon’s Treasury Services business – including those related to supply chain finance, receivables finance, risk distribution, white label outsourcing, global banking terms for payments and liquidity services, and a broad range of traditional trade-finance products such as letters of credit, trade loans and the discounting of instruments and documents
• Negotiate and draft transactional agreements for BNY Mellon’s US Corporate Trust business– including a broad range of public not-for-profit related agreements, escrow, insurance trust, structured finance and custody agreements
• Manage escalations from various business stakeholders internally and outside counsel on transactional and documentation issues
• Assist on special, regional and global projects as required for the Credit Services, Treasury Services and Corporate Trust businesses
• At times interact with senior management and relevant business stakeholders
• Partner with control functions serving in an advisory or oversight capacity, such as Risk, Audit and Compliance
• Manage outside counsel and advise on business, regulatory and legal developments
• Collaborate with other Treasury Services Legal Team members, as needed
• Negotiate servicing outsourcing contracts
  
  

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and a member of the Pennsylvania or New York Bar.
• 3-7 years’ minimum of total work experience as a qualified attorney, preferably representing major financial institutions in lending and/or payments services transactions.
• Commercial real estate, fund finance or supply chain finance a plus
• Cross-border transactional experience a plus
• Ability to handle a diverse and demanding workload
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, drafting and communications skills
• Ability to function independently, but also to function as part of effective teams
  
  

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023
  
  

Our Benefits And Rewards

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

About Us

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments & safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.