SVP- Senior Lead Counsel - Sales & Trading

C14 Senior Lead Counsel

Markets Legal position within Spread Products - Sales & Trading, based in Wilmington, DE. This role is responsible for providing expert legal guidance and thought leadership to the business, with a primary focus on ensuring the legal soundness and compliance of complex debt trading activities. The overall objective of this role is to provide critical legal support, advice, and guidance, ensuring the firm’s adherence to all relevant laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal counsel and strategic guidance to the Spread Products Sales & Trading business, with a primary and immediate focus on debt trading (including par loans, distressed loans, bankruptcy claims, private equity and 1145 equity, and illiquid assets). This includes interpreting relevant laws, rules, regulations, industry best practices, particularly regarding LSTA documentation and secondary loan trading.
• Offer secondary coverage for other products within the broader Spread Products – Sales & Trading business, such as credit derivatives (both stand‑alone and embedded) in both developed and emerging markets, providing an opportunity for candidates familiar with loan trading to broaden their experience.
• Objectively evaluate business proposals by applying institutional knowledge and risk appetite against industry standards, widely accepted business practices, laws, rules, and regulatory guidelines, escalating as appropriate.
• Collaborate across internal lines of business and control / support functions to achieve coordinated and efficient outcomes on matters of common interest; coordinate closely with the Legal team on a regional and global basis.
• Participate in business planning and development initiatives; contribute to business objectives by providing thought leadership using knowledge of industry, laws, and regulations.
• Proactively identify, evaluate, and contribute to the appropriate management of legal, regulatory, and reputational risk by collaborating with ICRM & Risk, following relevant legal developments, participating in internal projects, escalating as appropriate.
• Manage day‑to‑day legal activities as a subject matter expert in area of responsibility and provide advisory services to business partners.
• Monitor management of complex legal issues and transactions, escalating when necessary.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervising the activity of others and creating accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications

Education

Location

Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

Salary Range

$186,640.00 – $279,960.00.

Benefits

Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned vacation, unplanned sick leave, and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com.

Posting Close Date

October 28, 2025.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and / or apply for a career opportunity, please request an accommodation.

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