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• Hybrid opportunity in NYC • Exciting opportunity to join high performing legal team About Our Client Our client is a globally recognized financial services institution seeking an experienced legal executive to serve as Director & Counsel supporting its U.S. insurance business. Job Description This is a strategically important role advising senior business leaders on a broad range of insurance, regulatory, commercial, and product-related matters within a highly regulated and consumer-focused environment. • Provide day-to-day legal counsel to the U.S. insurance business on a wide range of strategic and operational matters. • Advise on insurance regulatory requirements, including state insurance laws, licensing, distribution, product governance, consumer protection, and regulatory developments. • Support the development, launch, and enhancement of insurance products and related customer offerings. • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and insurance-related documentation. • Counsel senior executives on legal implications of business initiatives, transactions, and regulatory developments. • Partner with compliance and risk management teams to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks. • Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and interactions with insurance regulators. • Manage external counsel and coordinate legal support across multiple stakeholders and business functions. The Successful Applicant The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to the business, balancing legal risk management with commercial objectives while partnering closely with stakeholders across legal, compliance, risk, regulatory affairs, and business leadership. • Juris Doctor degree and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar. • Significant experience practicing insurance law at a leading law firm, financial institution, insurance company, or comparable organization. • Deep knowledge of state insurance regulatory frameworks and related legal requirements. • Experience counseling business leaders on insurance products, distribution arrangements, regulatory matters, and commercial transactions. • Strong drafting, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. • Proven ability to influence stakeholders and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment. • Excellent judgment, executive presence, and communication skills. What's on Offer • Competitive base salary • Bonus • Potential for RSUs • Benefits • Hybrid working environment

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Hybrid opportunity in NYC
Exciting opportunity to join high performing legal team
This is a strategically important role advising senior business leaders on a broad range of insurance, regulatory, commercial, and product-related matters within a highly regulated and consumer-focused environment.
Provide day-to-day legal counsel to the U.S. insurance business on a wide range of strategic and operational matters.
Advise on insurance regulatory requirements, including state insurance laws, licensing, distribution, product governance, consumer protection, and regulatory developments.
Support the development, launch, and enhancement of insurance products and related customer offerings.
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and insurance-related documentation.
Counsel senior executives on legal implications of business initiatives, transactions, and regulatory developments.
Partner with compliance and risk management teams to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks.
Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and interactions with insurance regulators.
Manage external counsel and coordinate legal support across multiple stakeholders and business functions.
The Successful Applicant
Juris Doctor degree and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
Significant experience practicing insurance law at a leading law firm, financial institution, insurance company, or comparable organization.
Deep knowledge of state insurance regulatory frameworks and related legal requirements.
Experience counseling business leaders on insurance products, distribution arrangements, regulatory matters, and commercial transactions.
Strong drafting, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent judgment, executive presence, and communication skills.
What's on Offer
Competitive base salary

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Potential for RSUs

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