Vice President and Assistant General Counsel - Transactions
Global Atlantic
- New York City, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Negotiate transactions, including drafting a wide range of transactions documents and supervising outside counsel, between Global Atlantic and third-party insurance companies. Types of transactions include, without limitation, block and flow reinsurance of annuities and life contracts and pension liabilities and retrocessions to Global Atlantic's Bermuda affiliated reinsurers
- Serve as strategic legal advisor on multibillion dollar(re)insurance transactions, interacting directly and regularly with Global Atlantic's industry-leading institutional markets insurance business teams and legal colleagues, as well as members of the C-suite
- Serve as go-to advisor on regulatory matters (both U.S. and non-U.S.) affecting Global Atlantic's (re)insurance business
- Lead coordination of various Global Atlantic functional are as in order to advise on and facilitate business initiatives
- Collaborate and serve as legal lead on developing and implanting best practices of a growing organization
- Lead evaluation of and present to senior leadership on novel matters and transactions
- Build and maintain partnerships with internal stakeholders as well as contacts within the broader legal & and compliance community
- Juris Doctor degree (JD) and 6+ years of experience in the field of law, preferably including financial services/insurance or another regulated industry
- Experience with life/annuity reinsurance transactions
- Experience with pension risk transfer transactions
- Familiarity with the Model Holding Company Act a plus
- Experience independently, or leading a team, negotiating complex transactions
- Superior negotiation and drafting skills
- Superior ability to manage competing priorities of a variety of fast-paced, dynamic transactions
- Superior communication skills and ability to communicate complex topics succinctly to senior business and legal team members
- Desire to become subject matter expert with respect to a variety of transactions
- Superior judgment with ability to use independent judgment, think commercially, establish priorities, delegate, drive processes forward and work effectively on multiple initiatives concurrently
- Ability to work with a geographically dispersed team
- Capacity to consider, process and filter large amounts of complex information quickly and identify appropriate actions in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work across enterprise and present complex matters to senior business leaders
- Strong communication skills, work ethic and high level of personal integrity and accountability
- Willingness to travel periodically to international locations for transaction negotiations, including to Bermuda
- New York: StreetWise Partners, Covenant House, Partnership for New York City, City Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, Billion Oyster Project
- Boston: Cradles to Crayons, Boston's Healthcare for the Homeless, Thompson Island Outward Bound, Rosie's Place, Catie's Closet, Project Bread, Rise Against Hunger, Space to Thrive
- Hartford: Junior Achievement, Habitat for Humanity, Oliver's Pajama, United Way
- Indianapolis: Elevate Indianapolis, Gleaners Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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