Regulatory Assistant General Counsel - Leading Insurance Company!

Our client, a prominent player in the Insurance industry, is seeking a dedicated and strategic professional to fill the role of Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs. This is a full-time, permanent position based in their well-established legal department. This is a newly created position due to massive growth and will provide the right candidate with extensive career progression and exposure to key decision makers in the company.

In this role you will...

• Provide strategic and day-to-day counsel to the company on a range of regulatory and legal issues impacting all of the businesses, often in partnership with senior colleagues across the Law Department,
• Effectively manage interactions with regulators, including in response to formal and informal inquiries, exams, requests, and the like, and represent individuals in regulatory testimony,
• Identify and assess potential legal and regulatory issues. Proactively manage issues, involving key stakeholders across the firm as appropriate,
• Handle a portfolio of regulatory matters independently, exercising excellent judgment regarding when to escalate issues,
• Support enterprise risk management, including through development of policies and procedures,
• Identify and manage outside counsel, where appropriate,
• Communicate effectively with attorneys, other colleagues, and leaders,
• Engage across all business areas to build strong partnerships with colleagues and leaders, including colleagues in other Law Department practice groups,
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and external environment (e.g., economic conditions, new regulatory requirements), leveraging insight to inform strategies.

You will have...

• Law degree (J.D. or equivalent) and New York bar admission required,
• 10+ years and a strong record of relevant experience and progressing responsibility at an insurance or other financial services firm, an insurance or securities regulator, and/or a law firm; or comparable experience with specific focus on applying and interpreting federal and/or state laws and regulations,
• Significant experience directly interacting with state and federal regulatory agencies and investigating and litigating violations of laws and regulations,
• Significant experience directly counselling senior business leaders,
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex projects,
• Litigation and government enforcement defense experience is very helpful.

If interested, please reach out for a confidential call to discuss everything further.