Associate General Counsel –Institutional Markets/Reinsurance

Corebridge Financial • Jersey City, NJ

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Corebridge Financial is one of the largest insurance organizations in the United States and a leader in today’s financial services marketplace. We believe that our success depends on a world class team. If you would like to be part of this exciting organization, we invite you to consider putting your talents to work in our outstanding legal department. In this challenging and dynamic role, you will have the opportunity to provide advice, counsel, and guidance with respect to the broad range of legal and regulatory issues within our Individual Retirement and domestic Life Insurance business. We are seeking an attorney well versed in the legal and regulatory issues impacting life insurance and annuity products. This position will report to a Deputy General Counsel.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a lawyer in the life and annuity, reinsurance field, in house and/or private practice
• Strategic thinking to plan, organize, manage to and execute to achieve organic growth and change.
• Proven verbal and written communications skills aimed at delivering direct messaging and achieving collaborative and practical results.
• Self-starter with a “can-do” attitude and the ability to meet and exceed deadlines, prioritize, multi-task, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to work on matters requiring focus, attention to detail and execution.
• Proven problem-solving skills that demonstrate creativity and commitment to core values.
• Demonstrated ability to balance thoughtful decision making with careful and timely execution.
• Experience in organizational environments using influence over authority to build consensus among diverse stakeholders.
• Prior experience with a large multinational law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• A strong educational background including a B.A./B.S. and J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Admittance to at least one state bar with a preference for the following: NY, TX or CA.

Responsibilities

• You will be working on various aspects of legal support for the Institutional Markets business of Corebridge Financial.
• This includes drafting and review of various types of Reinsurance and reinsurance related agreements, advising on all disclosure and conflict of interest practices, supporting due diligence
• This includes ceded and assumed reinsurance and (CRTs and bilateral cross boarder reinsurance.
• This position provides a mix of support of our in-force book of business, as well as strategic and innovative initiatives designed to profitably grow our business.
• You will work collaboratively with peers across Legal, Compliance and other control functions to ensure philosophical consistencies of approach and practice across diverse business lines, areas of legal practice and legal entities.
• Maintain and grow in-depth knowledge of the business and its activities in order to ensure adequate legal oversight and resources as the business needs evolve over time; advise on emerging legal issues.
• Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of the position, and the requirements of the job may change in line with business needs.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree