Deputy General Counsel Corporate and Reinsurance

About the role

This role provides strategic leadership of legal services and coordination on compliance matters supporting designated corporate functions and reinsurance businesses and other designated enterprise legal functions. Acts as a senior legal advisor to executive leadership, ensuring legal support is delivered in a practical, business-oriented manner while aligning with regulatory obligations and enterprise objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead U.S. legal work for acquisition/divestitures, integration and service orders, oversee due diligence and antitrust filings and, if needed, CFIUS filings.
• Coordinate closely with Group Compliance & Legal.
• Negotiate and close alternative equity, debt and securities lending transactions, advise the business on statutory accounting and capital treatment, lead or oversee alternative investment reorganization and capital contributions to all U.S. affiliates.
• Provide strategic legal guidance to executive leadership and oversight in general corporate and corporate governance matters for the Reinsurance arm of the business and wider Corporation.
• Lead and oversee legal support for the Reinsurance (treaty and facultative) business, ensuring alignment with Group Legal policies.
• Provide direct leadership and supervision for Legal & Compliance’s regional Enterprise Transactions, Privacy, and Reinsurance functions.
• Support (re)insurance product development, underwriting, distribution structures, and new business initiatives through timely and business-oriented legal advice.
• Serve as key liaison with regulators on mergers and acquisitions transactions and matters impacting Reinsurance operations.
• Manage and support non-claims litigation, regulatory examinations, and corporate legal matters.
• Oversee and/or coordinate guarantees or loan agreements needed to support affiliates’ derivative business.
• Partner with the Head of Compliance, North America on compliance-related matters.
• Lead legal talent management and budget oversight for designated functions and partner with Legal Operations on process improvements to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Serve as the primary legal advisor to the CFO and wider organization.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; eligible for applicable in‑house licensing.
• Substantial experience supporting U.S. (re)insurance and/or insurance businesses as in-house and/or outside counsel. Ten to 15+ years’ experience preferred.
• Proven ability to successfully advise senior executives and manage regulatory interactions.
• Strong understanding of U.S. (re)insurance, commercial filing/market conduct requirements, corporate finance and governance and mergers and acquisitions.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire people, high emotional intelligence and demonstrated success attracting, developing and retaining talent.
• This role requires in-person presence in the Princeton, New Jersey office a minimum of two (2) days/week.