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Senior Counsel - Securities

Aegon · United States · 3 wk ago
RemoteRemoteLegal$150k–$200k/yrFull-time

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Counsel – Securities to join our Corporate Legal Services team. In this role, you will serve as a key legal partner supporting the company’s public company reporting, securities compliance, and capital markets activities. The successful candidate will help draft, coordinate, and file SEC disclosures while providing guidance on SEC and NYSE requirements. Working closely with internal stakeholders, the Senior Counsel will gather and synthesize information for regulatory filings, support securities-related matters, and help ensure compliance with public company reporting obligations. This role is ideal for an attorney with significant experience in SEC reporting, securities law, and capital markets who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support preparation, review and filing of SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, proxy statement, 8-K, S-3, S-8, and other filings as needed, to ensure compliance with federal securities laws and NYSE listing requirements.
  • Assist with review of earnings and investor communications materials, including earnings announcements, earnings scripts, press releases, investor presentations, internal communications, and similar.
  • Monitor developments in securities laws, NYSE listing requirements, SEC regulations and guidance, proxy advisory guidance, and public company governance best practices.
  • Support Section 16 and insider trading compliance, including review and coordination of Section 16 reports, administration of insider trading compliance processes, such as trading windows, blackout periods, and pre-clearance, and 10b5-1 plan review and administration.
  • Contribute to process development and refinement supporting recurring disclosure and reporting workflows, such as templates, checklists, and calendars.
  • Support special projects as needed, such as debt financings, share repurchases, and other capital markets transactions.
  • Direct and manage external law firms to ensure deadlines are met and completed within budget.
  • Work on complex legal issues where analysis requires identification and evaluation of multiple factors.
  • Manage legal matters provided to a number of in-house constituents within practice area(s).
  • Exercise independent judgment regarding legal advice with limited supervision of more senior attorney.
  • Participate in and may lead departmental and cross-functional working groups in identified areas of legal expertise or development.
  • May manage support staff.

Qualifications

Required:

  • JD from an ABA accredited law school
  • Five years of relevant legal experience (advising clients in securities law (‘33 and ’34 Act) and SEC reporting and compliance matters)
  • Licensed or eligible to practice in the applicable state
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship; this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship

Preferred:

  • Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and coordinating SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, and earnings releases
  • Strong knowledge of SEC regulations, securities laws, and NYSE listing standards
  • Experience supporting public company reporting and compliance through a law firm, regulatory agency (such as the SEC), or in-house legal department of a publicly traded company
  • Experience advising on capital markets transactions, including debt and equity offerings
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with business stakeholders, manage disclosure processes, and meet regulatory filing deadlines
  • Proven ability to work independently in a lean, evolving environment and help build processes for a growing SEC reporting function

Skills

  • Effective written and oral communication
  • Sound judgment in a fast‑paced environment
  • Agility and adaptability

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