VP, Associate General Counsel Legal

Note on Location: The preferred location is Charlotte, where the majority of our L&H team is located. Other possible locations include New York or Chicago.

About SCOR

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying "The Art & Science of Risk," SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry - actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others - as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies. As an international company, our common culture is defined by "The SCOR Way." Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration. SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.

About the Role

Working in close collaboration with the US Head of Financial Solutions and other senior financial solutions leadership throughout SCOR, this role will include problem solving, deal structuring and execution of solutions for SCOR's financial solutions clients. While this position will focus primarily on SCOR's US business, it will also work closely with financial solutions business and legal leaders in Europe and Asia when necessary to create and execute a transaction. In addition, the role will also provide assistance to the SVP, Chief Legal Officer as needed relating to legal entity structure/restructuring, governance, M&A and similar internal corporate transactional matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and counsel to the business lines and their leadership.
• Risk mitigation, assessment and advice to management.
• Active management of outside counsel.
• Document review, negotiation and preparation within expected timeframes and to a high standard of quality.
• Accurate and timely production of all assigned tasks.
• Identification and protection of the Company's interests in all matters.
• Work independently and with minimal guidance from other legal staff.
• Interact with and serve as an educational resource for the business lines concerning legal issues and how SGL Americas operational norms and practices interact with legal issues.
• Assume significant roles in SGL Americas, SGL and Group projects to enable the business units/internal clients to achieve goals.
• Provide clear, concise legal advice, grounded in thorough knowledge of Company business and process, to senior business unit leadership.
• Proactively engage in the business processes of assigned internal clients so as to anticipate needs and risks.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice and a member in good standing in at least one US state.
• Greater than 7 years of experience in private practice or corporate environment.
• Insurance or reinsurance experience in financial solutions as described herein is required.
• Must possess excellent research and writing skills.
• Must be a self-starter, capable of engaging internal clients, understanding their business issues and concerns, and delivering quality legal advice and consultation in a timely fashion.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment with professionals from multiple disciplines, including treaty, actuarial, finance, operations and sales and marketing.
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner both within and outside the Law Department is critical to success.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments and projects simultaneously to timely completion.
• Must deliver high quality work product to clients within established timeframes.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and instruction.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and team assignments with minimal supervision and instruction.

You may not meet every requirement listed in the job description. If you bring broad expertise and alignment to the role and resonate with our core values, we encourage you to apply. Relocation assistance within the U.S. is available for this position. Candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Schedule

SCOR operates with a hybrid working arrangement. Employees work 3 days per week in an office with the flexibility to work 2 days per week remotely.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) Plan with a competitive match
• Company-funded Defined Contribution Retirement Program
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Long- and Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Parental Leave
• Unlimited Sick Days
• Volunteer Time
• Summer Fridays
• Learning & Development Resources
• Personal Wellness Tools and Rewards
• Competitively priced gym memberships from a large nationwide network of gym brands and local fitness studios
• And More!

Pay

Pay Range: $200,000 - 270,000 base salary per year. Pay Range for roles performed in Illinois: $218,000 - 294,000 base salary per year. Pay Range for roles performed in New York: $230,000 - 311,000 base salary per year. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, role and performance. The range listed is just one component of SCOR's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives.