Associate General Counsel – Individual Retirement & Life

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.

We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:

• We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act   decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

Who You’ll Work With

The Legal, Compliance, Regulatory and Government Affairs department is a diverse team comprised of attorneys and other professionals providing high quality advisory and transactional support with integrity and objectivity across all parts of the organization. The team ensures an operating environment that minimizes legal, regulatory and reputational risks and complies with all laws and regulations and Corebridge policies and procedures. As a member of this team, which has received industry recognition for its leadership and innovative solutions, you will have the opportunity to participate in the award-winning Corebridge pro bono program.

About The Role

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.

Responsibilities

You will be working on various aspects of legal support for the Individual Retirement business of Corebridge Financial. Examples of the work in which you will be involved include:

• You will provide trusted advice and counsel to the Individual Retirement & Life businesses of Corebridge Financial working on all aspects of legal support for fixed and indexed life insurance and annuities: product manufacturing including research and development, distribution and marketing, administration and call center support and compliance with state and federal law. 
• 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 activities as well as insurance regulatory, legislative and compliance matters.
• 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.
• The role includes general contract review, contract drafting and negotiation in relation to ordinary course transactions and business initiatives, drafting of policies and procedures in relation to corporate and business unit initiatives, support of state legislation tracking and related matters, and special projects.  
• 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.
• Provide recommendations as to early dispute resolutions in an effort to avoid litigation.

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.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of  10 years of experience as a lawyer in the life andannuity, reinsurance field, in house and/or private practice, a focus on annuities, life insurance and related regulatory issues.
• Strategic thinking to plan, organize, manage to and execute to achieve organic growth and cha