SVP, Head of Legal, Corporate Solutions North America

Location: Kansas City, MO; Armonk or New York, NY; Chicago or Schaumburg, IL

 

Are you an accomplished legal executive with deep expertise in commercial insurance and a proven track record of strategic leadership? Join Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (CorSo) as our Head of Legal for North America and lead a high-performing team in driving business growth and navigating complex regulatory landscapes across one of our most significant and dynamic markets.

 

About the Role

As Head of Legal for CorSo North America, you will join the CorSo US Leadership Team and serve as the principal legal advisor to CorSo's executive leadership across the US and Canada.  You will lead and develop a team of 10 legal professionals in providing strategic counsel on business-critical matters, balancing high-impact leadership with hands-on legal expertise to drive our business forward while maintaining robust risk governance. 

 

Reporting directly to the General Counsel for Corporate Solutions based in Zurich, Switzerland, you will join a global team supporting CorSo's diverse portfolio of business lines, including property, financial products, professional liability, accident and health, alternative risk transfer, international programs, and credit/surety.  We pride ourselves on being pragmatic, business-enabling partners who think holistically, collaborate across regions, and bring clarity to an increasingly complex risk landscape.  

 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 10 legal professionals across multiple locations, fostering a culture of inclusion, accountability, and commercial mindset while developing talent and delegating work effectively
• Provide strategic counsel to senior CorSo North America leadership, translating complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance that enables sound business decisions
• Enable business objectives by supporting complex insurance and reinsurance transactions, structures, and distribution agreements across primary and excess lines for CorSo's US and Canadian portfolio
• Design and implement comprehensive risk management strategies that identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and reputational risks
• Navigate complex regulatory frameworks across multiple US and Canadian jurisdictions, anticipating regulatory changes, assessing implications to provide timely steer to stakeholders, and ensuring organizational readiness
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with Compliance, Risk, Finance, Underwriting, Operations, and regional/global legal teams to drive integrated business solutions

 

About You

You're an exceptional legal executive and colleague who combines strategic vision with practical business acumen. You excel at translating complex legal concepts into actionable business strategies and have a proven ability to lead high-performing teams in growth environments. Adept at identifying priorities and clearing obstacles, you navigate complex regulatory environments, multi-jurisdictional issues, and sophisticated transactions while maintaining business momentum. Your sophisticated understanding of insurance markets enables you to anticipate challenges and identify opportunities while maintaining the highest standards of legal and ethical conduct.  

 

Key Requirements include:

• 10+ years of senior commercial insurance legal experience in an environment of relevant scope, scale, and complexity
• Proven track record of leading inclusive teams, developing talent, and enabling high performance
• Deep knowledge of primary and excess domestic and international insurance, including distribution networks, MGA relationships, and complex insurance transactions, e.g. captives / fronting, alternative risk transfers, and M&A/ transactional liability
• Extensive experience with US state and national insurance regulatory frameworks and filing requirements, including engaging with a lead domestic regulator of international insurance operations, e.g. Missouri
• Excellent communication skills, able to