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Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions. 

We are looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us. 

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The Assistant Vice President – Institutional Markets Legal will join the Global Atlantic Institutional Markets Legal team, advising our growing businesses on corporate governance, U.S. insurance regulations, entity formation and management, legal aspects of treasury operations, and other corporate and regulatory matters.  The successful candidate will work closely with the New York legal team.   

• Develop and lead the corporate governance program at Global Atlantic, including with respect to Global Atlantic’s U.S. operating insurance companies, tracking and developing best practices, building a system of entity management as Global Atlantic expands beyond the U.S. and Bermuda, and implementing new legal developments relating to corporate governance  
• Develop management governance best practices and annual corporate governance goals, including self-evaluations, trainings, presentations and quarterly reports to management and the boards 
• Advise on and draft corporate governance guidelines, board and committee charters, formation documents, resolutions, written consents, board and committee minutes, forward agendas and templates of the foregoing  
• Lead preparation for quarterly board meetings of Global Atlantic’s holding company and U.S. operating insurance companies 
• Manage regulatory filings for subsidiaries, including insurance holding company act filings and the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure.  
• Serve as lead legal support to Treasury Operations 
• Develop strong regulatory relationships with Global Atlantic’s domiciliary state regulators in Indiana, Massachusetts and Iowa 
• Advise on U.S. regulatory matters and keep track of new regulatory developments relating to corporate governance and entity management 
• Build and maintain partnerships with internal stakeholders as well as contacts within the broader regulatory, legal & and compliance community 

QUALIFICATIONS & NECESSARY SKILLS: 

• 2+ years of experience in U.S. corporate or insurance practice at a law firm or in-house. 
• Experience managing board and committee meeting, including drafting materials in advance of meetings, preparing agendas and resolutions, and timely drafting minutes and other after-action items. 
• Ability to stay current on regulatory developments. 
• Experience with U.S. insurance regulatory filings, including Model Holding Company Act filings and the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure. 
• Self-starter and ability to manage competing priorities. 
• Ability to manage other team members. 
• Ability to work with a geographically dispersed team. 
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail 
• Ability to work across enterprise and present complex matters to senior business leaders. 
• Strong communication skills, work ethic and high level of personal integrity and accountability. 
• Juris Doctor degree (JD) (or foreign equivalent) a plus. 

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Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office. 

Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries o