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Boston - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leading insurance company meeting the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions. With a strong financial foundation and risk and investment management expertise the company delivers tailored solutions to create more secure financial futures. The companys performance has been driven by its culture and core values focused on integrity teamwork and the importance of building longterm client relationships. Global Atlantic is a whollyowned subsidiary of KKR a leading global investment firm. Through its relationship the company leverages KKRs investment capabilities scale and access to capital markets to enhance the value it offers clients. KKRs parent company is KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR).

The Counsel Institutional Markets Legal will join the Global Atlantic Institutional Markets Legal team advising our growing businesses on corporate governance and insurance regulation with a specific focus on supporting KKRs Bermudabased insurance businesses.

The successful candidate will work closely with the New York and Bermuda legal teams and the Bermudabased business team to:

  • Develop and/or provide guidance with respect to corporate governance and regulatory strategies. Work with senior leaders across functional areas to implement such strategies.
  • Develop and implement governance and regulatory best practices including developing processes and forms.
  • Implement annual corporate governance and regulatory goals including with respect to developing scale memorializing practices and refining repeatable processes that maximize the potential for best in class execution.

Corporate Governance

  • Develop and lead thecorporate governance program for KKRs Bermuda operating insurance companies and related groupwide entities including coinvestment vehicles sponsored by KKR and its affiliates.
  • Lead legal preparation for quarterly board and committee meetings for holding companies and Bermuda insurance operating companies as well as annual meetings director orientation and related sessions as needed.
  • Advise on and draft all corporate governance materials including governing documents charters agendas resolutions minutes consents and templates of the foregoing.
  • Lead corporate governance related reporting tracking and development of processes including for US UK Bermuda and other nonUS jurisdictions entities with the potential for additional jurisdictions to be added.
  • Manage corporate secretarial services including budgeting and tracking annual spend and develop best practices for use of such services including with respect to entity management and reporting matters.
  • Coordinate board preparation internally working crossfunctionally with business teams tax finance HR and others to advise on board matters.
  • Advise on interpretations of governing documents and contracts related to corporate governance matters.
  • Assist with investor advisory committee governance.

Regulatory

  • Help manage Global Atlantics regulatory relationship with its primary Bermuda regulator the Bermuda Monetary Authority and other Bermudabased regulators.
  • Advise on and/or draft communications to the Bermuda Monetary Authority and other Bermudabased regulators.
  • Advise onlegal and regulatory developments affecting Bermudabased insurance businesses working crossfunctionally with subject matter experts.
  • Build andmaintain partnerships with internal stakeholders as well as contacts within the broader regulatory legal & and compliance community.

QUALIFICATIONS & NECESSARY SKILLS:

  • Juris Doctor degree (JD) (or foreign equivalent) required.
  • 6 years of experience in corporate or insurance practice at a law firm.
  • Bermuda insurance experience a plus.
  • Experience with developing and maintaining relationships with regulators.
  • Experience working with the Bermuda Monetary Authority a plus.
  • Experience managing board and committeemeetings including drafting materials in advance of meetings preparing agendas and resolutions and timely drafting minutes and other afteraction items.
  • Experience managing legal team members and outside service providers.
  • Ability to interpret regulations governing documents and legal agreements.
  • Ability to become an expert on various legal subject matters.
  • Ability to draft corporate governance documents and regulatory filings.
  • Ability to present to directors and CSuite.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Ability to work across enterprise and present complex matters to senior business leaders.
  • Ability to work with a geographically dispersed team.
  • Ability to work crossfunctionally.
  • Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
  • Superior communication skills.
  • Selfstarter.
  • Strong work ethic and high level of personal integrity and accountability.
  • Willingness to travel to Bermuda periodically.

This role is not eligible for visasponsorship now or in the future.

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 Atlanticsbase salary rangeis determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantics total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses longterm incentives (equity) generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k) as well as a company match on your contributions) and sales incentives. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location work experience education licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of shortterm cash bonus and longterm incentives.

The base salary range for this role is $200000 $225000 USD

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