AVP & Counsel, Advanced Markets
AVP & Counsel, Advanced Markets
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Job Description
John Hancock seeks a dynamic and strategic Assistant Vice President & Counsel to lead the Advanced Markets legal and planning function. This highly visible role partners with senior leadership across distribution product legal and underwriting to deliver sophisticated planning strategies for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. You will lead a team of distributor-facing attorneys serve asanambassadorto the field and be instrumental in expanding market opportunities while ensuring responsible growth and alignment with enterprise risk.
Position Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Distribution Alignment
Lead a team of attorneys Advanced Market Consultants and Specialty Market leaders that serve as trusted partners to National Account Vice Presidents and external wholesalers supporting distribution partners financial professionals CPAs and Estate Planning Attorneys and deliver technical expertise on complex planning for life insurance solutions.
Createa team culture that fosters team growth and opportunities for employees to develop.
Complex Case Design & Enablement
Drive collaboration between Advanced Markets Consultants and Product Competitive and Intelligence Team to marry advanced case design expertise and consultation across estate charitable business continuation retirement planning and executive benefit planning with competitive product solutions.
Collaborate with product underwriting compliance marketing corporate legal risk compliance and leadership to execute large sophisticated life insurance planning.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Strategy
Partner closely with the Insurance Leadership Team and senior executives to assess new market entry strategies especially where complex regulatory tax or planning techniques intersect with target distribution channels and insurance product lines.
Serve as the primary liaison between Advanced Markets and enterprise functions such as underwriting legal compliance and marketing.
Consult with underwriting leadership to oversee financial underwriting across multiple disciplines including foreign national high net worth private and commercial financing business and retirement solutions.
Risk Governance & Compliance
Hold a formal charter to oversee risk governance for Advanced Markets activities ensuring alignment with John Hancocks enterprise risk priorities.
Liaise with enterprise risk and compliance committees to align Advanced Markets strategies with evolving regulatory and corporate policies.
Maintain and continuously refresh a risk mitigation framework that supports responsible scalable sales growth.
Thought Leadership & Content Creation
Keynote speaker and brand ambassador at industry trade conferences and advisorevents.
Author and review technical content white papers and planning guides for financial professionals.
Represent John Hancock in the industry as a thought leader on estate tax retirement and business planning.
Regulatory & Legislative Insight
Monitor federal and state tax and estate law changes; advise on business impact and planning opportunities.
Support government relations and advocacy efforts in coordination with public affairs.
Required Qualifications:
J.D. from an accredited law school; active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
1215 years of legal experience in life insurance estate and business planning or advanced sales including experience leading high-performing legal or advanced planning teams
Recognized public speaker with proven ability to engage audiences in technical legal and planning topics
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence across underwriting legal product and distribution teams
Deep understanding of U.S. tax code as it applies to life insurance estate/trust planning charitable giving executive benefits and business succession
Experience advising on ERISA employee benefit plans and executive benefit markets
Familiarity with foreign national premium finance and high-net-worth planning strategies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate legal and tax complexity into actionable planning
Preferred Qualifications
LL.M. in Taxation
CPA designation strongly preferred
Experience in corporate legal departments or advanced planning groups at major life insurance carriers
Prior involvement with risk or compliance committees within a financial institutions
When you join our team:
Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.
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About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment retention advancement and compensation and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race ancestry place of origin colour ethnic origin citizenship religion or religious beliefs creed sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) sexual orientation genetic characteristics veteran status gender identity gender expression age marital status family status disability or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process contact .
Referenced Salary Location
USA Massachusetts - Full Time RemoteWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$148400.00 USD - $275500.00 USDIf you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays 3 personal days 150 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
Know Your Rights I Family & Medical Leave I Employee Polygraph Protection I Right to Work I E-Verify I Pay Transparency
Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
