Vice President, Legal Reinsurance & Strategic Transactions

Everlake a leading life insurance company headquartered in Northbrook IL with offices in Chicago IL and Lincoln NE is conducting a search for an attorney to join our growing team. If you have a passion for the insurance business value working in a dynamic team environment and are ready to roll up your sleeves to help us achieve best in class results then this may be the role for you. At Everlake you will find the dynamics of a small entrepreneurial organization and the strength of a big corporation rolled into one. We think big and evolve quickly backed by a collaborative mindset and a solid financial foundation.

The Vice President Legal will serve as a senior legal advisor for Everlakes reinsurance and strategic transactions and provide support for other areas as needed. The role will provide practical business-oriented legal guidance on complex insurance growth and risk management initiatives including those involving flow and block reinsurance pension risk transfer reinsurance captive financing funding agreement-backed products investment-related matters collateral trust arrangements and related commercial contracts. This attorney will be expected to lead significant legal workstreams with limited oversight from the Chief Legal Officer partnering closely with senior management and cross-functional leaders to evaluate structure negotiate and execute complex transactions while appropriately managing legal regulatory operational and conflict risks.

This role requires a highly skilled commercially minded attorney with substantial experience in life insurance annuities reinsurance and financial services transactions together with strong judgment transaction execution discipline and the ability to advise on emerging business initiatives. The successful candidate must be able to build strong working relationships communicate effectively with senior leaders and operate effectively in a fast-paced transactional environment. The attorney must be comfortable advising on sensitive strategic matters escalating material issues appropriately and driving alignment among legal actuarial investment risk finance tax operations compliance and business development stakeholders. The successful candidate will be capable of leading external counsel negotiating directly with sophisticated counterparties and helping Everlake advance strategic growth while protecting the companys interests.

The role reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer and will operate as a senior member of the Legal department with responsibility for leading major transaction workstreams coordinating internal and external legal resources and advising executive leadership on legal risks and opportunities.

Serve as senior legal lead and an integral member of the core deal teams supporting reinsurance and other insurance growth transactions including flow and block reinsurance captive financings and other arrangements.

Support all phases of reinsurance and insurance growth transactions from preliminary bids and indications of interest through closing.

Advise on transaction structure and manage required regulatory filings and approvals.

Lead the drafting review and negotiation of reinsurance confidentiality trust investment and other transaction-related agreements.

Partner with business development actuarial investments risk finance tax operations compliance and senior leadership to structure and execute transactions aligned with Everlakes strategic objectives.

Manage outside counsel and other advisors to ensure high-quality and efficient support on complex transactions and other matters.

Monitor legal regulatory and industry developments affecting Everlakes business.

Prepare legal memoranda executive summaries risk assessments board or committee materials and transaction status updates for senior stakeholders.

Develop and enhance templates playbooks procedures controls and documentation standards for transaction intake review approval execution and ongoing contractual compliance.

Support insurance-related litigation disputes regulatory inquiries and counterparty matters as needed working closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel.

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.

10 years of relevant legal experience.

Familiarity with the Model Holding Company Act.

Strong transactional background including drafting negotiating and executing complex reinsurance financing investment and commercial agreements.

Deep understanding of flow and block reinsurance pension risk transfer transactions and related regulatory and operational considerations.

Demonstrated ability to lead multiple high-priority transaction workstreams in a fast-paced environment with limited oversight and strong accountability for outcomes.

Excellent executive presence judgment communication and influencing skills with the ability to advise senior leaders and build alignment across legal business development finance risk actuarial investment compliance and operations teams.

Proven ability to manage outside counsel and other advisors effectively balancing quality speed cost and commercial practicality.

Strong research analytical drafting negotiation and problem-solving skills with a commitment to accuracy clarity and high-quality work product.

High ethical standards sound professional judgment and demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality on sensitive strategic and transaction matters.

Medical dental and vision benefits

401-k plan

Annual and Long Term Incentive Programs

Flexible paid time off plan

Hybrid work environment

Paid holidays

Tuition assistance