VP – Corporate Counsel – Individual Life Insurance Product

VP – Corporate Counsel – Individual Life Insurance Product

Requirements

• JD degree from an accredited law school, admission to practice law in at least one state, and ability to register as in-house counsel in New Jersey, if not admitted to the bar in that state, within the required timeframe.
• A minimum 8-10 years of relevant law firm, regulatory or in-house law department experience.
• Significant knowledge of individual life insurance products, state insurance laws as well as federal securities laws related to certain products.
• Significant knowledge of life insurance operations and relevant legal and contractual requirements and have experience providing legal advice in connection with underwriting, customer and regulator inquiries.
• Strong work-ethic, with an ability to work independently and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment.
• Superior analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work and collaborate cross-functionally with various levels within Prudential, including senior management and technical experts, to deliver actionable, solution-oriented advice.
• An ability to write and communicate clearly and simply in providing focused, technically-sound, practical legal solutions.
• Intellectual curiosity and an appetite for learning new legal disciplines outside your current areas of experience.
• Courage and confidence to speak up, challenge and advocate for a point of view respectfully.
• An ability to engage in intelligent risk taking and show excellent judgment in comfortably supporting clear, rational, and timely decisions in the best interests of Prudential and our customers despite ambiguity, complexity, and an ever-evolving regulatory environment.
• Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously and assess and prioritize work requirements.

Responsibilities

• Providing legal advice in connection with all Individual Life Insurance new and existing business initiatives, including our core life insurance business and Simplified Solutions platform.
• Providing counsel to the Individual Life Insurance Marketing team. Assist the business on all matters related to innovative marketing concepts, including the development of advertising, sales and producer training materials.
• Interfacing regularly with Individual Life Insurance’s Compliance and Risk Management functions. Seek to collaborate with these departments in assessing risks and developing monitoring procedures.
• Working closely with colleagues within the Law Department on issues impacting life insurance product distribution.
• Representing Prudential in industry committees and groups that evaluate legal issues that impact the Individual Life Insurance business.
• Engaging and managing outside counsel, as needed.
• Performing other assignments and projects, as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.