Director, Senior Legal Counsel

Page Executive; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus

RSUs

Benefits

Hybrid working environment

Job summary

Page Executive is seeking an experienced Director & Counsel to support its U.S. insurance business in New York. You will provide strategic legal guidance to senior leaders on regulatory, product, and commercial matters in a highly regulated environment.

Role requires JD, active U.S. bar, and extensive insurance law experience. You will collaborate with compliance, risk, and business teams, and oversee external counsel when needed.

Qualifications

• JD degree and active U.S. state bar membership.
• Experience advising senior business leaders on insurance products and regulatory matters.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strategic, business-oriented advice with practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to the U.S. insurance business.
• Advise on state insurance regulatory requirements.
• Support development and enhancement of insurance products and customer offerings.
• Draft, review, and negotiate insurance-related agreements.
• Counsel senior executives on legal implications of business initiatives.
• Partner with compliance and risk teams to identify and mitigate risks.
• Assist with regulatory examinations and interactions with regulators.
• Manage external counsel and coordinate support across stakeholders.

Skills

Drafting & Negotiation

Stakeholder influence

Executive communication

Legal risk assessment

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Active US state bar admission

Job description

• Exciting opportunity to join high performing legal team
• Hybrid opportunity in NYC
• Exciting opportunity to join high performing legal team

About Our Client

Our client is a globally recognized financial services institution seeking an experienced legal executive to serve as Director & Counsel supporting its U.S. insurance business.

Job Description

This is a strategically important role advising senior business leaders on a broad range of insurance, regulatory, commercial, and product-related matters within a highly regulated and consumer-focused environment.

• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to the U.S. insurance business on a wide range of strategic and operational matters.
• Advise on insurance regulatory requirements, including state insurance laws, licensing, distribution, product governance, consumer protection, and regulatory developments.
• Support the development, launch, and enhancement of insurance products and related customer offerings.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and insurance-related documentation.
• Counsel senior executives on legal implications of business initiatives, transactions, and regulatory developments.
• Partner with compliance and risk management teams to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks.
• Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and interactions with insurance regulators.
• Manage external counsel and coordinate legal support across multiple stakeholders and business functions.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to the business, balancing legal risk management with commercial objectives while partnering closely with stakeholders across legal, compliance, risk, regulatory affairs, and business leadership.

• Juris Doctor degree and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Significant experience practicing insurance law at a leading law firm, financial institution, insurance company, or comparable organization.
• Deep knowledge of state insurance regulatory frameworks and related legal requirements.
• Experience counseling business leaders on insurance products, distribution arrangements, regulatory matters, and commercial transactions.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent judgment, executive presence, and communication skills.

What's on Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus
• Potential for RSUs
• Benefits
• Hybrid working environment

Quote job ref: JN-102026-7121998