Senior Counsel, Personal Wealth Product & Strategy

Empower Retirement, LLC; Kansas; Hybride; USD 184 000 - 266 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid volunteer time

Résumé du poste

Empower Retirement, LLC seeks an accomplished attorney to join the legal team as lead counsel for the Personal Wealth product organization. You will guide design, development and distribution of innovative wealth offerings while collaborating with product, compliance, risk and business leadership to align legal, risk and regulatory considerations with speed to market.

This role entails advising on SEC/FINRA/ERISA frameworks, fiduciary duties, and disclosures, and shaping responsible

Qualifications

• J.D. and active bar membership.
• 15+ years of experience advising retail wealth management businesses (RIA, broker-dealer, or hybrid).
• Strong knowledge of wealth management legal and regulatory frameworks including SEC, FINRA, and state regimes.
• Exposure to emerging wealth products including direct indexing, alternatives, retirement income strategies.
• Experience supporting product strategy, development and launch in fast-paced environments.
• Sound judgment balancing legal/regulatory risk with business objectives.
• Comfort operating in evolving regulatory environments.
• Senior contributor with cross-functional influence and executive communication.

Responsabilités

• Serve as lead counsel to the Personal Wealth product organization, advising on design, development, and distribution of wealth offerings.
• Partner with product, compliance, risk and business leaders from concept through launch.
• Coordinate across Empower’s legal team for a unified advisory voice.
• Navigate ERISA/ERISA, SEC, FINRA, and related regulatory frameworks.
• Advise on product structures and distribution across direct-to-consumer and advisor-led channels.
• Provide guidance on fiduciary obligations, Reg BI, conflicts and disclosures.
• Shape Empower’s approach to AI/data-driven wealth products and relevant governance.

Connaissances

Executive presence

Cross-functional influence

Formation

J.D. and bar membership

Description du poste

Empower Retirement, LLC seeks an accomplished attorney to join the legal team as lead counsel for the Personal Wealth product organization. You will guide design, development and distribution of innovative wealth offerings while collaborating with product, compliance, risk and business leadership to align legal, risk and regulatory considerations with speed to market.

This role entails advising on SEC/FINRA/ERISA frameworks, fiduciary duties, and disclosures, and shaping responsible