VP Insurance Transactions Counsel — Hybrid Role

001 Prudential Ins Co of America; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 208,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Company-funded pension plan

Wellness programs

Education benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Prudential Financial, Inc. seeks an experienced transactional attorney to join the Retirement Law legal team in Newark, NJ or Hartford, CT on a hybrid schedule.

The role focuses on pension risk transfer transactions and international reinsurance matters for institutional retirement, with broad regulatory engagement and cross-functional collaboration. The candidate will draft, negotiate, and provide pragmatic legal guidance on complex transactions, insure compliance with ERISA and insurance

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate and NJ bar admission or eligible for in-house counsel license.
• 8+ years of legal experience with significant transactional work and strong drafting/negotiation skills.
• Experience with insurance, reinsurance, retirement or financial services industry desirable.
• Experience with complex transactions (M&A, reinsurance, corporate finance) and with insurance regulation preferred.
• ERISA-related analysis, defined benefit plans, and legacy products are preferred.
• Substantial experience drafting and reviewing complex transaction documents and commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide focused, technically sound and pragmatic legal support to the Institutional Retirement business, including PR T and IR transactions.
• Support life company reinsurance transactions with affiliates, captives, and counterparties; negotiate and document treaties and related agreements.
• Provide regulatory guidance and engagement with state regulators.
• Support the Institutional Retirement business’s in-force block of business, interpreting contracts and assisting with policy administration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on growth, new structures, product development and market expansion.
• Exercise independent judgment to identify material legal and regulatory risks and propose solutions.

Skills

Juris Doctorate

8+ years experience

ERISA analysis

Drafting & negotiation

Insurance/Reinsurance

Transactional law

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Bar admission: NJ or eligible

Job description

Prudential Financial, Inc. seeks an experienced transactional attorney to join the Retirement Law legal team in Newark, NJ or Hartford, CT on a hybrid schedule.

The role focuses on pension risk transfer transactions and international reinsurance matters for institutional retirement, with broad regulatory engagement and cross-functional collaboration. The candidate will draft, negotiate, and provide pragmatic legal guidance on complex transactions, insure compliance with ERISA and insurance