Insurance Corporate Governance Paralegal

Careers at KKR•Boston, MA

About The Position

The AVP will support the corporate governance and secretarial needs of KKR & Co. Inc.’s (KKR) Insurance Business subsidiary, affiliates, and other insurance vehicles (collectively, Global Atlantic), located primarily in the United States and Bermuda. This role will work closely with both the Insurance Legal and Compliance teams, based in the US and Bermuda, and with the head of the Global Governance/Corporate Secretary team, based in Dublin, to ensure that applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and reputational requirements are met with respect to internal corporate governance frameworks, corporate organizational documents, and entity constitutional documents. This role is critical to upholding fiduciary standards, supporting boards of directors and their committees, and enhancing transparency, accountability, and operational integrity across KKR’s Insurance platform.

Requirements

Paralegal certification or equivalent with minimum 4+ years of corporate governance or corporate secretary experience in a financial services, insurance, or asset management environment
Strong understanding of board governance, corporate formalities, and regulatory compliance requirements
Experience supporting multiple boards and committees simultaneously
Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
Proficiency in governance / corporate secretary tools and software, including board portal systems (NBV, Diligent, or similar) and legal entity management systems (GEMs or similar)
Ability to understand and manage legal documents and store them in compliance with statutory and company requirements

Nice To Haves

Experience with legal entity management globally is helpful but not required

Responsibilities

Coordinate the scheduling and convening of board and committee meetings for Global Atlantic’s top holding company, operating companies and co-investment vehicles
Manage the forward meeting calendars and agendas for boards and committees
Draft agendas, organize collation of board packs/management presentations, notify presenters of agenda items and due dates for materials, including by coordinating with internal teams, executive assistants, independent directors and other external participants, as appropriate
Set up meeting materials in Board software solution and distribute in a timely manner
Draft meeting minutes for board and committee meetings
Serve as a point of contact for independent directors, senior executives and their teams, and external service providers
Maintain the Insurance Business board and corporate action calendar (which will be primarily based on meetings and other actions occurring in the Eastern US time zone) to ensure timely approval and execution of requisite action items and regulatory filings in multiple jurisdictions
Maintain local Governance Frameworks and closely coordinate with colleagues globally on Global Governance best practices and standards (annual reviews and ad hoc, as deemed appropriate)
Draft corporate resolutions (including dividend payments, capital contributions, external auditor appointment / re-appointment) and other corporate formalities (e.g., signing authorities, powers of attorney and director appointments/resignations) for all entities
Work closely with Gurugram, India, legal entity management team with respect to their management of legal entities through our legal entity management system, Computershare Global Entity Management software (“GEMs”), to the extent there is overlap with this role’s support for governance related matters
Work closely with legal colleagues drafting incorporation documents and bye-laws and support keeping such documents up to date
Maintain the appropriate governance playbooks (or related documents)
Coordinate with separate KKR & Co. Inc. public company and Insurance Business legal team regarding U.S. and Bermuda developments that may impact subsidiary corporate governance
Provide support for ad hoc global and regional corporate governance projects
Manage Insurance Business corporate governance document repository by maintaining board materials, minutes and resolutions, governing documents, policies, offering memorandums, SEC filings, organizational charts, and other corporate documents
Coordinate legal review of insurance regulatory annual filings related to governance, including Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure (CGAD) and corporate governance content in other regulatory submissions
Monitor and track compliance with board-related regulatory requirements and commitments made to regulators
Ensure timely review and approval of requisite regulatory filings by applicable Boards
Manage, maintain, and supervise relationships with third-party service providers supporting board and committee operations
Oversee and review the board material software system, including managing access permissions, distribution lists, and new licence requests
Coordinate external audit document requests and confirmations, as it relates to governance documentation