Senior Counsel - Securities

Transamerica•Baltimore, MD

3d•$150,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Counsel – Securities to join our Corporate Legal Services team. In this role, you will serve as a key legal partner supporting the company’s public company reporting, securities compliance, and capital markets activities. The successful candidate will help draft, coordinate, and file SEC disclosures while providing guidance on SEC and NYSE requirements. Working closely with internal stakeholders, the Senior Counsel will gather and synthesize information for regulatory filings, support securities-related matters, and help ensure compliance with public company reporting obligations. This role is ideal for an attorney with significant experience in SEC reporting, securities law, and capital markets who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

JD from an ABA accredited law school
Five years of relevant legal experience (advising clients in securities law (’33 and ’34 Act) and SEC reporting and compliance matters).
Licensed or eligible to practice in the applicable state
Ability to effectively communicate, both written and oral, with the intended audience
Ability to exercise sound judgment in a fast paced environment
Ability to exercise agility and adaptability in providing legal advice
Comfortable in a rapidly changing corporate environment
Proficient using MS Office

Nice To Haves

Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and coordinating SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, and earnings releases.
Strong knowledge of SEC regulations, securities laws, and NYSE listing standards.
Experience supporting public company reporting and compliance through a law firm, regulatory agency (such as the SEC), or in-house legal department of a publicly traded company.
Experience advising on capital markets transactions, including debt and equity offerings.
Demonstrated ability to partner with business stakeholders, manage disclosure processes, and meet regulatory filing deadlines.
Proven ability to work independently in a lean, evolving environment and help build processes for a growing SEC reporting function.

Responsibilities

Support preparation, review and filing of SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, proxy statement, 8-K, S-3, S-8, and other filings as needed, to ensure compliance with federal securities laws and NYSE listing requirements.
Assist with review of earnings and investor communications materials, including earnings announcements, earnings scripts, press releases, investor presentations, internal communications, and similar.
Monitor developments in securities laws, NYSE listing requirements, SEC regulations and guidance, proxy advisory guidance, and public company governance best practices.
Support Section 16 and insider trading compliance, including review and coordination of Section 16 reports, administration of insider trading compliance processes, such as trading windows, blackout periods, and pre-clearance, and 10b5-1 plan review and administration.
Contribute to process development and refinement supporting recurring disclosure and reporting workflows, such as templates, checklists, and calendars.
Support special projects as needed, such as debt financings, share repurchases, and other capital markets transactions.
Direct and manage external law firms to ensure deadlines are met and completed within budget.
Work on complex legal issues where analysis requires identification and evaluation of multiple factors.
Manage legal matters provided to a number of in-house constituents within practice area(s).
Exercise independent judgment regarding legal advice with limited supervision of more senior attorney.
Participate in and may lead departmental and cross-functional working groups in identified areas of legal expertise or development.
May manage support staff.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs