Senior Legal Counsel

AXA•Uwchlan Township, PA

About The Position

Our Legal team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and adaptable lawyer to join them as Senior Legal Counsel. You will be an integral part of a dynamic team, providing strategic legal support to the AXA XL Americas underwriting units and related internal functions. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your advanced advisory skills by delivering strategic and practical legal guidance to senior business leaders, helping to position AXA XL as a differentiated market leader, and play an integral role in shaping the future of the Americas Team.

Requirements

Law Degree from an accredited law school is required, and you must be a licensed attorney in at least one state.
Extensive experience in-house and/or law firm experience in commercial property and casualty insurance.
Highly knowledgeable in insurance laws and regulations.
Experience working as a trusted adviser to business clients.
Ability to work without close supervision and solve complex problems in an efficient manner.
Ability to prioritize competing tasks under time pressure.
Proactive problem-solver who is able to facilitate discussions and engage with colleagues at different levels of seniority.
Creative, outside-the-box thinker.
Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, negotiation and presentation skills.
Build rapport and credibility with business partners due to your ability to clearly communicate your guidance grounded in your subject-matter-expertise.

Nice To Haves

Experience in multiple lines of business and hands-on product development preferred.
Passionate about mentoring and developing others.

Responsibilities

Serve as trusted adviser to senior business unit leaders and executives in the Americas with a focus on delivering commercial solutions while taking into account regulatory and licensing considerations
Play an active role in enterprise risk management initiatives, identifying potential legal risks and collaborating with business leaders to develop effective mitigation strategies
Demonstrate agility by effectively managing change, shifting gears comfortably, creating efficiency and multitasking across multiple priorities to meet deadlines and support business needs
Regularly interact with senior business leaders on highly complex or sensitive legal matters while understanding the business partner’s position and considering the long-term consequences of possible outcomes, including delivering difficult news and effectively navigating legal and regulatory challenges
Work closely with senior legal leadership, including the General Counsel, Insurance Americas on legal projects spanning US, Canada and Bermuda. Additionally, coordinate with the Global Legal Functions team on behalf of the North American Legal Team (US, Canada & Bermuda) on global legal projects
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of insurance and non-insurance legal agreements, including collateral agreements, third-party administrator agreements, service agreements, etc.
Provide legal advice and technical subject matter expertise to underwriting units on policy forms, including reviewing and analyzing existing products and collaborating with underwriting on the creation and development of new products
Coordinate closely with Compliance to maintain outstanding relationships with US insurance regulators, ensuring all business activities adhere to regulatory requirements and industry standards
Provide cross-functional legal support to internal operational areas such as Credit, Finance, Claims, Operations, and Marketing/Communications
Retain and manage outside counsel as necessary