VP, Regulatory Counsel (Transactions, Projects, & Business Initiatives)

Reinsurance Group of America • New York, NY

5d • $180,220 - $268,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

RGA is seeking a VP-level regulatory counsel to handle insurance regulatory aspects of complex reinsurance, M&A, capital management, structured finance, and other strategic transactions and business initiatives across regions. The role develops and executes regulatory approval strategies, prepares regulator-facing filings and presentations, and explains complex transaction structures to insurance supervisors. The counsel works with deal teams from structuring through closing and partners with Global Law & Compliance colleagues, business leaders, and senior management, both independently and through leadership of internal and external resources.

The position is based in Chesterfield and New York. It supports the SVP, Reinsurance & Regulatory Counsel on other complex matters as needed.

Requirements

• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state or relevant legal jurisdiction.
• 12 or more years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or corporate legal function, with substantial experience leading M&A, reinsurance, financing, capital markets, structured finance, or other complex transactions.
• Ability to analyze complex transaction structures, identify legal, execution, and regulatory risks, and lead negotiations through signing and closing.
• Ability and willingness to develop insurance regulatory expertise quickly if not already experienced in insurance regulation.
• Ability to explain complex transaction structures and their financial and risk impacts clearly and credibly to regulators, directors, and business leaders, orally and in writing.
• Expert drafting, review, and negotiation skills, including preparation of clear, well-organized board- and regulator-facing materials.
• Ability to identify and interpret business, contractual, execution, and regulatory issues and translate them into practical transaction and approval strategies.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with regulators, directors, and senior management, and communicate sensitive matters clearly and candidly.
• Ability to provide legal advice at the level of an experienced law firm partner, with strong client service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage attorneys and other legal professionals, or quickly develop those skills.
• Highly organized, results-oriented, attentive to detail, and able to set priorities and meet transaction, filing, and regulatory deadlines across multiple time zones.
• Flexible, proactive, accountable, and able to collaborate constructively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Commitment to continuously developing skills in evolving technologies and practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience obtaining regulatory approvals for complex transactions involving regulated financial institutions or insurance companies, including U.S. insurance holding company regulation and/or Bermuda, UK, or EU insurance regulatory regimes.
• Experience with life and health insurance and reinsurance products and insurance-related structured finance or third-party capital transactions, such as sidecars, funding agreement-backed notes, letters of credit, and reinsurance collateral arrangements.
• Experience in a global business enterprise operating across various continents, legal systems, and cultures.
• Experience managing other attorneys, individually or as a team, in a law firm or corporate legal function.
• 15 or more years of experience as an attorney in a law firm or corporate legal function.

Responsibilities

• Serve as regulatory counsel on complex reinsurance, M&A, capital management, structured finance, and other strategic transactions.
• Analyze transaction structures and deal documents for regulatory implications; identify required approvals, notifications, and ongoing compliance requirements and incorporate them into transaction design and timetables.
• Develop and execute regulatory strategies for transactions, anticipate supervisory concerns, plan regulator engagement, and advise on alternatives that achieve business objectives while managing risk.
• Explain complex transactions to regulators and prepare applications, filings, notifications, presentations, and responses describing transaction structure, rationale, and risk impact.
• Lead or support discussions with the Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance, the Bermuda Monetary Authority, and other insurance regulators, and prepare management for regulatory meetings and examinations.
• Work with deal teams, finance, tax, actuarial, risk, and outside advisers to reflect regulatory requirements in deal terms and documentation.
• Coordinate regulatory approvals with related corporate and board approvals.
• Coordinate regulatory matters across regions with regional legal teams, Compliance, and Government Relations.
• Track the regulatory pipeline, conditions, and commitments, and oversee satisfaction of regulatory conditions after closing.
• Manage outside counsel and other resources.
• Support the SVP, Reinsurance & Regulatory Counsel on other complex matters as needed.

Benefits

• Annual bonus plan covering all roles.
• Some positions are eligible for participation in a long-term equity incentive plan.
• A full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.
• Opportunity to gain knowledge and experience from diverse colleagues around the world.
• Respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Career potential and global opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior