VP, Legal, Capital Solutions

Job Title
VP, Legal, Capital Solutions

Job Description

The Role
The role will see you working closely with senior leaders and personally handling complex legal matters supporting the delivery of Pacific Life Re's new global Capital Solutions line of business.

Using your knowledge of commercial and corporate law, you will provide advice and contract drafting and negotiation support on structured reinsurance transactions, and advise the business on legal and regulatory issues.

This role would be ideal for someone looking for interaction with senior leaders, client exposure and adding value on complex, high-value transactions.

We are seeking a 10 year+ PQE lawyer. The preferred location of the role is Singapore, but we would also consider this role being London-based for an outstanding lawyer.

The Team
As a member of the Pacific Life Re legal team, you will join a team of commercially-minded lawyers, embedded in the business and focused on delivering proportionate and pragmatic legal and compliance advice in a collaborative environment. Pacific Life Re is committed to your professional and personal development and on providing opportunities for a broad exposure to our business with opportunities to advise on diverse issues. You will work with people at all levels to help identify and mitigate legal and business risks- there is plenty of variety, opportunity for autonomous working and no two days are the same!

Duties:

• Supporting business leads on drafting and negotiating transactions
• Advising on, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts associated with the Capital Solutions line of business
• Supporting the business on product development/client proposition work
• Identifying and supporting the business to prudently manage legal and regulatory issues
• Supporting the establishment and operationalisation of governance arrangements for Capital Solutions business
• Problem-solving a diverse range of requests
• Knowledge sharing by distilling legal, regulatory and compliance issues for updates and briefings for the legal team and wider business
• Supporting interactions with regulators and other authorities relevant to the Capital Solutions line of business

Skills/Experience

• Qualified Solicitor
• Extensive experience working on complex transactions
• Financial services and/or (re)insurance experience
• Familiarity with financial services regulation and compliance
• Resourceful and flexible, with an ability to think strategically and commercially
• An effective and confident communicator, both with internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborative and able to build excellent working relationships across the business
• Organised, conscientious and able to prioritise multiple matters effectively
• Able to identify legal issues and risks, escalating to senior management as appropriate
• Willing to respectfully challenge others' ideas and proposals and an ability to accept the same in return

Working For Pacific Life Re
Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.

Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.

Benefits

• Group Life Insurance and Medical
• Flexible Benefits
• Buy & Sell Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Telco Staff Discount

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.

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Job ID R13512