Associate General Counsel, Corporate Legal Team

About the role

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That's why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow. We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life: We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners. We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders. We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future. We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work. Who You'll Work With As part of Legal, Compliance & Regulatory, the Corporate Legal Team provides leadership and advice on technology, cybersecurity, resiliency, data / AI, privacy and third party governance, risk management and regulatory compliance across Corebridge's business units and corporate functions. We work collaboratively with each other and with our LCR colleagues and functional and business partners to continuously improve, solve problems and achieve company objectives in an effective, efficient, and pragmatic manner. We are the primary legal counsel to Corebridge's Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chief Operating Officer and their teams including the Chief Technology Officer, Information Security Office, Data Office, Enterprise Resiliency and Procurement & Sourcing. As an Associate General Counsel in the Corporate Legal Team, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues at the intersection of financial services, information technology, data and innovation. We are an energetic and business-oriented legal team that works on a wide range of regulatory, compliance, risk management, transactional and corporate governance matters. We leverage our expertise in corporate technology and data use to provide our business and functional partners strategic and tactical advice on legal risks and regulatory requirements for technology, cybersecurity, resiliency, privacy, data and AI.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, analyzing and advocating on developing laws and regulations and participating in internal forums and with trade associations to provide input on impacts and represent company positions
• Designing and providing oversight and escalation support for governance and compliance programs, including maintaining internal policies and procedures and supporting regulatory filings and exams, securities disclosures, investigations and audits.
• Advising on and managing legal responses to operational, cybersecurity and privacy events and incidents and maintaining incident response plans and procedures
• Collaborating with members of the Information Security Office and Information Technology departments to advise on legal and regulatory requirements, issues and risk management
• Working closely with transactional attorneys, business partners and procurement professionals to update and maintain contract templates and playbooks; handle escalations from transactional teams in support of vendor agreements, B2B client RFPs / agreements and other contractual relationships
• Providing thought leadership on emerging issues and educating Corebridge personnel by developing and undertaking training on important topics
• Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of the position, and the requirements of the job may change in line with business needs.

Requirements

• Demonstrated commitment to this area of law and able to independently identify opportunities and drive improvements in line with industry standards and best practices
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels and in non-legal roles
• Project management and organizational skills to effectively prioritize support, anticipate obstacles and handle multiple projects and deadlines
• 8+ years of experience practicing law, preferably a combination of large law firm and in house roles in relevant practice areas and with experience advising publicly traded companies in financial services or other highly regulated industries
• A J.D. degree from an accredited law school and an active and in good standing bar membership in the state of the hiring location

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