About the role

Corbridge’s Corporate Legal Team within GLCR is looking for a junior attorney to join as Senior Counsel, providing Contract Management and Procurement legal support for all Corebridge contract needs, including technology, professional services, goods and other services, real estate, and all other areas. This role is for a contacts specialist who thrives in an environment with broad, complex legal issues.  The ideal candidate will demonstrate an innovative approach and be able to work in an independent manner among a group of high performing professionals.  The Senior Counsel will work on projects that are time-sensitive, important to senior management, highly visible inside and outside of the company, and key to Corebridge business plans.

This is a hybrid position and candidate must be able to report to the office on a hybrid schedule.
 

Specific Responsibilities

This position reports to the Deputy General Counsel – Corporate Team.  Specific duties will include:

• Managing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts. 
• Performing legal research on legal issues related to contracts and business strategy.
• Working closely with Corebridge attorneys to address legal, regulatory and compliance issues of all types related to privacy, real estate, intellectual property, and procurement.
• Assisting with the implementation of Corebridge policies and guidelines associated with purchasing of data, content, and services. 

What you need to know:

• Juris Doctor; U.S. state bar admission; 5 or more years of legal experience with a law firm and/or in-house.
• Broad experience relating to legal issues confronting insurance and financial services companies.
• Experience negotiating and drafting contracts and advising clients with contractual interpretation and understanding.
• Knowledge of relevant issues that require negotiation in corporate contracts, including privacy, cybersecurity, limitations of liability, indemnification, and other key provisions. 
• Ability to develop and manage relationships with multiple clients.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with peers and internal clients across a complex organization as well as independently (including remotely).
• Demonstrated experience working within aggressive timeframes.
• Eager to learn, grow, develop and be part of an industry leading organization.
• Skilled at team work as well as the ability to produce individual work product.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills aimed at delivering direct messaging and achieving collaborative and practical results.
• Self-starter with a “can-do” attitude and the ability to meet and exceed deadlines, prioritize, multi-task, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to work on matters requiring focus, attention to detail and execution.
• Proven problem-solving skills that demonstrate creativity and commitment to core values.
• Demonstrated ability to balance thoughtful decision making with careful and timely execution.
• Experience in the insurance/financial/investment management services industry is a plus.

About The Role

As a Privacy Associate at Corebridge, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services, Privacy and information technology as part of a collaborative, energetic, and business-oriented legal team.

The Cybersecurity and Privacy Legal and Compliance (CPLC) team forms part of the Corporate Legal Department and consists of experienced cybersecurity, privacy and information governance professionals, including our Deputy General Counsel for Cybersecurity & Privacy and our Chief Privacy Officer. The team is responsible for leadership and strategic advice on all aspects of cybersecurity, privacy and information governance risk and compliance across Corebridge’s businesses in multiple countries. We work collaboratively with each other and with our colleagues to solve problems and achieve company objectives in an effective, efficient, and pragmatic manner.

As a Privacy Associate, you will be responsible for designing and implementing compliance programs to address changes in Privacy laws and company policies, advising on privacy risk incidents, supporting governance programs, including advising on privacy risks associated with technology and business initiatives, and engaging with stakeholders to raise awareness of privacy requirements and best practices across the company.  

Please note: The job can only be performed in the state locations listed: Woodland Hills, CA and Houston, TX

Specific Responsibilities

• Design/update, implement, and maintain compliance programs to address changes in laws and company policies such as CCPA, GDPR, PIPA etc.
• Work with members of the CPLC to design, implement and maintain programs to demonstrate compliance with applicable laws, including records of processing activities, data mapping, third party governance, data subject access requests, regulatory certifications and filings, information security and privacy statements, policies and procedures.
• Manage the data subject act request program, including responding to requests and reviewing/updating the program due to changes in policy and/or law.
• Design and manage Privacy training programs, including HIPAA training.
• Work with members of the CPLC and other internal stakeholders on proposed projects involving the processing of confidential information and personal data and / or access to corporate systems to advise on risks and compliance with applicable policies and laws and to coordinate privacy and transfer impact assessments.
• Manage responses to privacy incidents, including investigation, handling breach notifications to regulators and data subjects, implementing best practices and lessons learned, supporting privacy aspects of regulatory audits, complaints and investigations related to such incidents and reporting and tracking of incidents.

What you need to know:

• Demonstrate a commitment to cybersecurity, privacy and information governance including relevant certifications and professional development activities
• Understand corporate technology and information systems and terminology and can effectively translate privacy risk concepts and requirements into operational solutions
• Have well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels and in business and technology roles
• Possess strong project management and organizational skills including the ability to manage complex, multi-function programs, prioritize effectively, anticipate obstacles and handle multiple projects and deadlines
• Are a self-starter able to use their own initiative to identify opportunities and drive improvements

And have:

• A minimum of combined experience of 3 years in Privacy. Experience in the financial services industry a plus.
• Experience with US and EU cybersecurity and privacy related laws, including US State and Federal cyber and privacy regulations and GDPR
• Experience working on and maintaining cybersecurity and privacy legal and compliance programs
• Relevant certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals
• A Law degree from an accredited law school a plus

About the Role

Corebridge Financial is seeking an experienced Retirement Services, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets litigation attorney.  This role reports to the Assistant General Counsel and will have responsibility for managing a diverse docket of litigation matters for the Company’s domestic life and retirement companies.  This attorney will advise business partners and stakeholders regarding litigation risks and opportunities in the oversight and management of litigation and other legal disputes, including matters arising out of broker-dealer and investment advisor issues, group retirement products, life insurance, and structured products.  This position is based in Houston, TX and requires a commitment to travel regularly (up to 25%) and to working in our offices at least two days a week.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, tactical, and common-sense legal advice to business partners and various types of stakeholders and functional partners, up and down the leadership chain and across the organization. 
• Apprise relevant legal, functional, and business leaders on key, strategic developments across Retirement Services, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets matters.
• Assist in managing various internal and external reporting obligations, including financial, as may occur monthly, quarterly, annually and on an ad-hoc basis.
• Manage a broad docket of work including escalated customer and agent/advisor complaints, RFP support, FNRA matters and pre-litigation investigation.  
• Support the Chief Litigation Counsel and Assistant General Counsel in the management of complex and class action litigation matters, as well as strategic projects
• Utilize and help design data analytics reports to educate, inform, and advise legal and business leaders about the Retirement Services, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets Litigation Dockets, and their management, outcomes, costs, savings, and income performance.

What you need to know

• Experience in the financial services/group retirement/institutional markets or life insurance industry is a plus.
• Flexible, diligent, creative, and independent team player who can accommodate shifting priorities and is committed to the overall success of the Litigation Team.
• Team member that leads with integrity and will support and contribute to Corebridge’s commitment to fostering a diverse, welcoming, inclusive and equitable work place.
• Excellent organizational skills and detailed oriented.
• Superior written and verbal communication and analytical skills enabling timely, proactive, and practical identification and communication of legal issues and risks.
• Excellent ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders, from senior executives to technologists, to identify issues, problem-solve and recommend solutions.
• A positive, energetic and team-oriented approach to working with colleagues & clients. 
• Juris Doctor; U.S. state bar admission; minimum of 7+ years of legal experience with a law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
• Preferred candidates will have worked at a large law firm or at a large financial services company in a litigation role.
• Experience with FINRA arbitrations is a plus.

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