Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs

Guided by our company Purpose of “Inspiring well-being for our colleagues, consumers, and communities”, we are committed to building a best-in-class Law Department. We partner as trusted advocates and advisors to drive strategic solutions that advance Guardian’s purpose, priorities, and values.

We drive a high-performance culture across our Legal, Compliance, and Government Affairs functions. Aligned to “what” we deliver, our goals and “how” we deliver, our values and behaviors demonstrated in delivering against our goals. We do this through leveraging a series of core capabilities, which include interpersonal effectiveness, ability to demonstrate business savvy, subject matter expertise in your practice area, and leading people and teams, where applicable. Our colleagues, and the candidates we hire are key to the continuing success of our department.

This is a senior attorney role in the Regulatory Affairs Practice Group, reporting to the Chief Regulatory Counsel. In this role, you will join a team of attorneys and staff who provide leadership and legal advice on regulatory matters for Guardian and its subsidiaries. The Assistant General Counsel will have day-to-day responsibility for managing regulatory exams, inquiries, and investigations initiated by insurance, securities and other regulators. The Assistant General Counsel supervises three other professionals who handle regulatory matters, providing them oversight, guidance, and support, and will represent the Company in complex regulatory matters.

In addition, the Assistant General Counsel will develop processes for efficient intake, management, and closing of regulatory matters, will create reporting regarding such matters, and will establish robust engagement processes with other areas of the Law Department and across the enterprise, leveraging technology and AI solutions where appropriate. The Assistant General Counsel also will provide counsel to other areas of the Law Department, including Complaints, Litigation & Investigations, and Cybersecurity when their work presents regulatory issues that benefit from close coordination with the Regulatory Affairs Practice Group.

The Assistant General Counsel should have experience working in the insurance and securities regulatory environment and should have a command of insurance and securities laws and industry issues. The Assistant General Counsel should be adept at leveraging regulatory knowledge to actively support business strategies and priorities and to work collaboratively with business partners to navigate issues. In addition, the Assistant General Counsel should have experience building processes within existing institutional structures and leveraging technology solutions to maximize efficiency.

The ideal candidate is a regulatory subject matter expert who has previously held one or more roles requiring the following – legal/regulatory issue identification; concurrent project management across multiple teams and projects; collaboration with attorney and non-attorney colleagues, including business leaders; and oral and written advocacy with a variety of clients and before multiple regulators. Also, the ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience.

Functional Leadership Skills & Behaviors

Interpersonal Effectiveness

• Demonstrated ability to use communications and stories to inspire, motivate and influence others. You communicate concisely, with composure and confidence, and in an engaging manner.
• Go beyond the expected and engage others to do more than what is expected.
• Proactively seek out leadership or significant project opportunities.

Business Savvy

• Have taken time to learn and become well-versed in our business. Able to bring your professional expertise to use for business and client needs in a way that makes a significant difference.
• A strategic end-to-end view when organizing and planning work or initiatives; able to deliver exceptional results and outcomes, including by managing or influencing through others.
• Find ways to ask insightful questions in creating or shaping solutions. Challenge existing approaches and enlist others in new thinking. Have experience creating a change environment and championing new projects that shape the future.

Legal Expertise

• A mastery of both written and oral communications with the goal to provide concise, clear messaging to persuade audiences, especially at the executive level.
• Remain current in your subject matter and demonstrate expert knowledge in your field. You are sought after for advice and counsel. Make ongoing, significant contributions toward achieving team and organizational goals.
• Bring a solutions-based approach when working with clients, understanding needs to be able to deliver unique solutions to challenging business problems.

Lead by Example

• Bring your authentic self to work and demonstrate empathy. Create an inclusive environment
• Prioritize your and others’ well-being.
• Stay informed and continually develop yourself as a leader. Create capacity for growth.