Associate General Counsel, Securities Disclosures & Reporting

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Job Purpose
The Associate General Counsel, Securities Disclosure & Reporting supports Jackson Financial Inc.on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) disclosure and reporting matters. The Associate General Counsel, Securities Disclosure & Reporting has extensive working knowledge and practical in-house experience relating to SEC and NYSE disclosure, reporting, and compliance requirements applicable to a publicly-listed financial services company. This role reports directly to the AVP, Securities Disclosure & Reporting.
Essential Responsibilities

• Support the AVP, Securities Disclosure & Reporting, in:
  
  • researching securities laws and regulatory requirements for SEC periodic disclosures and reporting;
  • drafting and reviewing Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and proxy statement, Section 16 Forms 3, 4 and 5, NYSE compliance written reports, and other registrant regulatory filings required in the financial services industry;
  • working closely with and advising the SVP, Corporate Law & Corporate Secretary, the Executive Committee, Finance, and Treasury on securities laws and disclosure requirements for external reporting;
  • supporting and advising Investor Relations, External Communications, and Total Rewards; and
  • supporting corporate governance and disclosure matters and drafting and reviewing corporate policies from a securities law perspective (including clawback rules, climate change, cybersecurity, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Rule 10b5-1 plans, insider trading, Regulation FD, and EDGAR filing rule changes).
• Support the broader Corporate Secretary team on a variety of matters, including board materials, corporate governance, subsidiary maintenance, capital markets' transactions, and mergers & acquisitions, as needed.
• Assist with general corporate matters, including governance, policies and procedures, and equity plans.
• Work with and supervise outside counsel, monitor invoicing, and manage costs associated with outside counsel spend.

Other Duties

• Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Occasional business travel required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional project management skills.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Strong attention to detail, editing and proofreading skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Exceptional ability to make decisions while operating in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate important legal concerns/principles to business units.
• Excellent research, analysis, and drafting skills.
• Exceptional critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills, with ability to provide alternative i approaches and solutions.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective at establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with management, colleagues, and internal and external contacts.
• Strong negotiation and influential skills.
• Demonstrated mentoring skills.
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. federal securities laws, rules and regulations and the NYSE or NASDAQ listing requirements and ongoing Listed Company Manual. Significant experience advising public companies on same.
• Experience drafting a proxy statement and the proxy card and managing the proxy statement filing process.
• Working knowledge of Workiva.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school required.
• Member in good standing of a State Bar Association required.
• 8+ years of post-bar legal experience required.
• 5+ years of in-house or large firm experience handling SEC disclosures, NYSE or NASDAQ compliance, corporate governance experience required.
• Experience in financial services preferred.
• Experience in annuity/life insurance preferred.

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Jackson is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. The Company subscribes to and endorses federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, legally-recognized disability, marital status, legally-protected medical condition, citizenship, ancestry, height, weight, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor not related to the needs of the job. The Company is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. Company facilities and campuses are tobacco-free environments.