Senior Attorney, Board Operations

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Job Purpose
The Sr. Attorney, Board Operations reports to the Vice President & Assistant Secretary. The Sr. Attorney fulfills Corporate Secretary Board Operations and governance responsibilities for Jackson Financial Inc. (JFI) and its subsidiaries (excluding PPM) and provides legal counsel.
Essential Responsibilities

• Provides legal counsel and corporate secretarial services to JFI and subsidiary Boards and Committees (excluding PPM), including:
  
  • Working with the Vice President & Assistant Secretary to support the JFI Board of Directors, which requires preparation of Board and Committee materials and assistance with onboarding of new Directors.
  • Supporting the JFI subsidiary Boards and Committees, which requires attendance at meetings, preparation of Board and Committee materials and minutes, and assistance with onboarding of new directors.
  • Researching and benchmarking various governance topics as needed.
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable organizational documents (articles of incorporation/organization, bylaws/operating agreements and charters).
  • Overseeing maintenance of corporate record books.
  • Coordinating entity management, subsidiary governance, Secretary's certificates, and other corporate secretary functions.
  • Assisting with general corporate matters, including governance issues and corporate policies and procedures.
  • Assisting with shareholder matters, including coordination of shareholder lists and registrations, communication with Board members and Officers, and research and response to shareholder, Director, and Officer requests for information.
  • Assisting with annual, regular, and special Board of Director and Shareholder meetings and the setting and preparation of all necessary schedules, agendas, and documents required for the meetings.
• Maintains Company corporate registrations.
• Manages the registered agent relationships.
• Provides legal advice and counseling with respect to various corporate governance and general corporate law matters.

Other Duties

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong 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.
• 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.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills, with ability to provide alternate approaches and solutions.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Access, Excel, and Outlook.
• Effective at establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with management, colleagues, and internal and external contacts.
• Ability to mentor junior staff.
• Strong investigative and interpretation skills.
• Ability to articulate important legal concerns/principles to non-legal business units.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and staff members.
• Excellent influencing, facilitation and relationship building/partnership skills.
• Strong technology and system skills, and the ability to optimize technology to perform job functions, communicate effectively and improve processes.
• Strong process orientation with ability to implement structure.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from ABA accredited law school required.
• Member in good standing of a State Bar Association required.
• 5+ years of in-house or large law firm experience in corporate law or other corporate governance related matters required.
• Experience working with Boards of Directors and executive-level management preferred.
• Experience in financial services preferred.
• Experience in annuity/life insurance industry 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.