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Whether they’re helping people reach their long-term financial goals or providing personal wealth management strategies, every associate contributes to changing the lives of those we serve for the better. When it comes to job satisfaction, that’s hard to beat. And from a personal satisfaction perspective, you’ll enjoy the freedom to support causes that matter to you and experience a truly inclusive work environment. Your future starts now.

As an Assistant General Counsel, Stable Value Products, you will provide legal expertise and advice to Empower and its affiliated companies with respect to a broad range of complex legal matters. You’ll advise on matters relating to Empower’s stable value, variable insurance products, and ERISA fiduciary matters.

What you will do:

Work on complex legal issues and projects so that Empower’s business goals are attained legally and with regulatory compliance. This may involve researching, interpreting, and advising on federal and state laws and regulations applicable to the company’s business, and complex legal issues related to products, operations, contracts, employment, litigation, investments, finance and corporate governance
Provide strategic legal advice accounting for business needs across the various business lines of Empower
Serve as one of the legal advisors to the Empower Investments leadership team, advising on various topics, including but not limited to: stable value product issues, insurance product development, administrative support services and insurance investment products offered to employee benefit plans and participants, including analysis of ERISA, tax and insurance regulatory compliance issues, and Empower investment management entities regarding fiduciary matters
Partner with Empower business groups and leaders to identify and address legal issues, including product development of insurance products along with sales and operations legal support of insurance products
Interact with both state insurance regulators and SEC regarding Empower Investments products, as necessary

What you will bring:

Law Degree from an accredited university and a current license to practice law
10-12+ years of relevant legal experience
Ability to efficiently identify and analyze the legal aspects of a business problem and provide practical, actionable legal advice
Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and efficiently verbally and in writing to non-lawyers and provide risk-based compliance approaches
Ability to work as a team member, both within the Empower Workplace Solutions and Empower Personal Wealth legal team and with other legal department colleagues, including mentoring and providing guidance to less experienced counsel

What will set you apart:

In-house experience at an insurance company, asset manager, recordkeeper or other financial services company with experience in advising on retirement plan recordkeeping and insuranceinvestments strongly preferred
Experience providing advice for stable value and types of investment products
Experience with administration of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) and retail mutual fund and brokerage account is a plus

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - internal networks that rally around common interest, experiences and identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, ability, military status and sexual orientation. BRGs play a vital role in educating and engaging our people and advancing our business priorities.

Base Salary Range

$145,900.00 - $211,525.00

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer • Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on:

08-31-2024

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