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Job Description:
About this Job:
We are looking to hire an Assistant General Counsel, North America to join our Legal & Compliance team in Stamford who will report to our Deputy General Counsel, Americas.

We are a global, diversified reinsurer with a local footprint who can step up to any challenge, while remaining small enough to be adaptive and responsive. Reinsurance is a relationship business, and we continually strive to live up to the promise of our name, PartnerRe. We are a centralized organization and bring a more personal approach to the marketplace with a distinctive balance of technical skills and client focus, expertise and partnership. We are a true global organization with a multicultural workforce.

In this business facing role you will be primarily providing legal advice and support to our North American (re)insurance businesses, assisting the Deputy General Counsel, Americas in day-to-day activities and delivering projects, liaising with regulators and clients in the United States and Canada to address regulatory and legal queries.

In more detail your responsibilities will be to:

In consultation with appropriate Legal Department leadership, retain, oversee, and manage the work of outside counsel and ensure adherence to outside counsel guidelines and budget requirements
Provide correct and timely assessment of legal and compliance issues and give customer focused and solution oriented legal advice, while retaining independence as legal adviser
Identify, manage and mitigate legal, regulatory and reputational risks
Provide assistance and support to the company and fellow legal team members on a wide range of regulatory matters, including cyber security and data protection
Negotiate and assist in drafting of specialized life and health reinsurance agreements
Provide legal research, counsel and support to non-legal managers and employees on various aspects of PartnerRe's business
Provide general corporate/commercial advice to the business on a variety of legal issues including HR and employment matters

Qualifications:
About You:

We are looking for a technically strong candidate, who enjoys collaborating with internal and external partners, and seeks a challenging new job in a fast-paced environment. As an ideal candidate you possess the following experience, skills and mindset:
A Law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent) from an accredited law school; and membership in good standing of any state within the United States; New York and Connecticut a plus
Four or more years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal department. Ideally, you have prior client-facing experience with (re)insurance or financial institutions
International, cross-jurisdictional experience and exposure is a plus
Experience with cyber security, data protection and North American privacy regulation
Prior experience with life and health (re)insurance products, including contract negotiation and regulation is a plus
Good project management capabilities
“Open to change” and “can do” attitude
Fluent in English, other languages, ideally French or Spanish, are an asset
Strong interpersonal skills and communication style
Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
Previously demonstrated ability to work well within a team, and to build strong relationships with colleagues
A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected