Description:
The key responsabilities of the Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer may include:Legal Advisory
Compliance Management
Regulatory Engagement
Product Development
Corporate Governance
Reporting & Documentation
Qualifications:
Qualifications
Experience:
About Us:
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
- Advise management and business units on general legal matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.
- Manage external counsel relationships and oversee litigation or dispute resolution.
Compliance Management
- Develop, implement, and monitor compliance programs and policies.
- Ensure adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., data privacy, commercial, trade and economic sanctions, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering).
- Oversee and manage compliance risk assessments and audits, either internal or external.
- Liaise with regulators and respond to regulatory inquiries or investigations.
- Ensure compliance with any required regulatory reporting.
- Monitor changes in regulation and legislation and advise on business impact.
- Work with business units on product development and insurance policy wordings.
- Ensure products are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Oversee coordination of board of directors meetings in compliance with regulation and company bylaws.
- Ensure documentation and information needed to hold required board meetings is timely requested and gathered.
- Prepare meeting minutes and any other corporate documentation, including certifications and corporate resolutions.
- Ensure accurate records of legal and compliance activities are maintained.
- Ensure all logs are regularly updated and properly documented.
Qualifications:
Qualifications
- Bachelor's s Degree in Business Administration, preferable.
- Juris Doctor Degree.
- Admitted to the Puerto Rico State Bar.
- Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial, regulatory and insurance law.
- Detail oriented, strong analytical skills and problem solving skills.
- Strong time management and organizational skills along with the ability to plan organize and prioritize, whilst working in a constant changing environment.
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point).
- Strong ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken manner in both English and Spanish.
Experience:
- One (1) to three (3) years of previous In-House experience.
- Insurance or financial industry experience, preferable.
About Us:
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.