Description:
Position Summary:Provident Financial Services, Inc. and Provident Bank seek a Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel to join the Legal Department. This role provides strategic leadership across regulatory engagement, corporate governance, lending, enterprise risk management, employment law, and litigation oversight, and serves as a key advisor to executive management and the Board of Directors.
The Deputy General Counsel supports the organization's business lines by advising on legal and regulatory developments impacting financial institutions and publicly traded companies. This role is responsible for overseeing corporate governance and board-related matters, bank regulatory compliance, corporate finance activities, and significant litigation, while partnering cross-functionally to manage legal risk and support strategic initiatives. This position reports to the General Counsel.
Key Responsibilities:
Regulatory & Compliance
- Serve as senior legal lead on regulatory matters, including examinations and supervisory engagement.
- Advise on regulatory developments impacting the bank and its affiliated entities.
Business & Lending Support
- Provide legal oversight for commercial and residential lending activities.
- Advise on workouts, restructurings, and enforcement matters.
Litigation & Dispute Management
Oversee significant litigation matters and manage outside counsel.
Employment Law & HR Advisory
- Provide legal counsel on employment law matters, including employee relations, internal investigations, and workplace compliance.
- Partner with Human Resources to review and maintain policies and mitigate employment-related risk.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional partners including Risk, Compliance, HR, and Finance to support strategic initiatives.
Skills And Training Required
- Deep expertise in securities laws, corporate governance, and public company requirements.
- Demonstrated experience with mergers & acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and strategic corporate initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of bank regulatory frameworks and financial services industry practices.
- Experience advising on employment law matters, including employee relations, internal investigations, and workplace compliance.
- Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and provide practical, risk-balanced legal guidance.
- Proven ability to partner with executive leadership and influence decision-making across the organization.
- High integrity, sound professional judgment, and strong risk assessment capabilities.
- Exceptional executive presence, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Licensed attorney; admitted to practice in new york and/or new jersey preferred.
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Work experience:
- Minimum of 15+ years of progressive legal experience, including significant experience advising financial services organizations either in-house or at a leading law firm.
- Demonstrated experience supporting senior leadership and/or board-level engagements.
- Broad experience across corporate governance, regulatory, litigation, and employment law matters preferred
Education:
- Juris doctor (jd) required
- Bachelor's degree required
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Licenses and/or certifications
Active bar admission required
Other duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Working conditions:
Backoffice/beacon/ppp:
- Prolonged sitting
- Lifting from 5 to 10 lbs (printer paper, storage boxes)
- Occasional bending or overhead lifting (storing files or boxes)
Hazards:
The hazards are mainly those present in a normal office setting and those present in commuting by car. occasionally, they may be exposed to those conditions present in public forums and meeting places.
