Transactions and Capital Raising Counsel

Job Description

Global Atlantic Financial Group is seeking a Transactions and Capital Raising Counsel to provide legal and strategic advice for KKR’s growing insurance transactional and capital raising businesses. The Counsel will work with insurance business teams in New York and Bermuda, as well as colleagues throughout the Legal team. This role involves negotiating complex transactions and providing legal support for the day-to-day functioning of the business.Responsibilities include:

• Negotiating and structuring transactions, including drafting transaction documents.
• Leading and advising on the formation of multi-billion dollar third-party capital vehicles.
• Developing capital solutions and new fundraising products.
• Serving as a strategic legal advisor on multi-billion dollar (re)insurance transactions.
• Serving as a go-to advisor on regulatory matters affecting KKR’s (re)insurance business.
• Coordinating various functional areas to advise on and facilitate business initiatives.
• Collaborating and serving as legal lead on developing and implementing best practices.
• Leading the evaluation of novel matters and transactions.
• Building and maintaining partnerships with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree (JD) and 6+ years of experience in the field of law.
• Experience with third-party capital vehicles, joint ventures and/or M&A.
• Ability to interpret regulations, governance documents and regulatory filings.
• Experience negotiating complex transactions.
• Superior negotiation and drafting skills.
• Superior ability to manage competing priorities.
• Superior communication skills.
• Desire to become a subject matter expert.
• Superior judgment.
• Ability to work with a geographically dispersed team.
• Capacity to process complex information quickly.
• Strong communication skills, work ethic and high level of personal integrity.
• Willingness to travel periodically to international locations.
• Experience with life/annuity reinsurance transactions a plus.
• Experience with pension risk transfer transactions a plus.
• Familiarity with the Model Holding Company Act a plus.

Global Atlantic offers:

• Annual cash bonuses
• Long-term incentives (equity)
• Generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions)
• Sales incentives