Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Kuvare Strategic Investments

Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Kuvare Strategic Investments

About Kuvare

Kuvare is on a mission to serve hardworking consumers overwhelmed by the complexities of retirement and is built from the ground up to do so. Our unified financial hub protects the retirement of everyday Americans and the distributors, carriers and investors that serve them. We create life insurance and annuity products that protect consumers’ retirements, simplified for distributor partners and financial professionals to sell and service.

Kuvare Family of Companies

• United Life Insurance Company

• Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company

• Lincoln Benefit Life

• Kuvare Life Re

• Ignite Partners

About the Role

The Deputy Chief Legal Officer will join Kuvare’s investments unit – known as Kuvare Strategic Investments (KSI) – tasked with managing Kuvare’s $40+ billion investment portfolio, including supervision and monitoring of external advisers. The successful candidate will primarily support the KSI business team in origination and management of private debt and equity transactions, reviewing and negotiating transaction documents, assisting in deal structuring, and advising on amendments, waivers and consents.

Additional responsibilities include supporting all KSI compliance activities, assisting with corporate governance activities, and advising on special projects, capital raises, reinsurance and M&A activity.

What You'll Do

• Support the KSI business team to structure, negotiate and close private credit and equity transactions across a variety of asset classes, focusing on capital efficiency.

• Lead KSI’s investments compliance function, including design and implementation of all investment compliance policies and procedures, KSI Code of Ethics, conducting periodic team trainings and overseeing the quarterly compliance certification process, monitoring KYC/sanctions screening processes, and serving as member of the investment compliance committee.

• Maintain KSI’s governance framework, refine and oversee KSI’s committee structure, prepare charters, organize and lead committee meetings and oversee maintenance of minutes and meeting materials.

• Manage all legal and compliance aspects of Kuvare’s external investment advisor relationships, including negotiating investment management agreements, vetting new product offerings, overseeing guideline compliance/breach resolutions, and handling conflicts and consent requests.

• Review and negotiate derivatives contracts for Kuvare’s domestic and Bermudan insurance entities.

• Collaborate with KSI’s operations team and Kuvare’s treasury department to facilitate trade management and settlement activities, overseeing all secondary trades of private assets.

• Work with paralegal and junior legal staff to draft, review and negotiate vendor agreements, corporate leases, non-disclosure agreements, non-reliance letters, and other non-investment agreements.

• Support special projects, including M&A and capital raising activities, enterprise liquidity programs and facilities, reinsurance and sidecar transactions, and regulatory examinations.

• Stay abreast of all relevant legal and regulatory developments impacting Kuvare’s investment operations, including NAIC/SVO updates and changes in insurance law.

• Provide advice on investment advisory, insurance company regulatory, and other legal matters, and strategic guidance to KSI and Kuvare leadership on investment related matters.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.

• Admitted to practice before a state bar.

• 7+ years of relevant experience with a law firm or in‑house at a financial institution, with expertise in private placements and loan transactions, structured finance, private equity and investment funds, derivatives transactions, and deep knowledge of investment advisory/insurance company regulation.

• Demonstrated leadership abilities.

• Ability to manage outside counsel and internal budgets effectively.

• Superior verbal and written communication, presentation skills, and strong executive presence.

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to complete projects efficiently and timely.

• Strong customer service orientation.

• Comfortable working in an environment emphasizing information sharing, collaboration, teamwork, mutual respect and integrity.

Seniority Level: Executive

Employment Type:

Contract

Job Function:
Legal

Industries:
Insurance

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