Senior Regulatory Compliance Counsel

Summary:

As the Senior Regulatory Compliance Counsel, you will report directly to Tokio Marine Highland’s Chief of Legal, Risk and Compliance (LRC) and will be a key member of the LRC team. You will collaborate with colleagues from within Tokio Marine Highland and within its immediate parent company in London, Tokio Marine Kiln. The LRC team is a valued strategic partner that helps make critical decisions that impact all areas of the company, including operations, product management, vendor management, risk management, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Judgment, competence, empathy, ability to collaborate well within and across functions, and a good sense of humor are critical to success on our team. Working in a fast-paced, growing company also demands that we are solutions-oriented, consensus-building, adaptable, and comfortable wearing multiple hats in a rapidly changing environment.

This is a hybrid position that requires you to come to the office at least 3 days a week to work alongside our Chief of Legal, Risk and Compliance. The remainder of the time you may work remotely from home. This position will be based out of Irvine, California. Travel up to 10% to out-of-state offices for meetings or to professional conferences may be required. Compensation for this position will depend on the candidate’s experience.

Essential Roles, Responsibilities and Duties:

This is a critical, hands-on role, and you will be relied upon to provide business-oriented solutions that impact all areas of our businesses and to be the primary subject matter expert (SME) in several areas including:

• Providing legal and regulatory guidance through the life cycle of product development;
• Interpreting regulatory obligations consistent with Tokio Marine Highland’s risk tolerance
• Providing SME leadership and consultative services to clients and internal stakeholders to ensure our products and services comply with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations (e.g., flood insurance), and any applicable investor guidelines (e.g., FNMA, Freddie Mac), which may affect our Property & Casualty lines of businesses

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Admission in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. state, and eligible to practice as in-house counsel in the State of California.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience providing legal, regulatory and compliance advice to clients (either as in-house and/or outside counsel) in the Property and Casualty insurance industry.
• Self-starter who is curious and enjoys providing practical legal solutions in a fast-paced environment for a variety of matters.
• Ability to see beyond the question asked to the larger issue and future implications.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and innovatively, to resolve disagreements in a constructive manner, to build consensus among stakeholders from across the organization, to exercise sound judgment, and to weigh legal risk probabilities against business perspectives to help the company reach a practical, commercial outcome that complies with the law while still achieving the required business purpose.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage a diverse, complex and full workload while maintaining priorities, meeting client expectations and deadlines, proactively anticipating issues, and providing business-oriented, compliant solutions.
• Ability to influence strategies to move the organization forward, prioritize, set goals, and evaluate the process and results.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to interact effectively with executives and all levels within the organization.
• Ability to lead, mentor and grow a team.
• Assumes personal accountability for achieving goals, outcomes, and deadlines.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the surplus lines insurance market.
• Experience working on M&A, joint venture and other complex transactions a plus.
• Experience with corporate risk, compliance and governance functions, including developing policies and procedures, reporting, and monitoring, a plus.
• Property & Casualty licenses and/or certifications a plus.

In this role, you will also be expected to:

• Be a Continuous Learner - this requires you to continuously develop, maintain and expand (if necessary) your subject matter expertise on statutes and regulations, industry trends, and best practices that may affect our businesses and/or our clients.

• Be a Critical Thinker and Trusted Business Partner/Advisor - this requires you to have a thorough understanding of our businesses, products, services, processes, objectives, and challenges, to provide creative solutions to unique, ambiguous or challenging risks or issues, and to provide thoughtful, proactive advice to our business leaders, relevant stakeholders and/or external clients on the regulatory and business implications of new and changing policies, practices, laws, and regulations.

• Be a Collaborative Member of the Team – this requires you to establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with cross functional teams, including legal, risk, compliance, underwriting, client services, product development, information technology, corporate governance, finance, accounting, claims, human resources, and third-party risk management.

• Perform other roles, responsibilities and duties as may be assigned or required, including managerial responsibilities.

About Tokio Marine Highland

Tokio Marine Highland Insurance Services (TMH) is a leading property and casualty underwriting agency. We offer a broad suite of tailored specialty risk management solutions, including private flood, fine art and lender-placed products. At TMH, it’s all about our clients. Nationwide, our customers rely on our trusted, industry-leading coverages, supported by compliance expertise, superior claims management and the highest caliber of service.

Founded in 1962, TMH is a wholly owned company of Tokio Marine Kiln, one of the largest carriers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market and a member of the Tokio Marine Group. TMH has operating centers in Chicago, Il, Frisco, Texas, Miami, Fla., South Pasadena, Calif and Irvine, Calif.

If you’re looking to advance your career, TMH is the perfect professional home. At TMH, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put your expertise into action on major projects, and work on game-changing initiatives. You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections through sharing different perspectives, and you’ll be inspired by the best.

Tokio Marine Highland, LLC (TMH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TMH’s success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a company, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunities for all.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is TMH’s policy to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by qualified individuals with disabilities during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. To make an accommodation request, please contact humanresources@tmhighland.com.