Description
Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation
New York, NY
Who We Are
SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance. We utilize deep risk capabilities to protect our customers and provide intelligent risk solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT), we work as ‘One SiriusPoint’, to apply expertise and underwrite risks across our four operational areas – International Insurance, North American Insurance, Global Accident and Health, and Global Reinsurance.
We have underwriting hubs in Bermuda, Liege, London, New York, Stockholm and Toronto, and licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally.
Join Our Team
You will be our Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation, a key member of our legal team who will be our expert on employment and litigation matters in the United States. You will join us at an exciting time as we are growing and investing in our infrastructure to support our business growth. You will report to our Chief Legal Officer.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Overseeing employment and labor law matters primarily in the United States, in collaboration with our Chief Legal Officer, senior leaders and human resources, for SiriusPoint’s core insurance and reinsurance businesses.
- Providing support (where needed) on employment and labor law related matters to senior leaders, non-U.S. lawyers and Human Resources across SiriusPoint’s offices worldwide.
- Managing and overseeing employment litigation, disputes, and other contentious litigation matters, primarily in the U.S. Identifying, engaging, and supervising external counsel, as needed, to address employment- and labor law-related issues and employment-related litigation around the globe.
- Managing internal stakeholders proactively and integrating expertise in decision making to balance risk and execution appropriately as it relates to employment law.
- Driving, executing, and monitoring labor relations and employment guidelines and contract structures with a view to best practices and compliance with applicable law.
- Collaborating closely with and advising the global human resources team on employment matters, such as hiring, performance management, immigration, internal investigations, and terminations – assessing risk, building processes, and earning influence through exhibited expertise.
- Drafting offer letters, employment contracts, separation agreements, and creating and maintaining template employment-related documents.
- Overseeing the creation and maintenance of the SiriusPoint employee manual and employment related policies, procedures, and documents by the U.S. and group human resources team.
- Responding to and advise on third party subpoenas and government or self-regulatory investigations and other white-collar matters.
- Proactively providing strategic guidance on best practices, trends, and developments in labor and employment laws across jurisdictions in which we operate and/or plan to expand.
- Developing and administering training to drive improved knowledge to the business to avoid common mistakes that lead to employment litigation issues.
United behind common goals
At SiriusPoint we work as one team across our global business, and we unite that team behind common goals, understanding the positive impact we can all make at SiriusPoint. We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career.
Our Purpose is to provide security and resilience in an uncertain world.
Our Vision is to be recognized as a best-in-class insurer and reinsurer utilizing deep risk capabilities to protect our customers. Blending our talent, expertise and data to provide intelligent risk solutions.
Our culture is one of performance and accountability. Our people are our experts and you will be empowered to apply your expertise in a supportive, collaborative and purposeful environment.
Our Values are at the heart of our business, and which guide every day actions and decision making.
- Integrity: Integrity, respect and trust are our core principles
- Customer Focused: Our customers are the reason we exist
- Solution Driven: Creating solutions is our mindset
- Diversity: Diversity, inclusion and allyship make us stronger
- Collaboration: Collaboration drives outperformance
Your skills and abilities should include:
- Experience as an employment lawyer with a minimum of 7 years of client counselling and litigation experience, working as external or internal legal counsel to a global, publicly traded companies on a wide range of employment law matters.
- Must be a member, in good standing, of the New York Bar and/or any US State.
- Experience in insurance, reinsurance or another highly regulated sector (e.g., financial services, pharmaceutical) is a plus.
- Ability to manage others while meeting and/or exceeding deadlines – prioritizing, multi-tasking, and maintaining flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- An exceptional communicator, collaborator, and influencer. Skilled at engaging with and building trusted relationships with C-suite leaders and other key stakeholders. Able to bring people together.
- Able to operate and excel at both strategic and tactical levels. Willingness to roll up your sleeves to get things done.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.
SALARY: The estimated salary range for this position is $165,000 per year to $205,000 per year. This is a good-faith assessment of the salary range for this position only. In determining the actual salary within this range, SiriusPoint will consider a candidate’s relevant experience, location, and other job-related factors.
We Achieve More Together
At SiriusPoint, we know that diversity, inclusion and allyship make us stronger. We value and are committed to supporting the unique voices, backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles and contributions of the diverse global employee base that make up our business.
We know that a diverse and equitable culture, where all voices are included and heard, is critical to our success as an employer. We are committed to developing our DE&I strategy to ensure that SiriusPoint remains a supportive and empowering place of work.
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