Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better.

Associate Counsel, Advanced Markets

General CounselGeneral CounselFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1887H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Illinois + 3 moreAll locations: Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, Massachusetts

Posted

43 days ago

Salary

$128.6K - $222.8K / year

Professional Certificate2 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Assist in providing written and verbal support of case inquiries and sales activities across internal and external sales and distribution partners • Promotion and education of life insurance strategies to facilitate wealth transfer planning, business planning, charitable planning and the related tax issues • Assist in researching support for the drafting of new tax/planning strategies and materials (or changes to existing strategies and materials) • Present and provide education on key sales concepts and regulatory/legislative changes impacting our industry to distributors and sales personnel • Participation as Advanced Markets subject matter expert on projects and initiatives crossing multiple business areas (e.g., product development, underwriting initiatives, new markets, etc.) • Assist in tracking and monitoring of emerging and existing sales concepts • Lead research projects/initiatives • Provide assistance with respect to complex legal, regulatory and compliance matters • Monitor legislative, regulatory and industry developments, and provide updates to multiple business areas • Participate in industry conferences, presentations, committees and working groups

Job Requirements

  • Juris Doctor (required) with 2-4 years minimum Professional Experience in: Life Insurance or Estate, Income, Tax, or Business Planning
  • LLM, CPA, CFP designations are an asset
  • Experience with annuities is an asset
  • Strong analytical abilities, excellent judgment and outstanding communication skills
  • Strong writing, editorial, project management, organization and customer service skills
  • Experience using Microsoft Office products
  • Highly developed negotiation, influencing and networking skills
  • Knowledge of life insurance strategies, products, concepts and pricing standards
  • Strong presentation skills, comfort with presenting at various size audiences and methods (in-person seminars/townhalls, webinars etc.)
  • Exposure to general principles of taxation and accounting
  • Must be well organized and detailed in approach, with good follow-through
  • Ability to work multiple projects with changing deadlines
  • Ability to effectively balance competing priorities in fast-paced environment
  • Resourcefulness to shifting demands in an evolving environment
  • Ability to travel to industry and distributor conferences, meetings

Benefits

  • health, dental, mental health, vision insurance
  • short- and long-term disability insurance
  • life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
  • employee/family assistance plans
  • retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans)
  • global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
  • generous paid time off (up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time)
  • full range of statutory leaves of absence

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