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About the Role

Serve as a key legal partner supporting the company’s public company reporting, securities compliance, and capital markets activities. Draft, coordinate, and file SEC disclosures while providing guidance on SEC and NYSE requirements. Gather and synthesize information for regulatory filings, support securities-related matters, and ensure compliance with public company reporting obligations.

Responsibilities

Support preparation, review and filing of SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, proxy statement, 8-K, S-3, S-8, and other filings as needed, to ensure compliance with federal securities laws and NYSE listing requirements.
Assist with review of earnings and investor communications materials, including earnings announcements, earnings scripts, press releases, investor presentations, internal communications, and similar.
Monitor developments in securities laws, NYSE listing requirements, SEC regulations and guidance, proxy advisory guidance, and public company governance best practices.
Support Section 16 and insider trading compliance, including review and coordination of Section 16 reports, administration of insider trading compliance processes, such as trading windows, blackout periods, and pre-clearance, and 10b5-1 plan review and administration.
Contribute to process development and refinement supporting recurring disclosure and reporting workflows, such as templates, checklists, and calendars.
Support special projects as needed, such as debt financings, share repurchases, and other capital markets transactions.
Direct and manage external law firms to ensure deadlines are met and completed within budget.
Work on complex legal issues where analysis requires identification and evaluation of multiple factors.
Manage legal matters provided to a number of in-house constituents within practice area(s).
Exercise independent judgment regarding legal advice with limited supervision of more senior attorney.
Participate in and may lead departmental and cross-functional working groups in identified areas of legal expertise or development.
May manage support staff.

Requirements

JD from an ABA accredited law school
Five years of relevant legal experience (advising clients in securities law (’33 and ’34 Act) and SEC reporting and compliance matters).
Licensed or eligible to practice in the applicable state
Ability to effectively communicate, both written and oral, with the intended audience
Ability to exercise sound judgment in a fast paced environment
Ability to exercise agility and adaptability in providing legal advice
Comfortable in a rapidly changing corporate environment
Proficient using MS Office
Applicants must possess legal authorization to work for our company in the U.S. without the need for immigration, sponsorship or otherwise serving as an employer of record for immigration employment purposes.
At this time, this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship.

Skills

SEC reporting
Securities law
Capital markets
Drafting SEC disclosures
SEC and NYSE requirements guidance
Regulatory filings
Securities-related matters
Public company reporting obligations
MS Office

Location

Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore

Work Type

Hybrid Office Environment
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Counsel
Five years of relevant legal experience

Education Level

JD from an ABA accredited law school

Salary/Compensations

$150,000 - $200,000 annually

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs

About the Company

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward.
We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce.
We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.
We appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.
We believe everyone deserves to live their best life.
More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.
Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide.
Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.
We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match.
Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play.
United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.
Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses: World Financial Group, Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, and Financial Assets.
These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs.
Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people.
It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.
Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999.
Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.
It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives.
As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.

Equal Opportunity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals.
We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.
To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs.
This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity.
ERGs are open to all employees.
They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.