Senior Legal Manager

Nous sommes un fournisseur de services financiers qui s'emploie à faciliter les décisions de nos clients et de nos collègues partout dans le monde et à les aider à vivre mieux. De nos initiatives environnementales à nos investissements dans la collectivité, nous montrons la voie en nous appuyant sur des valeurs, et ce, dans l'ensemble de nos activités. Pour nous aider à nous démarquer, nous vous aidons à progresser, parce que lorsque nos collègues sont en santé, respectés et vraiment valorisés, nous nous épanouissons tous. Découvrez comment vous pouvez faire progresser votre carrière, avoir une influence et susciter un réel changement avec notre équipe gagnante dès aujourd'hui.
Semaine de travail comprimée Hybride
Description d'emploi The opportunity The primary functions of the role are (1) to develop and implement legal strategies to protect the companies' interests and ensure compliance with laws and regulations, (2) to provide timely and reliable legal services to the senior management and business units in a variety of legal topics, (3) to collaborate with management to devise efficient and legally defensible strategies, (4) to effectively and efficiently support the distribution compliance and human resources – employee relations segment, (5) to closely coordinate with external counsels to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness, (6) to manage litigious and regulatory matters, (7) to conduct legal research and stay updated on changes in laws and regulations affecting the insurance industry, (8) to provide guidance and support to other members of the legal team.
The position requires a highly qualified lawyer to oversee the legal aspects of the Company to ensure legal compliance and minimize probability of exposure to legal and regulatory risks, among others.
General Responsibilities Draft and solidify legal opinions, contracts, and other legal documents.Research and evaluate different risk factors, especially legal and regulatory risks, regarding business decisions and strategies.Offer proactive advice of possible legal issues.Communicate and negotiate with external parties, including but not limited to the regulators, external counsels, counterparties, etc.Deal with simple and complex regulatory and legal matters with different stakeholders.Release responses to Requests for Legal Assistance (RLA) within turn-around-time (TAT). Communicate and provide answers to legal queries of the business units in a language understood by them. Manage the legal risk exposure of the Company by ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. Assist other subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company.Corporate Governance Assist in drafting and filing of corporate documents, such as board meeting minutes, resolutions, and agreements.Maintain and update corporate records. Coordinate board and committee meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and distributing materials.Assist in preparing reports, presentations and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders.Monitor and ensure compliance with corporate governance regulations and guidelines.Manage communication with the members of the board, executives, and external parties, as needed.Support the Corporate Secretary especially in special projects or initiatives related to corporate governance.Litigation Management Timely attend to notices, orders, subpoenas, directives from courts, government and regulatory bodies.Craft and review effective and solid legal strategies and response to any litigation, manage and oversee litigation decisions by the Company.Manage and keep updated the litigation portfolio/tracker of the Company. Ensure that current statuses of the cases are encoded.Represent the Company as legal counsel in defense or any action, suit, or legal/regulatory proceedings.Draft pleadings and other legal documents.Coordinate with external retained counsel for specific cases to ensure that the interests of the Company are safeguarded.Report the status of cases attended within seventy-two (72) hours or earlier, as necessary, from the time of the hearing/meeting.Attend meetings with relevant regulators, judicial and quasi-judicial bodies, as instructed.Resolve disputes through a collaborative process with the business units to achieve desired outcomes and avoid exposure to litigation risks.Distribution Compliance and Human Resources Support Provide practical and effective legal support to Human Resources and Distribution Compliance.Review Notices to Explain and Notices of Decision and provide recommendations on the findings and decisions of the Company.Provide coaching and counseling to Human Resources and/or managers on how to manage labor risks.Release reviewed and revised Notices to Explain, Recommendation/Findings, and Notices of Decision with agreed TAT.Legal Records Management Keep an updated and complete record of all legal/litigation documents and proceedings for the Company.Organize, maintain and keep updated the RLA tracker.Timely and accurately record all RLAs handled in the Legal RLA tracker. Ensure that all legal opinions rendered and contracts reviewed are properly coded, recorded and uploaded in the RLA tracker.Ensure that background and specific objective/s of the RLAs are timely gathered through internal meetings and thereafter properly documented.Ensure confidentiality of documents maintained and track chain of custody.Adhere to Company document and retention policy/ies.Training and Participation in Value Adding Projects Complete required training courses/seminars.Attend and participate in Webinars, trainings, or meetings related to the insurance business, and the legal profession.Keep up-to-date with the latest regulatory and legal changes.Expense Efficiency Closely coordinate with external counsel to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.Reduce the use of paper and support the use of an online system (ie. SharePoint).How will you create impact? The Senior Legal Manager assists the Head of Legal and Corporate Secretary in supporting the management and the business units of the Company. The Senior Legal Manager shall act as the Assistant Corporate Secretary to support the Corporate Secretary in all corporate governance and administrative functions.
What motivates you? You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.What we are looking for College graduate with a Law Degree (Juris Doctor, Bachelor of Laws, or its equivalent).Bar Passer and Member of the Philippine Bar.Proven experience as a legal counsel in a business environment or law firm, or relevant experience in litigation and/or corporate work.Comprehensive knowledge of the legal processes and legal framework of the insurance business in the Philippines and other applicable substantive laws, rules and regulations.Knowledge of corporate law and governance principles.Ability to work independently and make sound legal decisions.Above average reading, comprehension, and writing skills.Negotiating skills.Highly developed communication and relationship building skills.Analytical and Logical Thinking.Computer proficiency – Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.What can we offer you? A competitive salary and benefits packages.A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.A focus on growing your career path with us.Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.Professional development and leadership opportunities.Our commitment to you Values-first culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.Championing Corporate Citizenship
We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.À propos de Manuvie et de John Hancock La Société Financière Manuvie, groupe mondial et chef de file des services financiers, vise à aider les gens à prendre plus facilement des décisions et à vivre mieux. Son siège social mondial se trouve à Toronto, au Canada. Elle exerce ses activités sous le nom de Manuvie en Asie, au Canada et en Europe, et principalement sous le nom de John Hancock aux États-Unis. Elle propose des conseils financiers ainsi que des solutions d'assurance et de gestion de patrimoine et d'actifs à des particuliers, à des groupes et à des institutions. À la fin de 2022, elle comptait plus de 40 000 employés, plus de 116 000 agents et des milliers de partenaires de distribution au service de plus de 34 millions de clients. À la fin de 2022, son actif géré et administré se chiffrait à 1 300 milliards de dollars canadiens (1 000 milliards de dollars américains), le total de ses placements se chiffrait à 400 milliards de dollars canadiens (300 milliards de dollars américains) et son actif net des fonds distincts se chiffrait à 300 milliards de dollars canadiens (300 milliards de dollars américains). Elle est inscrite aux bourses de Toronto, de New York et des Philippines sous le symbole « MFC », ainsi qu'à la Bourse de Hong Kong sous le symbole « 945 ».
Manuvie est un employeur qui souscrit au principe de l'égalité d'accès à l'emploi. À Manuvie/John Hancock, nous embrassons notre diversité. Nous nous efforçons d'attirer, de perfectionner et de maintenir un effectif qui est aussi varié que nos clients, et de favoriser la création d'un milieu de travail inclusif qui met à profit la diversité de nos employés et les compétences de chacun. Nous nous engageons à assurer un recrutement, une fidélisation, une promotion et une rémunération équitables, et nous administrons toutes nos pratiques et tous nos programmes sans discrimination en raison de la race, de l'ascendance, du lieu d'origine, de la couleur, de l'origine ethnique, de la citoyenneté, de la religion ou des croyances ou convictions religieuses, du genre (y compris grossesse et affection liée à une grossesse), de l'orientation sexuelle, des caractéristiques génétiques, du statut d'ancien combattant, de l'identité de genre, de l'expression de genre, de l'âge, de l'état matrimonial, de la situation de famille, d'une invalidité ou de tout autre motif protégé par la loi applicable. Nous nous sommes donné comme priorité d'éliminer les obstacles à l'accès égalitaire à l'emploi. Un représentant des Ressources humaines collaborera avec les candidats qui demandent une mesure d'aménagement raisonnable pendant le recrutement. Tous les renseignements communiqués pendant le processus de demande de mesures d'aménagement seront stockés et utilisés conformément aux lois et aux politiques applicables de Manuvie/John Hancock. Pour demander une mesure d'aménagement raisonnable dans le cadre du recrutement, écrivez à ******** .

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