General Counsel, Global Travel (116633)

Zurich Insurance GroupZurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurer serving people and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. Founded 150 years ago, Zurich is transforming insurance. In addition to providing insurance protection, Zurich is increasingly offering prevention services such as those that promote wellbeing and enhance climate resilience.Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich aspires to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world. It is targeting net-zero emissions by 2050 and has the highest-possible ESG rating from MSCI. In 2020, Zurich launched the Zurich Forest project to support reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil.The Group has about 60,000 employees and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN) is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information is available at www.zurich.com.Zurich Global VenturesZurich Global Ventures (ZGV) is a collection of companies within Zurich Insurance Group that are focused on providing global services and product offerings that go beyond traditional insurance. They aim to get closer to customers by offering customized, proactive and digital experiences that empower individuals and businesses to be better prepared for the future. Through their independent businesses such as Corporate Life & Pension, Zurich International, Cover-More, Zurich LiveWell, Zurich Global Ventures focuses on customer needs in travel, health and wellness, cyber and employee benefits.Cover-More GroupZurich Group and Cover-More Group have agreed to acquire AIG’s global personal travel insurance and assistance business (AIG Travel), including the well-known brand, Travel Guard. This acquisition strengthens Cover-More Group’s global footprint and positions us as a leading travel insurer in both the U.S. and globally. This strategic move aligns perfectly with ZGV’s mission to make insurance more accessible, relevant, and meaningful to our customers.Zurich Insurance is seeking a General Counsel for our Cover-More Global Travel business unit. This is a monumental step forward and we are looking for the right leader to build our future together.The General Counsel will be responsible for identifying, managing and mitigating legal, regulatory and corporate governance risks for our Travel business unit to enable the business to achieve strategic and commercial goals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to protect and preserve Zurich’s tangible and intangible assets. The business set-up attended to by the role holder ordinarily comprises of several legal entities and branches which operate in a global challenging regulatory environment requiring active interaction with supervisory bodies.This role will act as a trusted adviser to the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Global Travel. Depending on jurisdiction, the role may be designated by regulation as a “key risk taker” or “responsible person” role and therefore, be subject to exposure to higher levels of potential personal liability.This position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer, Zurich North America and will be based in one of our US Zurich Offices with travel expected.Key Accountabilities Include:Deep legal and regulatory expertise and experience across a wide and diverse range of legal areas applicable to the business, its product portfolio and its markets.Demonstrates strong strategic orientation and a business partner mind-set, and able to execute a legal strategy that enables Zurich to achieve its strategic objectives while protecting it from legal, regulatory and reputational risk.Proven track record of excellence in counseling and advising senior management.Comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations, has outstanding legal and business judgment, and exhibits the highest degree of professionalism.Proactively anticipates, identifies and evaluates legal, regulatory and governance risks and opportunities, and champions pragmatic and business-oriented solutions.Is agile and always ready to pivot for the unexpected, and find creative and innovative solutions as well as mitigating actions.Maintains a customer-oriented attitude, and an intellectual curiosity that inspires others. Takes smart risks, understands the bigger picture, adapts well to change, prioritizes, simplifies, takes ownership, embraces learning and is a thought leader.Self-aware, authentic and motivating leader with inspirational leadership skills and able to form a best in class in-house legal team, with a strong purpose, clear strategy and ability to translate it into day-to-day operational excellence.Builds, leads and empowers diverse, collaborative and inclusive teams that are keen to develop and grow to ensure stable succession planning.Fosters a performance-driven, innovative and forward-looking function that leverages new technologies and tools to minimize risks and inefficiencies to ensure operational excellence and successful execution of the Global Legal mandate.Appreciates how Sustainability impacts strategy and delivery, and demonstrates a passion for advancing and supporting Zurich's Sustainability journey.Understands common accounting concepts and principles, is able to read financial statements, and is familiar with other relevant Finance topics.Proficient in Legal budget development, forecasting and execution, including successful management of external counsel spend.Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to synthesize and communicate complex legal and regulatory topics to different audiences and stakeholders.Has the right balance between an independent voice and a sensitivity to finding consensus.Cultivates collaboration within Zurich and builds and maintains trusted relationships with senior management and the Board, as well as other stakeholders, such as regulators, industry organizations and other external audiences.Unwavering commitment to integrity, ethics and responsible business conduct.Demonstrated record of successfully navigating through legal, regulatory and/or governance challenges faced by global companies.Strong cross-cultural competence and understanding, ideally with international working experience and/or education, and an ability to work seamlessly and enthusiastically with colleagues across disciplines, cultures and jurisdictions.Basic Qualifications:Juris Doctorate and 15 or more years managing legal affairs for a corporation as Chief Legal Officer, Vice President or Corporate Secretary.Member of the Bar.Significant experience, and proven ability to effectively engage & manage people from varying backgrounds within a dispersed and matrixed organization.Insurance experience.Preferred Qualifications:Travel Insurance experience.Experience managing and leading global legal initiatives.Pro-active, open-minded leader with the ability to think outside of the box and get things done with significant business impact.Advanced and in-depth knowledge of multi-product retail distribution.Experience building and implementing key strategies.Strong collaboration, conflict resolution and influencing skills.Experience building and managing cross functional teams.Strong executive presence and the ability to interact across all levels of the organization.Ability to manage vision and purpose, lead the organization through innovative and creative thinking.As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time.A future with Zurich. What can go right when you apply at Zurich?Now is the time to move forward and make a difference. At Zurich, we want you to share your unique perspectives, experiences and ideas so we can grow and drive sustainable change together. As part of a leading global organization, Zurich North America has over 150 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience. Today, Zurich North America is a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and a wide range of risk management products and services for businesses and individuals. We serve more than 25 industries, from agriculture to technology, and we insure 90% of the Fortune 500.Zurich maintains a comprehensive employee benefits package for employees as well as eligible dependents and competitive compensation.As a global company, Zurich recognizes the diversity of our workforce as an asset. We recruit talented people from a variety of backgrounds with unique perspectives that are truly welcome here. Taken together, diversity and inclusion bring us closer to our common goal: exceeding our customers’ expectations. Zurich does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status. EOE disability/vet

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