John Hancock seeks a dynamic and strategic Assistant Vice President & Counsel to lead the Advanced Markets legal and planning function. This highly visible role partners with senior leadership across distribution, product, legal, and underwriting to deliver sophisticated planning strategies for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. You will lead a team of distributor-facing attorneys, serve as an ambassador to the field, and be instrumental in expanding market opportunities while ensuring responsible growth and alignment with enterprise risk.
Position Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Distribution Alignment
Lead a team of attorneys, Advanced Market Consultants and Specialty Market leaders that serve as trusted partners to National Account Vice Presidents and external wholesalers, supporting distribution partners, financial professionals, CPAs, and Estate Planning Attorneys and deliver technical expertise on complex planning for life insurance solutions.
Create a team culture that fosters team growth and opportunities for employees to develop.
Complex Case Design & Enablement
Drive collaboration between Advanced Markets Consultants and Product Competitive and Intelligence Team to marry advanced case design expertise and consultation across estate, charitable, business continuation, retirement planning and executive benefit planning with competitive product solutions.
Collaborate with product, underwriting, compliance, marketing, corporate legal, risk, compliance, and leadership to execute large, sophisticated life insurance planning.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Strategy
Partner closely with the Insurance Leadership Team and senior executives to assess new market entry strategies, especially where complex regulatory, tax, or planning techniques intersect with target distribution channels and insurance product lines.
Serve as the primary liaison between Advanced Markets and enterprise functions such as underwriting, legal, compliance, and marketing.
Consult with underwriting leadership to oversee financial underwriting across multiple disciplines, including foreign national, high net worth, private and commercial financing, business, and retirement solutions.
Risk Governance & Compliance
Hold a formal charter to oversee risk governance for Advanced Markets activities, ensuring alignment with John Hancock's enterprise risk priorities.
Liaise with enterprise risk and compliance committees to align Advanced Markets strategies with evolving regulatory and corporate policies.
Maintain and continuously refresh a risk mitigation framework that supports responsible, scalable sales growth.
Thought Leadership & Content Creation
Keynote speaker and brand ambassador at industry trade conferences and advisor events.
Author and review technical content, white papers, and planning guides for financial professionals.
Represent John Hancock in the industry as a thought leader on estate, tax, retirement, and business planning.
Regulatory & Legislative Insight
Monitor federal and state tax and estate law changes; advise on business impact and planning opportunities.
Support government relations and advocacy efforts in coordination with public affairs.
Required Qualifications:
J.D. from an accredited law school; active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
12-15+ years of legal experience in life insurance, estate and business planning, or advanced sales, including experience leading high-performing legal or advanced planning teams
Recognized public speaker with proven ability to engage audiences in technical, legal, and planning topics
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence across underwriting, legal, product, and distribution teams
Deep understanding of U.S. tax code as it applies to life insurance, estate/trust planning, charitable giving, executive benefits, and business succession
Experience advising on ERISA, employee benefit plans, and executive benefit markets
Familiarity with foreign national, premium finance, and high-net-worth planning strategies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal and tax complexity into actionable planning
Preferred Qualifications
LL.M. in Taxation
CPA designation strongly preferred
Experience in corporate legal departments or advanced planning groups at major life insurance carriers
Prior involvement with risk or compliance committees within a financial institution's
When you join our team:
We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
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Ubicación principal
Estados Unidos,- Massachusetts Remoto a tiempo completo
Modalidades de Trabajo
Remoto
Se prevé que el rango salarial esté entre
$148,400.00 USD - $275,500.00 USD
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Manulife/John Hancock ofrece a los empleados aptos una amplia variedad de beneficios personalizables, entre ellos, beneficios de salud, odontológicos, de salud mental, oftalmológicos, por discapacidad a corto y a largo plazo, cobertura de seguro de vida y por muerte accidental y desmembramiento, adopción/subrogación y bienestar, y planes de asistencia al empleado/familiar. También ofrecemos a los empleados admisibles varios planes de ahorro para la jubilación (incluidos planes de ahorro 401(k) o de pensiones y un plan mundial de propiedad de acciones con contribuciones equivalentes del empleador) y recursos de asesoramiento y educación financiera. Nuestro generoso programa de días libres pagos en EE. UU. contempla hasta 11 días festivos, 3 días personales, 150 horas de vacaciones y 40 horas de licencia por enfermedad (o más cuando lo exija la ley) por año, y ofrecemos todos los tipos de licencias contempladas por la ley.
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Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
