Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

All Boston Mutual employees who interact with our policyholders, our producers, and our BML associates embrace the principles of our brand and service philosophy. We are all brand ambassadors. Both our words and our behaviors matter. We share a common service philosophy and pride ourselves in living the BML brand promises every day, one interaction at a time.   

The following statements represent what Boston Mutual stands “FOR” – it is what makes us different and better in the market we serve.  

• We are FOR being a progressive life insurance company offering financial peace of mind to working Americans and their families.
• We are FOR providing practical and affordable products designed for those we serve. 
• We are FOR making it easy to secure a level of financial protection with a portfolio of products – beginning with life insurance.
• We are FOR providing a personalized customer experience to our policyholders and producers.

• We are FOR acting in the best interests of our policyholders, producers, employees and the communities in which we live and serve – representing the goodness of mutuality in all we do.

We do our best to: 

• Demonstrate a desire to assist
• Listen for understanding and respond empathetically
• Explain things in a manner that is easy to understand
• Be knowledgeable students of our business
• Take full ownership to resolve questions and issues
• Be professional, polite and courteous
• Leave our customers and associates “better than where we found them”

The VP, General Counsel and Secretary reports to the Chairman, CEO & President and is responsible for leading Legal, and Compliance departments, and serves as the chief legal advisor of the company.

The position is a member of the Executive Team and Senior Leadership. The VP is responsible for managing customer relationships (internal and external), working as a business partner by identifying strategic advantages where possible, and assessing legal and compliance risk.

The VP – General Counsel and Secretary is expected to:

• Develop and implement strategy and thought leadership.
• Actively contribute as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team. 
• Collaborate on company-wide strategies and initiatives with peers and reporting teams to instill a culture of communication and transparency focused on employee engagement and attaining results.
• Serves as Corporate Secretary. In this role, works with Chair of Board to advise on agenda items and presentations. Prepares and records meeting minutes. In addition, advises Board and Committees on various governance matters. 
• Ensure departments compliant with company policies, procedures and corporate compliance as well as federal and state regulations. Involved in complex case decisions and resolving issues that may arise. 
• Works closely with other departments on new initiatives and changes to existing products and/or processes. 
• Foster a growth-oriented, positive and encouraging environment while keeping employees and management accountable to company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Provide the team guidance as needed to ensure the team maintains a high level of delivery excellence while following streamlined processes.
• Maximize performance in teams, oversight of team coaching, accountability and development.
• Provide Counsels company-wide management on the legal implications of all company activities, provides legal services as required in judicial proceedings, and keeps abreast of legislative and administrative regulatory developments and problems.
• Obtains the services of outside counsel as required to complement available internal legal resources.
• Be an active participant in industry organizations, such as ACLI and/or state based industry associations
• Foster a culture that reflects the Boston Mutual Brand – provide positive and proactive support to employees and internal and external customers.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS