Vice President – Chief Counsel, Corporate Law

Voya Financial

Vice President, Chief Counsel at Voya Financial providing corporate legal advice on various matters. Overseeing SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance for financial services.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeNew York City • Minnesota, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $240,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide a broad range of corporate legal advice to the enterprise on periodic reporting, transactional, executive compensation, financing, regulatory, and governance matters.
Support SEC and other regulatory reporting for Voya’s public holding company and insurance companies, including SEC Exchange Act filings.
Support the Strategy team in merger and acquisition transactions.
Support the Treasury team in various types of financing transactions.
Support the Executive Compensation team.
Act as a trusted adviser to various enterprise functions, including Treasury, Executive Compensation, Strategy, Financial Planning and Analysis, Governance, Risk, Investor Relations and other teams.
Provide support and guidance, as needed, to Voya’s corporate governance team on corporate governance matters, both at the parent and the insurance company level.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school;
Member of the bar in good standing in at least one jurisdiction;
6-12 years of experience with a broad range of corporate law matters, either in a large, national law firm or in-house setting;
Demonstrated knowledge of the federal securities laws;
Experience in financial and merger and acquisition transactional matters;
Strong relationship management skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization and to work either independently or as a team member;
Reliable, self-starter, detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

corporate legal adviceSEC reportingregulatory reportingmerger and acquisition transactionsfinancing transactionsexecutive compensationfederal securities lawstransactional matterscorporate governance

Soft Skills

relationship managementindependent workteam collaborationreliabilityself-starterdetail-orientedwell-organizedmulti-priority managementdeadline management

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeJuris Doctor DegreeMember of the bar