At Great Gray Group, we strive to set the bar for the retirement services industry. Our goal is to deliver advanced retirement solutions that combine our core fiduciary services with robust investment options, innovative technology, and dedicated client service. We focus on making choices clearer, transitions smoother, and the client experience more delightful. Complacency isn't in our vocabulary. Every day, we look for opportunities to better serve our clients, be an excellent business partner, and earn the trust of those who rely on us.

Great Gray is looking to add a Senior Counsel – Investment Solutions to the Legal team. This attorney’s primary responsibility will be to advise and support our trust and administrative services businesses, at all levels of the organization, in a rapidly evolving, high-growth environment. The Senior Counsel will advise representatives of other functions on legal matters affecting Great Gray and partner with them to support Great Gray’s current and new business activities. The Senior Counsel will also help develop and execute plans, policies, and procedures for Great Gray’s Legal team and may represent the Legal team on various internal working groups and committees.

In addition, the Senior Counsel will (i) negotiate and prepare agreements with participating plans and subadvisors to Great Gray CITs, (ii) oversee the creation of new funds and draft related documents, including for innovative products such as CIT funds with private market exposure and lifetime income features, (iii) design and execute legal strategies for high-priority business projects, including large conversions of CIT assets from other trust companies and M&A activities, (iv) support Great Gray’s retirement policy and advocacy efforts, (v) partner with our Marketing team in preparing thought leadership and reviewing marketing collateral, (vi) oversee legal content on the RPAG platform, and (vii) serve as in-house benefits counsel for Great Gray Group’s own employee benefit plans.

The ideal candidate will have a mix of law firm and in-house legal experience, business acumen, a commitment to operational excellence, and strong technical, analytical and communication skills combined with the confidence and emotional intelligence needed to advance Great Gray priorities. In summary, we seek an experienced, strong, collaborative attorney, with integrity, who can work effectively across Great Gray. It is likely that the right candidate is currently with a financial services company or leading law firm.

While we strongly prefer an in-office candidate, we would also consider highly qualified candidates for remote work in certain jurisdictions (Washington, DC, Miami, FL, Charlotte, NC, or the New York metro region).

Visa sponsorship or transfer of an existing visa is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer.

$225,000-$250,000

*This base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

The pay range displayed above is the base pay compensation range that Great Gray expects to pay for this position at the time of this posting. Individual compensation within this range depends on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, candidate’s prior education and relevant work experience and training as well as position location and local market demands. Our pay-for-performance culture also includes participation in an annual incentive bonus plan for this position which is not included in the ‘Base Pay Range’ noted above.

We have a comprehensive and competitive benefits package at Great Gray. Some of the highlights are:

· Be an integral part of a high-growth organization!

· Competitive compensation package

· Group medical, dental and vision insurance

· Employer-paid life and disability insurance

· Annual well-being stipend

· Eligible employees may also contribute to a 401(k) plan with an advantageous employer contribution model, upholding our mission to support our employees in retirement

Great Gray is the leading independent provider of trustee and administrative services to Collective Investment Trusts (“CITs”), with over $315 billion in CIT assets under management, across more than 940 funds. We proudly work with more than 80 subadvisors, including leading firms such as AllianceBernstein, American Funds, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, MetLife, Neuberger Berman, PGIM, PIMCO and Raymond James.

CITs are more than just an investment vehicle. They represent a forward-thinking approach to retirement planning. These tax-exempt, pooled investment vehicles are offered to employer-sponsored retirement plans, like 401(k)s. CITs are comparable to mutual funds, but, because they are tailored for the institutional retirement market, they can offer distinct advantages, including efficient administration and cost-effectiveness. CITs have a history dating back over 90 years; but they have gained favor over the past decade, driven by innovations, and Great Gray has been at the forefront.

Great Gray has consistently delivered year-over-year growth at an above market rate and is investing in the continued development of its core CIT business as well as complementary administrative services and technology solutions for the retirement market.

Madison Dearborn Partners (“MDP”) purchased Great Gray from Wilmington Trust in April 2023. As a result, Great Gray is an independent company owned by funds affiliated with MDP.

MDP is a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago. Since MDP's formation in 1992, the firm has raised aggregate capital of over $37 billion and has completed over 160 platform investments across nine flagship funds. MDP invests across five dedicated industry verticals, including financial services, healthcare, technology and government services.

Great Gray Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or other non-merit factor.

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