Job Description

At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care—and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day. 

We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates. We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsorships, and employee volunteerism.

Our four values guide our strategy, our decisions, and our interactions:

• Make it human. We care about the people that make up our customers, colleagues, and communities.
• Make it about others. We do what's best for our customers and collaborate to drive progress. 
• Make it happen. We work with intention toward a common purpose and forge ways forward together. 
• Make it better.  We create fulfilling purpose-driven careers by learning from the world and each other.

POSITION TITLE

Corporate Governance Paralegal

POSITION LOCATION

Richmond, VA

YOUR ROLE

As a Corporate Governance Paralegal, you are the administrative backbone for Genworth’s corporate governance structure. You will work alongside our Corporate Governance team to ensure compliance with corporate governance policies and successful execution of Board and Committee meetings.

What you will be doing

• Support Board and Committee meeting governance processes by managing the preparation, organization, and distribution of formal meeting materials and unanimous consents through the Board portal, ensuring accurate and timely delivery aligned with legal requirements.
• Maintain official corporate records, including Minute Books and corporate governance files, ensuring all documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with regulatory and internal standards.
• Assist attorneys and senior leaders with corporate governance initiatives and legal projects, including preparing documentation, monitoring legal milestones, drafting project deliverables and supporting legal compliance and reporting efforts.
• Serve as a legal liaison for internal and external governance inquiries, coordinating with departments across the enterprise to compile, review and submit corporate legal documentation, reports and responses.
• Provide on-site support during Board and Committee meetings, ensuring materials, resolutions and governance-related deliverables are executed and documented appropriately.
• Identify, track and escalate legal and compliance-related risks or project issues, offering resolution strategies in collaboration with attorneys and governance leadership.
• Coordinate legal aspects of governance-related projects from initiation through post-implementation, ensuring deliverables are met within scope and legal obligations are satisfied.
• Communicate regularly with legal counsel and stakeholders, delivering written and oral project updates, legal summaries and documentation related to governance or compliance initiatives.
• Track and manage governance-related calendars and critical deadlines, such as meeting cycles, consent execution and compliance filings, to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory obligations.
• Support the preparation and review of Board and Committee documents, including meeting agendas, resolutions, charters and governance policy updates, under the supervision of legal counsel.
• Some travel will be required.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience preparing documents in a legal and/or compliance function
• Public company corporate governance experience
• Strong writing, organizational and project management skills
• Proven ability to communicate across all levels within the organization (written and verbal)
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and effectively reprioritize tasks when deadlines change
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in corporate governance systems

Employee Benefits & Well-Being

Genworth employees make a difference in people’s lives every day. We’re committed to making a difference in our employees’ lives.

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
• Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
• Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
• Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services

ADDITIONAL

• At this time, Genworth will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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