Director, Associate General Counsel

Overview

This Associate General Counsel role leads, provides strategic guidance to, and works through multiple teams of legal professionals and people leaders across a wide range of legal specializations in support of enterprise functions. The position collaborates with senior legal leadership, including the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, to provide timely advice on a broad range of legal matters, inform enterprise strategy, and represent the organization with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality legal service through cross-functional teams to resolve complex legal issues in service of enterprise strategic outcomes.
• Serve as a legal and business generalist by identifying and counseling on critical enterprise legal issues across a variety of disciplines.
• Coach and guide the Assistant General Counsel in collaborating with leaders across the enterprise and within the division to deliver integrated and proactive legal services that protect the organization and support business objectives.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with business stakeholders across the enterprise, including participation in cross-functional strategic business planning.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the enterprise and industry to identify trends and opportunities, formulate business-appropriate legal advice and strategies, and act as a resource to enterprise leaders.
• Support proper organizational governance and management accountability by escalating legal and risk management issues to the appropriate level and ensuring senior legal leadership and enterprise leaders are informed of department activities and initiatives.
• Strengthen the legal talent landscape to enable business roadmaps by forecasting future talent gaps, assessing bench strength, developing talent, and supporting succession planning (with strategic guidance of the Deputy General Counsel).
• Collaborate across the division to align on Legal Department goals and execution strategies, and coach the Assistant General Counsel to support the same within their practice group.
• Build department budget requirements, including outside counsel budget, and ensure proper department budget management.
• Provide oversight to lawyers and Assistant General Counsels on outside counsel management when needed, and serve as a liaison for outside counsel for complex initiatives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience providing business-appropriate legal advice to leaders.
• 5+ years of demonstrated success leading, managing, and developing lawyers to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• 12 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• 3 or more years of supervisory experience required.
• Ability to provide global risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ability to collaborate and bring cross-functional teams together.
• Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Willingness to contribute to and refine new and innovative solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including using logic and reasoning to identify solutions, conclusions, or approaches to processes.
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented, able to determine strategies and objectives with little guidance.
• Ability to take decisive action and provide direction with little guidance based on desired outcomes and available resources.
• Strong communication skills with a mindset of educating and empowering clients.
• Understanding of the business of insurance and demonstrated ability to advise clients toward successful outcomes based on both legal and business considerations.

Licenses

• Licensed attorney required upon hire (varies by state).

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Grade 27: $190,254 - $439,724 (national base pay range)
• Competitive base and incentive pay
• 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
• Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
• 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
• Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
• Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, and recognition program
• Adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program

Location

• Unfortunately, the enterprise is unable to hire individuals residing in Alaska, North Dakota, Nebraska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) or other US Territories at this time.

Additional Information

• Background check required.
• This position does not sponsor work visas.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be provided if selected for hire.