Director, Associate General Counsel

Overview

This in-house legal leadership role provides strategic guidance and legal services across multiple teams and practice areas in support of enterprise functions. The Associate General Counsel collaborates closely with senior legal leadership, including the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, to provide timely advice on a wide range of legal matters. The role also helps inform enterprise strategy and represents the organization with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 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 (highly preferred).
• 12 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, including 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 flexible; comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Ability and willingness to contribute and refine new and innovative solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to use logic and reasoning to identify solutions, conclusions, or approaches.
• 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 resources.
• Strong communication skills, with an approach focused on educating and empowering clients.
• Understanding of the business of insurance and demonstrated ability to advise clients toward success outcomes considering both legal and business considerations.

Licenses

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of demonstrated success leading, managing, and developing lawyers to deliver high-quality outcomes (highly preferred).

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Grade 27: $190,254 - $439,724 (national base pay range; good-faith estimate).
• Actual pay may vary based on knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications, ability to meet required minimum job qualifications, prevailing wages in the work location, and internal equity.

Benefits include:

• Competitive base and incentive pay
• 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
• 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 a recognition program
• Adoption assistance, fertility treatment, and child, elder & pet care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program

Location

• This position requires that the applicant undergo a background check.
• Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and/or New York Corrections Law Article 23-A.
• Work authorization: the organization will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
• 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 U.S. Territories at this time.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be provided if selected for hire.