Director, Associate General Counsel

Overview

This role serves as in-house legal leader, providing strategic guidance and leading cross-functional legal support across the enterprise. The Associate General Counsel influences and collaborates with senior leadership, including the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, to deliver timely advice on a wide range of legal matters. The position also contributes to 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 understanding critical legal issues across a wide range of disciplines to counsel and guide leadership.
• Coach and guide the Assistant General Counsel to ensure integrated, proactive legal services that protect the organization and support business objectives.
• 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, formulate business-appropriate legal advice and strategies, and serve as a resource to enterprise leaders.
• Promote proper organizational governance and management accountability by escalating legal and risk management issues to the appropriate level and ensuring the Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, and enterprise leaders are informed about 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 Legal Department goals and execution strategies, helping ensure the organization maintains a solid legal foundation for ongoing business.
• Build budget requirements (including outside counsel budget) and ensure proper management of the department budget.
• Provide oversight to lawyers and Assistant General Counsels on outside counsel management, when needed, and 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.
• Ready, willing, and able to contribute to and refine new and innovative solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify solutions, conclusions, or approaches to processes.
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented, with the ability 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 success 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
• 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
• Competitive base and incentive pay
• 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, and child, elder & pet care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program

National base pay range provided as a good-faith estimate for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications, and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.

Location

This position is not available for 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.

Fair Chance Ordinances and Background Considerations

The 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 those such as the California Fair Chance Act and other local ordinances listed in the source posting.

Work Authorization

This position does not sponsor applicants for work visas.