Description:
The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we've been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?
Job Summary:
As a key member of the Corporate Legal team, you will serve as a trusted privacy advisor to business partners across the organization. In this role, you'll provide practical, risk‑based counsel on privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence and information governance issues that arise across products, operations, and strategic initiatives. You will work closely with stakeholders to enable responsible data use while ensuring compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
In addition, you will have opportunities to develop and grow your professional acumen by working with more experienced attorneys to provide legal advice to our internal partners from various areas across the organization, including Corporate Finance, IT, the Corporate Secretary, Tax, and Corporate Development. This role blends legal analysis, business judgment, and collaboration to support innovation and protect the company and its customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advise business partners on privacy and data protection matters, including the collection, use, sharing, retention, and security of personal information.
- Conduct risk assessments related to privacy incidents and data security events and recommend remediation and notification actions.
- Provide legal guidance on new technologies, products, and processes that impact company data, with a focus on risk mitigation and compliance.
- Draft, review, and negotiate privacy‑related provisions in commercial contracts and vendor agreements.
- Monitor, research, and advise on legal and regulatory developments affecting privacy and data protection, particularly in the insurance and financial services sectors.
- Partner with cross‑functional teams (including compliance, security, IT, and product) to develop and improve privacy workflows, policies, and processes.
- Support legislative and regulatory engagement efforts related to privacy in coordination with government relations and trade associations.
- Engage and manage outside counsel or alternative legal service providers to deliver high‑quality, cost‑effective legal services.
Skills and Background You'll Need:
- Education: Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership required
- Certification: CIPP/US (preferred)
Experience:
- 3+ years of relevant experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions and/or complex commercial contract negotiation with a combination of in-house and private firm experience. (Insurance/financial services experience highly preferred)
- Demonstrated experience advising on privacy laws applicable to insurance and financial services (GLBA, HIPAA, CCPA) and associated privacy/compliance requirements.
- Hands-on experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating data protection agreements, including DPAs and BAAs as well as contracts and other associated privacy documentation.
- Experience working with and advising global capability centers. (preferred)
Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate:
- Winning Together: Excellent verbal and written communication skills which allow you to collaborate effectively with legal colleagues and cross‑functional partners to deliver strong outcomes. Ability to translate complex legal issues into meaningful and relevant communications for stakeholders outside the legal team.
- Customer Focus: Demonstrated history of working closely with internal business partners as a strategic partner to identify and prioritize business needs and assess and communicate risk. Acts as a strategic advisor to business partners, balancing risk management with business objectives.
- Driving Success: Consistently demonstrates an understanding of, and motivation to, achieve business goals in a legally defensible manner. Ability to produce clear, concise, and persuasive work product and ability to utilize persuasive advising skills. Provides clear, concise, and practical legal guidance that enables informed decision‑making.
- Adaptability: Thrives in a fast‑paced environment and responds effectively to evolving legal and business priorities. Utilizes creative problem-solving techniques to address new circumstances and presents solutions. Demonstrated willingness to learn new skills and accept feedback.
- Improvement Mindset: Seeks continuous improvement in privacy practices, processes, and legal support. Thinks innovatively, brings ideas to life, and approaches business challenges from a broad corporate perspective. Anticipates and removes barriers to accomplish business objectives. Constantly pursues exceptional results that take us “next level.”
Why Join The Standard?
We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:
- A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
- An annual incentive bonus plan
- Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure
- A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement
- Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance
- An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
- In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.
- Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.
- The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.
Salary Range:
$127,500.00 - $186,750.00
Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.
Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant's specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.