Description:
A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.Job Description:
Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking an experienced and motivated Contract and Data Privacy Attorney to join our team. The position requires the following, but is not limited to:
- Draft, review, and revise proposed vendor contract language and provisions to ensure the company is receiving appropriate legal, cybersecurity, data privacy, and confidentiality protections.
- Work directly with business unit contract owners to ensure vendor proposed delivery/application processes for products, services, or software conform to best practices in the industry.
- Assist with cybersecurity incident response.
- Assist with cybersecurity and data privacy policy development and compliance issues.
- Assist with responses to consumer privacy requests and inquiries.
- Preparing training materials and giving presentations.
- Provide legal advice and counsel to business units within the company regarding other general corporate matters.
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Law degree from accredited J.D. program and license to practice law.
- Experience drafting business contracts is preferred.
- Vendor management experience is preferred.
- Familiarity with, and an understanding of, privacy and cybersecurity laws governing the use of personal information, data breach issues, intellectual property infringement indemnification, data protection provisions and terminology, HIPAA, cloud- based server issues, and general liability principles.
- Strong technology skills and the ability to use contract life cycle management systems to streamline contract review processes and manage tasks efficiently.
- Strong analytical skills, efficient, organized, and ability to see the big picture.
- Strong communication skills are necessary to effectively interact with the business units to assist them with vendor contracts.
- Strong writing and drafting skills.
- Ability to think on one's feet and excellent oral argument skills are necessary to negotiate key contract provisions with vendors and business partners.
