Senior Managing Counsel, Technology and AI (Remote)

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

Join Our Team as a Senior Managing Technology & AI Counsel!
We are seeking a creative, high-energy attorney passionate about the intersection of law, business, technology, and data. In this role, you will join the Business Law division of Allstate’s Law and Regulation department, providing strategic and practical legal counsel to Allstate’s technology organization and supporting enterprise-wide initiatives in technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence.
As a recognized senior subject matter expert and trusted business partner, you will leverage advanced business acumen to guide the development of new products—including both regulated and non-insurance offerings—as well as innovative technology initiatives and emerging technologies. This role requires a collaborative, cross-functional approach to drive effective outcomes and shape the future of technology and AI at Allstate.
Get ready to make an impact and shape the future of technology and AI at Allstate!

Key Responsibilities

• Real time and critical business-focused legal advice on emerging business issues, risks and initiatives primarily in areas of technology, insurance regulation, privacy, artificial intelligence, and consumer protection.
• Proactively conduct complex research on the application of pertinent laws, regulations, and other legal authorities to emerging technologies and ability to collaborate across functions to determine impacts to the business and to concisely explain these impacts to business stakeholders.
• Conduct risk analyses on key issues, looking at issues from a holistic perspective, recognizing overall impact to the enterprise; makes strategic recommendations for risk management.
• Play a key role in strategy determination, action planning, and communication with business partners, business units and other areas of the law department.
• Anticipate legal concerns and provide creative problem solving in a dynamic business environment.
• Understand the dynamics of working within a highly regulated environment including the interactions between business partners, technology, compliance, risk, government relations and other legal teams.
• Comfort with executing on goals and objectives through ambiguity and in a changing business and legal landscape.
• Assist in building a culture of constructive debate and conversations with a virtual team across multiple locations.

A typical day for a Senior Managing Counsel might include:

• Advising business partners on insurance regulatory legal issues that impact a new technology product design or rollout.
• Coordinating, understanding, and synthesizing complex legal advice from other attorneys within the legal department and outside experts to advise business partners in a simple, direct manner.
• Building or improving processes for seamless legal and compliance review of emerging technologies.
• Driving implementation of a compliance plan.

We are fortunate to have a talented, engaged, and hard-working team and are looking for someone with those same qualities. You might be the right fit if:

• You thrive on advising in areas of law that are unsettled and constantly changing.
• You understand how to build new, efficient processes.
• You volunteer ideas and creative solutions.
• You are comfortable working with both a legal and business mindset simultaneously.

Education & Experience

• J.D is required and active bar membership in good standing
• 10+ years legal experience in a law firm or an in-house legal department for a mid- to large-sized company with a focus on technology and emerging businesses.
• Strong Experience in the following areas: insurance regulation, privacy, technology, and artificial intelligence. Knowledge of intellectual property, cybersecurity, and/or other highly regulated industries
• Advanced experience advising technology teams
• Ability to manage outside counsel and budgets

Key Competencies & Functional Skills

• Strong leadership skills, including team building, collaboration, coaching, and guiding others.
• Executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication, delivered concisely and effectively.
• Budget and project management experience.
• Proficiency in computer applications, including the Microsoft Office suite, relevant to job responsibilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Business acumen, with the ability to quantify ROI, develop business cases, and contribute to risk evaluations.

Remote Work & Travel Expectations

• This is a remote role with travel expectations. While candidates may be located anywhere in the U.S., travel will primarily be to Chicago/Northbrook, IL, with occasional travel to Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; Scottsdale, AZ; or other sites as needed due to team collaboration and business travel considerations.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervisory responsibilities may be assigned based on the scope of work and organizational requirements.

#LI-PC1

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Budget Management, Consulting, Corporate Legal Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy Protection, Data Protection Privacy, Emerging Technologies, Emerging Technology Trends, Global Privacy, Leadership, Legal Consulting, Privacy Compliance, Privacy Laws, Privacy Regulations, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Analysis, Risk-Based Analysis, Shareholder Engagement, Strategy Development, Team Leadership

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is $150, 000.00 - $225, 000.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.

For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint.

It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.