Counsel - Contracts & Technology Legal

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Job Category

Legal

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$126,500.00 - $208,700.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Are you a talented, highly motivated and innovative attorney looking to join a dynamic and collaborative legal team? As a member of Travelers' Contracts & Technology Legal Group, the successful candidate will be involved in all facets of commercial contracting issues, serving as lead counsel on strategic technology, vendor and other commercial transactions, including a growing portfolio of artificial intelligence, data governance, and emerging technology matters. The successful candidate will provide day-to-day advice, resolve issues that arise out of existing commercial relationships and identify opportunities to improve how legal support is delivered. The ability to think strategically, creatively and exercise sound, practical judgment is essential.

Travelers offers a hybrid work location model that is designed to support flexibility.

What Will You Do?

• Structure, review, draft and negotiate sophisticated and complex technology-related, cloud, software, outsourcing, strategic alliances, marketing, content and data license and other agreements, including those relating to professional services, consulting, software licensing, software as a service, and artificial intelligence.
• Maintain awareness of and provide strategic direction and legal advice to business partners regarding complex legal issues, including data licensing, cloud, artificial intelligence, and other new and emerging technologies.
• Advise on contract interpretation and dispute resolution.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve both the efficiency and quality of legal support.
• Develop and revise templates, training materials and other documents useful as part of contracting.
• Exhibit thought leadership and initiative and be able to work quickly and collaboratively while managing deadlines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners and other staff across the legal department.
• Successfully manage outside counsel.
• Make effective use of technology, automation and AI in the practice of law.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Depth of experience with complex commercial contracts, including technology, data licensing, data protection agreements, large language models/generative AI, and cloud related issues.
• Sound judgment and good business sense, including the ability to provide advice based on a nuanced understanding of the business.
• Superior written and oral communications skills, including drafting and negotiating.
• Enthusiasm for applying AI and technology to legal work as part of a data-informed legal team.
• Ability to work autonomously and efficiently in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Possess a strong client service focus and solutions-oriented, self-starter, can-do mentality.
• Ability to grow in the role and assume increasing levels of responsibility.
• Insurance or financial services industry experience.

What is a Must Have?

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent International legal degree; graduate of an accredited law school.
• Minimum of 3 years of prior legal experience.
• Active license to practice law in the state(s) in which representation is required.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners, and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services, life coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners, and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.