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 Transactional team, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor to our business partners, someone they can rely on for sound, practical, and strategic counsel. In this true corporate generalist role, you’ll provide legal support across a broad spectrum of stakeholders and business units, helping navigate complex challenges with clarity and confidence. Your work will span a diverse array of subject areas, including Privacy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax, Investments, Commercial Contracts, and Corporate Governance. You’ll be counted on to deliver actionable legal advice that enables smart decision-making and drives business success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver comprehensive legal counsel for mergers and acquisitions, encompassing due diligence, deal structuring, contract negotiation and drafting, and strategic guidance on post-transaction integration and transition services.
• Advise on legal, regulatory and tax aspects of strategic business initiatives.
• Draft, review and advise on wide array of commercial contracts to protect the company’s interests while advancing business objectives.
• Conduct risk assessments on privacy incidents; recommend remediation steps and notification actions.
• Advise on new technologies and processes impacting company data, focusing on risk reduction and mitigation.
• Research, track and advise on legal and regulatory developments that affect the company and its strategies.
• Support the company’s legislative advocacy efforts by collaborating with the government relations team and engaging with trade associations to advance and protect the company’s legal and regulatory interests.
• Assist in developing and refining workflows and processes that support continuous improvement.
• Inform stakeholders of potential risks and outcomes, demonstrating a holistic understanding of business goals.
• Collaborate with a team of lawyers to ensure optimal client outcomes.
• Provide clear, comprehensive legal advice that is understandable to non-lawyers.
• Select, engage and manage outside counsel or alternative legal service providers to ensure high-quality legal services are delivered efficiently and within budget.

Skills and Background You’ll Need:

Education: Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership required

Experience:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, and/or complex commercial contract negotiation.
• Experience advising on privacy and/or data security matters, with familiarity in privacy laws applicable to insurance and financial services (GLBA, HIPAA, CCPA).
• Combination of in-house and private practice experience in the insurance and/or financial services industries. (preferred)
• Experience working with and advising global capability centers. (preferred)
• Experience in the areas of corporate governance, or commercial real estate. (preferred)
• CIPP/US (preferred)

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Winning together: Strong communication & collaboration skills, including ability to effectively work as a member of a larger team of attorneys and legal professionals to serve internal business partners. Builds strong relationships within the legal team and with stakeholders across the organization.
• 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.
• Driving Success: Consistently demonstrate 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.
• Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and adapts quickly to changing priorities. Utilizes creative problem-solving techniques to address new circumstances and presents solutions. Demonstrated willingness to learn new skills and accept feedback.
• Improvement Mindset: Thinks innovatively, brings ideas to life, and seeks continuous improvement.  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.”

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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:

$124,250.00 - $182,250.00

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. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.