Assistant General Counsel - Third Party Risk Management
About The Position
The Assistant General Counsel – Third Party Risk Management serves as the Bank’s primary legal counsel for drafting and negotiating vendor agreements and leads the Bank’s Contracts Administration Team. The attorney works with procurement, third-party risk management, project management, and other business lines on technology-services agreements and other services and vendor agreements involving the Bank or its customers. The role also oversees the Bank’s contract lifecycle management processes and procedures, including the implementation and use of contract technologies such as CLM systems and AI tools.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited law school.
- Admitted to and in good standing with the bar of a US state.
- At least 5–7 years of experience as a practicing transactional attorney with a top law firm and/or the in-house legal department of a large business with multistate operations.
- Knowledge of implementation and use of Contract Lifecycle Management systems.
- Knowledge of implementation and use of AI-enabled tools for contract drafting and review.
Nice To Haves
- Candidates residing in locations within BankUnited’s footprint may be given preference.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and other instruments for commercial and strategic transactions involving the Bank and its subsidiaries, including technology-services contracts and related statements of work and service-level agreements.
- Manage and oversee the Contracts Administration Team and contract lifecycle management processes and procedures.
- Oversee implementation and use of contract technologies, including CLM systems and AI tools for contract drafting, review, and negotiation.
- Advise Procurement, Third-Party Risk Management, and other business units on commercial transactions and agreements and the Bank’s related legal rights and obligations.
- Assist the internal legal team in identifying, mitigating, and protecting the Bank against legal risks.
- Assist with corporate, legal, and regulatory matters affecting the Bank and its subsidiaries, including contracts, third-party agreements, vendor-supplier relationships, external counsel, litigation and disputes, industry compliance, and intellectual property.
- Maintain expertise in industry-related legal, governance, compliance, and regulatory issues and help ensure organizational activities comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- Participate in developing and implementing policies and procedures consistent with objectives established by the Board of Directors and senior management.
- Draft key legal documents, provide recommendations, and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
- Stay informed about legislation, regulations, and other developments affecting the Bank and its subsidiaries.
- Attend and actively contribute to meetings.
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance, including anti-money-laundering requirements such as the Bank Secrecy Act and US PATRIOT Act.
- Follow Bank policies and procedures and complete required training.
- Identify and report suspicious activity.
- Supervise functions, projects, services, and/or employees as applicable; carry out supervisory responsibilities under organizational policies and applicable laws.
- Interview, hire, train, plan and assign work, direct work, appraise performance, coach, reward and discipline employees, address complaints, and resolve problems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
