AVP & Counsel

Unum•Portland, ME

About The Position

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: Award-winning culture Inclusion and diversity as a priority Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution Mental health support Career advancement opportunities Student loan repayment options Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans. And that’s just the beginning… With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! General Summary: Incumbent will be a highly experienced legal advisor to a variety of functional organizations relating to any area of specialty such as investments and treasury (private placements, bonds, municipal securities, etc), litigation, product development, national accounts, claims, underwriting, sales, customer service, distribution, information technology, corporate and marketing initiatives, etc. for all product lines offered by all domestic (U.S.) companies. This role is primarily focused on supporting the business through the drafting, negotiation, and management of customer contracts. This position involves frequent interaction with external customers and internal business partners to support commercial objectives.

Requirements

J.D. (law degree) plus admission to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
A minimum of five years of relevant experience in a business, corporate or other legal environment.
Knowledge of the state and federal regulatory environment, including state filing and compliance requirements and processes.
Demonstrated leadership qualities including ability to build effective working relationships with key constituents across the Enterprise.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Insurance product knowledge preferred.
Strong leadership skills, including strategic planning and project management preferred.
Strong people and change management skills preferred.
The ability to understand multiple technology applications preferred.
Litigation experience preferred (necessary for some positions).

Responsibilities

Enforces and defends Company’s interests in litigation and disputed matters; selects, assists and supervises outside counsel.
Handles legal aspects of insurance regulatory matters pertaining to such diverse areas as market conduct examinations, rate and form filings and approvals, acquisitions and divestitures.
Provides legal support to designated business units, manages workflow from and relationships with all levels of management of each unit.
Prepares legally binding documents; drafts, negotiates and develops complex contracts and forms; may be responsible for state filings, approvals of contracts, rates and marketing materials, and systems implementation.
Monitors and keeps legal management team apprised of and solicits their input as appropriate on significant legal issues.
Analyzes and formulates company’s position on legislation/regulations.
Serves as a legal advisor to business units responsible for litigation, product development, claims, underwriting, sales, distribution, corporate, and marketing initiatives (etc.) for all product lines offered by all domestic (U.S.) companies.
Incorporates and applies ERISA, federal and state tax laws and regulations, insurance laws and regulations, and employee benefit laws affecting insurance, as well as new and emerging areas of the law like e-commerce and privacy, to business plans and objectives.
Identifies law-related training needs of Company personnel; develops and delivers training through various mechanisms including written materials, classroom and staff presentations.
Ensures that all business clients give appropriate attention to the Code of Conduct.
May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Award-winning culture
Inclusion and diversity as a priority
Performance Based Incentive Plans
Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
Mental health support
Career advancement opportunities
Student loan repayment options
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environments