Counsel – Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Governance

The Cigna Group•Remote,

3d•$115,700 - $192,900

About The Position

The Cigna Group is seeking an attorney for its Privacy & Innovation Governance team within Legal & Corporate Affairs. The role provides legal counsel and support related to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, with a focus on monitoring and interpreting evolving AI laws and regulations and conducting legal reviews of AI use cases. It also supports the review and negotiation of AI-related contractual terms and assists intellectual property counsel with IP matters and enterprise initiatives. The attorney works with colleagues across Privacy & Innovation Governance, Enterprise Model Governance, Compliance, Information Security, Technology, Procurement, and the business to enable responsible innovation while identifying and managing legal and regulatory risk. The role translates evolving legal requirements into practical guidance, processes, policies, standards, controls, training, and governance resources. The position requires a J.D. from an accredited law school, an active license in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, and at least three years of relevant legal experience. Experience in technology, privacy, data, commercial contracting, artificial intelligence, or related legal matters is required. The anticipated annual salary is $115,700–$192,900, depending on relevant factors including experience and geographic location. The role is also anticipated to be eligible for an annual bonus plan.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
Active license and good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 3 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, government agency, or combination thereof.
Experience with technology, privacy, data, commercial contracting, artificial intelligence, or related legal matters.
Strong legal research and analytical skills, including the ability to monitor, interpret, and communicate the implications of evolving laws and regulations.
Experience reviewing and negotiating technology, software, data, cloud, or vendor agreements.
Ability to translate legal requirements into practical processes and workflows, with attention to continuous improvement and consistent execution.
Sound legal judgment, including identifying material risks, recommending practical mitigations, and recognizing when to seek guidance or escalate issues.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including translating complex legal requirements into clear, practical guidance.
Ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys, compliance professionals, governance teams, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a rapidly evolving area of law.

Nice To Haves

Experience or demonstrated interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, automated decision-making, or emerging technology law.
Familiarity with evolving U.S. and international legal and regulatory frameworks governing AI.
Experience conducting legal or regulatory reviews of technology or AI use cases.
Experience reviewing or negotiating contractual provisions addressing AI, data use, model training, intellectual property, or generative AI.
Experience with intellectual property matters, including ownership, licensing, confidentiality, protection of proprietary assets, or employee IP obligations.
Experience developing or improving legal review processes, intake workflows, playbooks, templates, or other tools that improve consistency and efficiency.
Experience with privacy and data protection laws and their application to AI and emerging technologies.
Experience in healthcare, health insurance, pharmacy benefit management, financial services, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience working with multidisciplinary legal, compliance, governance, risk, or technology teams.

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze emerging federal, state, and international laws, regulations, guidance, and enforcement developments relating to AI, machine learning, automated decision-making, and other emerging technologies.
Assess new and proposed AI legal requirements and help develop practical guidance on their impact on the company’s businesses, operations, and AI governance framework.
Maintain regulatory inventories, legal summaries, guidance, and other resources supporting implementation of evolving AI requirements.
Conduct legal reviews of proposed AI and machine-learning use cases, identify applicable requirements, and advise on risks related to developing, acquiring, deploying, and using AI systems.
Participate in enterprise AI governance processes and collaborate with Enterprise Model Governance and other stakeholders throughout the AI lifecycle.
Review, draft, and negotiate AI- and IP-related provisions in technology, vendor, data, licensing, and other commercial agreements.
Develop and maintain standard AI and IP contractual provisions, negotiation guidance, playbooks, and resources addressing AI- and IP-related legal risks.
Advise on the intersection of AI requirements with privacy and data protection laws, collaborating with legal subject-matter experts in other applicable areas.
Support intellectual property counsel on employee IP obligations, outside activity requests, and ownership, licensing, protection, and commercialization of IP assets.
Assist with enterprise IP initiatives, including identifying and addressing IP risks associated with AI and emerging technologies and developing guidance to protect proprietary assets.
Develop, implement, and improve practical processes and workflows for AI use-case review and IP legal support, including intake, triage, documentation, escalation, and tracking.
Partner with colleagues across enterprise functions to translate legal requirements into practical policies, standards, controls, and business guidance.
Support development and enhancement of enterprise policies, standards, training, and governance frameworks related to responsible AI and emerging technologies.
Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that enables responsible innovation while managing legal and regulatory risk.