Assistant General Counsel (Technology & Contracts)

Position Accountabilities

• Negotiate and draft wide variety of complex commercial agreements including, for example, SaaS, cloud computing, software licensing, outsourcing, fin-tech, and professional services agreements.
• Negotiate and draft various agreement types including, for example, master service agreements, SOWs, RFPs, licensing agreements, marketing agreements, and more.
• Provide practical, actionable contracting solutions that support business goals.
• Advise stakeholders on legal and regulatory risks at all stages of the contract lifecycle.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of banking regulations and supervisory expectations that impact third party risk management.
• Advisory stakeholders on contractual management of risks relating to privacy, information security, BSA/AML, artificial intelligence (AI), third party risk management, and consumer protection obligations.
• Partner with stakeholders to align contracts with regulatory obligations and supervisory expectations.
• Drive changes that improve management of contractual risk.
• Develop playbooks, templates, policies, and contracting standards that enhance third party risk management practices and vendor governance.
• Build relationship of trust, demonstrate expertise, and provide expert legal advice and support to various stakeholders on a wide range of legal issues.

General Accountabilities

• Provide expert, practical legal advice on a wide array of federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting the Company generally or assigned lines of business and/or functions.
• Develop sound legal assessments, interpretations, recommendations and opinions regarding the Company’s legal rights and obligations.
• Develop legal strategies for achieving business goals and resolving complex legal problems.
• Understand the Company’s business strategies and use such understanding to inform legal advice.
• Lead discussions on complex legal topics with a wide variety of stakeholders, including members of the Company’s senior and executive management teams.
• Retain and manage outside legal counsel in a manner that ensures the quality, efficiency, timeliness, and soundness of legal advice.
• Conduct sophisticated legal research using various sources and methods.
• Apply sound ethical judgment in execution of all duties and responsibilities.
• Provide legal advice and support, and perform a wide variety of other tasks, as assigned to help the Company protect its business, commercial, and reputational interests.