Associate General Counsel, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Transactions & Strategic Partnerships

About the role

The Technology, Intellectual Property & Strategic Sourcing (TIPSS) Law Group at New York Life seeks a highly accomplished and sophisticated attorney to join its team. This position involves leading complex transactions across a broad spectrum of strategic areas, including advanced technology transactions, strategic partnerships, and collaborations with emerging tech providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex transactions across a broad spectrum of strategic areas, including: Advanced technology transactions (SaaS, cloud, data, AI/GenAI/Agentic AI solutions, cybersecurity, digital platforms).
• Strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and collaborations with emerging tech providers.
• High-value services, marketing, and other enterprise agreements.
• Serve as primary negotiator and strategist, driving deal outcomes that advance business goals while mitigating risk.
• Advise senior leadership on AI adoption and governance, emerging technologies, privacy, cybersecurity, and third-party risk management.
• Collaborate across the Law Department and with cross-functional teams (Technology, AI & Data, Risk, Compliance, Procurement, Marketing and critical business units) to ensure seamless support for business initiatives.
• Drive innovation in Law Department by being open to leveraging new technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve efficiency, accuracy, and business outcomes.
• Promote process excellence that balances risk management with business enablement.

Requirements

• Proven ability to handle sophisticated technology and commercial transactions from inception through execution in a regulated environment.
• Deep expertise in AI (including GenAI and Agentic AI), machine learning, big data, cloud computing, and other emerging technologies; specifically, demonstrated ability to negotiate GenAI and Agentic AI agreements, including the ability to assess and mitigate risks unique to large language models (LLMs), autonomous agents, model training on proprietary data, output indemnification, and AI system auditability and explainability requirements.
• Strong background in partnership agreements, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other complex multi-party arrangements.
• Strong working knowledge of privacy, cybersecurity, and data governance, with the ability to provide actionable risk mitigation strategies.
• Exceptional communication skills: able to translate complex legal and technical issues into clear, practical advice for senior executives, including the ability to articulate GenAI and Agentic AI contractual risk in business terms that resonate at the executive level.
• Strong leadership presence with proven ability to influence and guide senior executives (including C-level executives).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience leading sophisticated technology and commercial transactions, including AI, digital transformation, and strategic partnerships, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-profile matters simultaneously.
• Experience specifically negotiating GenAI and/or Agentic AI agreements is required and will be a material differentiator.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, JD required; admission to the New York State Bar required.
• Experience in a regulated financial services or insurance environment strongly preferred.

Skills

• Proven ability to handle sophisticated technology and commercial transactions from inception through execution in a regulated environment.
• Deep expertise in AI (including GenAI and Agentic AI), machine learning, big data, cloud computing, and other emerging technologies; specifically, demonstrated ability to negotiate GenAI and Agentic AI agreements, including the ability to assess and mitigate risks unique to large language models (LLMs), autonomous agents, model training on proprietary data, output indemnification, and AI system auditability and explainability requirements.
• Strong background in partnership agreements, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other complex multi-party arrangements.
• Strong working knowledge of privacy, cybersecurity, and data governance, with the ability to provide actionable risk mitigation strategies.
• Exceptional communication skills: able to translate complex legal and technical issues into clear, practical advice for senior executives, including the ability to articulate GenAI and Agentic AI contractual risk in business terms that resonate at the executive level.
• Strong leadership presence with proven ability to influence and guide senior executives (including C-level executives).

Benefits

• Full package of benefits including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs.
• Discretionary bonus eligible.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.

Pay

$185,000 - $264,500 annually.

Schedule

Hybrid - 3 days per week.