Counsel - Technology, Privacy, and Insurance (Hybrid)

About the Company

Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Recognized as a Forbes Best Midsize Employer in 2025 and certified as a Great Place to Work® for the sixth consecutive year, Selective empowers employees to be their true, unique selves and contribute diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to shared success. The team works to serve customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

About the Role

Provides day-to-day legal support in the Insurance, Technology, and Privacy Law function, with significant focus on technology and vendor contracting, and information compliance including privacy, data security, and artificial intelligence legal support and governance. Also supports insurance underwriting operations. The position helps build and operate the Company's governance frameworks, evaluates proposed data and artificial intelligence uses against legal requirements and internal standards, documents governance decisions and conditions, and supports accountable committees and business owners. Drafts and negotiates technology and vendor agreements using established positions, templates, and playbooks. Provides support for insurance operations including policy forms, filings, and related regulatory questions. Escalates novel, high-risk, or strategic issues to the VP, Assistant General Counsel. All duties must be carried out in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates technology, SaaS, cloud, software licensing, data sharing, and professional services agreements using Company templates, playbooks, and approved fallback positions.
• Coordinates review of data, security, and access terms with Information Security and third-party risk management; flags privacy, security, and artificial intelligence provisions requiring heightened review; escalates non-standard terms and strategic agreements.
• Serves as day-to-day escalation point for routine commercial contracts; tracks volume, turnaround time, and recurring issues; maintains contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks.
• Helps maintain and operate the Company's privacy program including privacy policies, standards, notices, and disclosures; conducts privacy impact assessments on proposed data uses; maintains records of processing and data inventory documentation; determines permissibility of proposed uses.
• Advises on data use questions under applicable laws including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and state privacy laws; supports consumer privacy rights requests.
• Advises on legal and regulatory requirements governing the Company's information security program including NYDFS Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (23 NYCRR 500) and state insurance data security laws based on the NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (#668); supports documentation and certification obligations.
• Supports cyber incident response under direction of the VP, Assistant General Counsel, including notification analysis under state breach notification laws.
• Partners with IT Vendor Risk Management on third-party risk assessments and security requirements applied to vendors handling Company or policyholder data.
• Serves as legal resource to the Company's artificial intelligence governance program; evaluates proposed AI use cases at intake against governance framework and applicable requirements including NAIC Model Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence by Insurers, NYDFS Circular Letter No. 7 (2024), and Colorado SB21-169.
• Conducts AI risk assessments; reviews model documentation and testing records; sets and documents conditions placed on business owners; prepares materials for and supports the accountable committee.
• Drafts and recommends updates to privacy, data security, and AI governance policies, standards, and intake procedures; maintains records evidencing how governance decisions were reached.
• Monitors legal and regulatory developments affecting privacy, data security, AI, technology contracting, and insurance regulation; advises business owners regarding resulting compliance obligations and operational impacts.
• Reports governance activity, open conditions, and emerging risks to the VP, Assistant General Counsel, and applicable governance committees.
• Provides support for policy form, endorsement, and manual rule review for admitted commercial and personal lines, including consistency with underwriting and actuarial intent and applicable state requirements.
• Assists with cancellation, nonrenewal, and withdrawal notice requirements; producer and agency questions; NFIP Flood program questions; rate, rule, and form filing support.
• Works with Regulatory Management Services team on filing objections, responding to complaints, and market conduct examination requests.
• Serves as day-to-day legal contact for assigned business units; develops and delivers practical training so business owners understand governance obligations for data and AI use and the Company's contracting requirements.
• Manages assigned outside counsel matters under direction of the VP, Assistant General Counsel, including scoping requests, reviewing work product, and reviewing invoices against outside counsel billing guidelines.

Qualifications

Knowledge & Requirements

• Depth in technology contracting or information compliance (privacy, data security, or AI governance) with working knowledge of the other; ability to apply established legal positions, templates, and playbooks accurately across steady volume of matters.
• Practical experience operating a governance or compliance program: running assessments, applying frameworks to real use cases, documenting decisions and conditions to withstand later review, and working through cross-functional committees and business owners to implement conditions.
• Familiarity with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, state privacy and insurance data security laws, and emerging AI regulation, or demonstrated ability to develop such knowledge.
• Insurance underwriting and regulatory knowledge helpful but can be developed on the job.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Sound judgment about when an issue can be resolved within established parameters versus when escalation is required.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines concurrently with limited supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain legal and regulatory requirements clearly to non-lawyers.
• High attention to detail and proficiency with contract management and legal technology tools.
• Demonstrated ability to earn trust of clients and colleagues.

Education & Experience

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required.
• 6+ years of legal experience, including substantive experience in technology and commercial contracting or in privacy, data security, or AI governance.
• Combination of law firm and in-house experience preferred.
• Insurance or other regulated financial services experience preferred.
• Privacy or AI certification (CIPP/US, CIPM, or AIGP) preferred.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction; if not admitted in NJ, eligibility for and commitment to obtain NJ in-house counsel limited license.

Pay & Benefits

Pay Range: USD $130,000.00 - USD $168,000.00 /Yr. Actual base salary based on geographic location, with additional considerations including relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Total rewards package includes competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and comprehensive benefits:

• Comprehensive health care plans
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement programs
• 20 days of paid time off