Senior Managing Counsel, Commercial Transactions (Remote)

About the role

We are seeking a creative, collaborative, and high-energy attorney to join our Business Law division within Allstate’s Law and Regulation department. This role supports Allstate’s non-insurance businesses by counseling on complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, especially those involving the sale of technology, data, or service arrangements.
• Provide real-time, business-focused commercial legal advice on complex commercial contracts and in areas such as technology and privacy.
• Effectively collaborate across business units, compliance, and legal teams to identify issues, drive solutions, and complete commercial transactions.
• Lead development of templates, playbooks, and process improvements to support efficient contract review and negotiation.
• Anticipate legal issues and offer practical, innovative solutions in fast-paced and dynamic business environments.
• Help foster alignment between business goals and legal frameworks in regulated industries.
• Navigate ambiguity with confidence and help shape emerging business models and opportunities.
• Contribute to a culture of open dialogue and collaborative problem solving across a distributed, virtual team.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate and active bar membership in good standing.
• A minimum of 7 years of legal experience, ideally within a law firm or the in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized organization.
• Proven expertise in one or more of the following areas: commercial contracting, privacy, technology, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, corporate strategy, data governance, international operations, and/or highly regulated industries.
• Experience working within a corporate parent company and across a family of affiliated entities.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership capabilities with a focus on collaboration, team development, mentoring, and strategic guidance.
• Executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple workstreams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant legal or business technology tools.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Demonstrated discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• High business acumen, including the ability to assess and communicate legal risk in a commercial context and contribute to the development of business cases and return-on-investment evaluations.

Skills

• Business Contracts
• Commercial Contract Negotiations
• Contract Agreements
• Enterprise Agreements
• Leadership
• Legal Compliance
• Legal Risk
• People Management
• SaaS Agreements
• Team Management

Benefits

This is a remote role with travel required. While the position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., preferred home office locations include Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; or Scottsdale, AZ due to team collaboration and business travel considerations.

Pay

$151,700.00 - $220,000.00 annually

Schedule

Remote with travel required