Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

About the role

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, the Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel serves as the principal deputy to the General Counsel and a senior member of the Legal Leadership Team. The role is authorized to represent the Legal Department and, as delegated, the company with executive leaders, the Board and its committees, regulators, clients, providers, business partners, and other external stakeholders. This position is expected to be viewed as a potential successor to the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. The Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel shares responsibility for the strategic leadership and management of the Legal Department, including department planning, talent development, succession planning, culture, resource allocation, and operational effectiveness. The role also provides legal leadership for strategic transactions, affiliations, partnerships, joint ventures, and other significant enterprise initiatives, while overseeing multiple legal practice areas and senior legal leaders supporting corporate and health plan matters. This role provides enterprise leadership for the Artificial Intelligence Responsible Use Office and related AI governance programs. Working across Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, Technology, Risk Management, and the business, the position helps the organization anticipate and address evolving legal, regulatory, compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, contractual, litigation, and governance requirements, as well as increasing expectations from clients, providers, regulators, and business partners concerning the responsible use of AI. The role is accountable for keeping the Legal Department and the enterprise proactive and appropriately responsive as AI-related legislation, regulatory activity, and litigation emerge, while enabling responsible innovation and measurable business value.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal deputy to the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, with authority to represent the Legal Department and the company on delegated matters and to act on the General Counsel’s behalf when appropriate.
• Partner with the General Counsel to shape and execute Legal Department strategy, annual and long-range planning, priorities, operating model, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Lead multiple legal practice areas and senior legal leaders, with accountability for talent development, succession planning, performance management, engagement, culture, resource allocation, and a collaborative, high-performing department.
• Advise executive and business leaders on significant legal, regulatory, governance, reputational, and strategic matters and translate complex issues into practical business recommendations.
• Provide executive legal leadership for commercial and government health products and markets, including product strategy, sales and distribution, regulatory approvals, risk programs, branding, licensing, and intellectual property
• Lead legal strategy for strategic transactions, affiliations, partnerships, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, investments, and other significant enterprise initiatives, including structuring, due diligence