Senior Counsel, Contracts & Technology

Who is Allstate:

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life. The company is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years and prioritizes supporting employees and fostering an inclusive, welcoming corporate culture. Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism. Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to provide reassurance with its "You’re in Good Hands®" promise.

Through our Employee Value Proposition, Opportunity, Flexibility, Community, Diversity and Family, we have worked hard to develop and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, experience personal growth, have career options and truly enjoy the work they do.

Role Designation: Hybrid

Benefits to joining Allstate

• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
• Good Office program (receive up to 400$ back after purchasing office equipment)
• Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
• Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
• Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing.
• Personal reflection day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Working within the community and giving back!

Job description:

Allstate Canada Group (ACG) is looking for a Senior Counsel, Contracts & Technology to join its Law & Regulation Department. Reporting to the Manager, Innovation Law, this lawyer will be required to provide proactive, timely and strategic legal advice to senior business leaders and their teams, and will handle a broad range of legal, insurance, contract and technology related matters.

You will directly support contract and procurement efforts across the business, offering key support to the Claims and Vendor Management functions, and collaborate on third party supplier risk management. You will have an opportunity to work on a wide variety of corporate projects across ACG and collaborate with other areas of the Law & Regulation Department.

Successful candidates for this role will have significant experience in contract review, drafting and negotiation, and knowledge of technology and commercial law, intellectual property, privacy laws, and data security and protection. Knowledge of insurance legal and regulatory environment would be considered an asset.

Accountabilities:

• Provide counsel on day-to-day operational and legal matters and support various corporate projects.
• Support contracting and procurement efforts across ACG, specifically providing legal expertise on simple to complex procurement and contract issues
• Support development and implementation of proactive strategies and processes for vendor management to mitigate or better plan for risk and liability
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts, MOU’s, non-disclosure agreements, partnership and sponsorship agreements, and various legal documents
• Develop and maintain various contract templates and revisions
• Work with Privacy Counsel to develop privacy and data security standards and indemnities to protect ACG from incident and breach risk
• Legal point of contact for Procurement function
• Legal support for new vendor and technology contracts, including associated third party supplier risk assessments and asset risk profiles
• Work collaboratively with ACG’s affiliate companies on legal and regulatory risks and contract review and implementation

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Corporate Law, including Technology Law experience
• Licensed to practice law in Ontario
• Ability to lead and build relationships across multiple areas of the business
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and navigate competing priorities and agendas successfully
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of MS Office programs (Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams)

Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.