Counsel - Technology, Privacy, and Insurance; Hybrid

Position: Counsel - Technology, Privacy, and Insurance (Hybrid)
About UsAt Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.

Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.

Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Overview Provides day-to-day legal support in the Insurance, Technology, and Privacy Law function, with a significant focus on technology and vendor contracting, and information compliance, including activities related to privacy, data security, and artificial intelligence legal support and governance. Also provides support for 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 the accountable committees and business owners.

Drafts and negotiates technology and vendor agreements using the Company’s 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 job duties and responsibilities 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, and escalates non-standard terms and strategic agreements.

Serves as the 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, and 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 the 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 the documentation and certification obligations that those frameworks impose. Supports cyber incident response under the direction of the VP, Assistant General Counsel, including notification analysis under state breach notification laws.

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