Senior Counsel

Director, Sr. Legal Counsel, Legal‑Commercial Contracts

The Director, Sr. Counsel, Legal – Commercial Contracts is a full-time attorney position leading Asurion’s Commercial Contracts team, reporting to the V.P. Associate General Counsel. In this role, you will be responsible for drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including working closely with internal stakeholders and participating in external-facing contract negotiations with Asurion’s clients, and for providing day‑to‑day legal support to Asurion’s client services, facilities, procurement, and underwriting teams.

As the leader of the Commercial Contracts group you will also set the standards for templates, technology tools, and best practices. This role requires the ability to facilitate both legal and cross‑functional discussions resulting in timely and consistent legal guidance that meets the business needs while mitigating risk.

• Support internal client needs and act as a liaison; broker creative solutions for relevant stakeholders
• Develop a thorough understanding of Asurion’s business, processes and goals to provide innovative legal solutions that solve unique or challenging problems
• Establish strong collaborative relationships with cross‑functional teams, including legal, underwriting, finance, tax, technology, treasury, compensation, and client services
• Have strong drafting, negotiating, collaboration and communication skills
• Demonstrate good analytical skills and judgment to evaluate factual and qualitative information in complicated or novel situations
• Act as a trusted advisor and leader to drive results in order to complete transactions and projects, as needed
• Actively seek operational understanding and implications of initiatives and implement process improvements to streamline support and complete successful transactions
• Strong managerial experience and leadership acumen

• J.D. from an ABA‑accredited law school and admission to the bar in Tennessee or active bar membership in good standing eligible to waive into the Tennessee bar
• 10+ years of relevant experience; IP, AI and/or privacy experience is a plus
• Experience managing commercial transactions, including drafting and negotiating client agreements
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively understand, consider and address the internal client or business needs while mitigating risk exposure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess strong judgment, confidence, collaborative problem‑solving skills, and ability to identify potential issues quickly
• Must be able to independently handle a variety and number of legal matters in timely fashion with minimal supervision while leading a team
• Exceptional ability to schedule and prioritize work and deliverables to ensure on‑time response to a large variety of changing demands/requests/requirements
• Highly organized and driven to thoroughly understand the issue and the possible implications of legal guidance
• Agile learner that is open to finding streamlined solutions that embrace emerging technology

• Unlimited PTO and flexible schedules
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Generous medical, dental and vision benefits program
• Career growth opportunities
• Continuing education support
• Tuition reimbursement

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job‑related factors, which may include education, training, experience, business needs, or market demands.