The Standard

At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.

Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

What You’ll Do 

The Standard’s Legal and Compliance Department is focused on delivering exceptional value to our business partners by providing timely, practical, and best-in-class service. We embrace a culture of inclusion where different thoughts, backgrounds, and cultures are welcomed, so that together, we can help create the best strategies to support our business partners achieve their objectives. We also believe in empowering our team members to continuously grow as professionals by supporting their development objectives by creating opportunities. As a trusted legal advisor, you will play a critical role in providing practical and creative advice to help the enterprise manage privacy and AI risks. In addition, you will have opportunities to develop and grow your professional acumen by working with more experienced attorneys to provide legal advice to our internal partners from various areas, including Corporate Finance, IT, the Corporate Secretary, Tax, and Corporate Development.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Conduct risk assessments on privacy incidents and recommend an appropriate course of action including steps for remediation or notification.
• Evaluate and provide legal guidance on new technologies and processes that may impact Standard’s data and advise on ways to reduce or mitigate unwanted risk.
• Assist in creating or updating procedures and tools to help the company manage sensitive data.
• Assist with responses to audits and market conduct exams conducted by State and Federal agencies. 
• Draft, analyze and review contracts to minimize legal risk and maximize business opportunity, especially privacy-related contracts.
• Assist in developing workflows and processes that support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Analyze developments in laws and regulations impacting our insurance and financial services.
• Act as a trusted partner by effectively informing stakeholders of potential risks and outcomes, demonstrating a holistic understanding of business goals and risks. 
• Collaborating with a team of lawyers to ensure the best outcomes for our client.
• Provide accurate, comprehensive legal advice understandable and digestible by lay people. 
• Willingness to learn new skills and receive feedback from partners. 

The Skills and Background You’ll Need: 

• Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence. 
• Bar Admission: Admitted or eligible for admission to practice in State of Oregon. 
• Experience advising on privacy matters and/or data security matters, a preference for familiarity and experience regarding applicable privacy laws to the insurance and financial services sectors (GLBA, HIPAA)
• Strong communications skills, including ability to produce clear, concise, complete, and persuasive work product, and active listening and persuasive advising required. 
• Demonstrated history of working closely with internal business partners as a strategic partner to identify and prioritize business needs and assess and communicate risk preferred.
• Ability to deliver successful presentations to internal and external audiences preferred.
• Knowledge of tax advantage investments (e.g. QOZ), M&A, Corporate Governance preferred.

What You'll Get From Us:

• A competitive salary and benefits package 
• An engaging and inclusive work environment 
• A performance driven culture with respect for people

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.