Senior Associate General Counsel – Strategic Leader

Delta Dental; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 190.000 - 440.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive base pay

401(k) matching

Medical benefits

Zusammenfassung

Delta Dental is seeking an Associate General Counsel to lead strategic legal services across the enterprise, collaborating with the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel to deliver timely advice on diverse matters and influence company strategy. This role engages with external stakeholders and supports leadership across functional areas.

The position requires extensive experience in advising executives, strong governance oversight, and the ability to forecast talent needs while managing

Qualifikationen

• 12+ years of experience providing business-appropriate legal advice to leaders.
• 5+ years of demonstrated success leading, managing, and developing lawyers.

Aufgaben

• Provide high-quality legal service through cross-functional teams to resolve complex legal issues in service of enterprise strategic outcomes.
• Act as a legal and business generalist, understanding critical legal issues for the enterprise from a wide variety of disciplines to comprehensively counsel and guide leadership.
• Coach and guide the Assistant General Counsel in collaborating with leaders across the enterprise and within the Division to provide high-quality, integrated, and proactive legal services that innovatively protect our company and help us achieve our business objectives.
• Cultivate and manage relationships across the enterprise with business stakeholders, including participation in cross-functional strategic business planning.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the enterprise and industry to identify trends/opportunities, to formulate business-appropriate legal advice/strategies, and to serve as a resource to enterprise leaders.
• Promote proper organizational governance and management accountability by escalating legal and risk management issues to the appropriate level and ensuring that the Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, and enterprise leaders are well informed of department activities and initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Senior leadership experience

Legal strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Jobbeschreibung

Delta Dental is seeking an Associate General Counsel to lead strategic legal services across the enterprise, collaborating with the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel to deliver timely advice on diverse matters and influence company strategy. This role engages with external stakeholders and supports leadership across functional areas.

The position requires extensive experience in advising executives, strong governance oversight, and the ability to forecast talent needs while managing