Senior Managing Counsel, Commercial Transactions (Remote)

Senior Managing Counsel

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Join Our Team as a Senior Managing Counsel

We're looking for a creative, collaborative, and high-energy attorney who thrives at the intersection of law and business. This role sits within the Business Law division of Allstate's Law and Regulation department and offers the opportunity to counsel on a wide range of complex commercial agreements by primarily supporting Allstate's non-insurance businesses. This position is ideal for an experienced attorney who brings strong business acumen and transactional skills, embraces complexity, and enjoys partnering with sales and other cross-functional teams to drive results for multiple business areas.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements—especially those involving the sale of technology, data, or service arrangements.
• Provide real-time, business-focused commercial legal advice on complex commercial contracts and in areas such as technology and privacy.
• Effectively collaborate across business units, compliance, and legal teams to identify issues, drive solutions, and complete commercial transactions.
• Lead development of templates, playbooks, and process improvements to support efficient contract review and negotiation.
• Anticipate legal issues and offer practical, innovative solutions in fast-paced and dynamic business environments.
• Help foster alignment between business goals and legal frameworks in regulated industries.
• Navigate ambiguity with confidence and help shape emerging business models and opportunities.
• Contribute to a culture of open dialogue and collaborative problem solving across a distributed, virtual team.
• This is a remote role with travel required. While the position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., preferred home office locations include Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; or Scottsdale, AZ due to team collaboration and business travel considerations.

What a Typical Day Might Look Like:

• Drafting complex data licensing agreements.
• Leading the negotiation of strategic commercial deals.
• Developing new contract templates, playbooks, or processes.

What We're Looking For:

• We're proud to work alongside a team of talented, mission-driven professionals. We're looking for someone who:
• Thrives in supporting sales teams through commercial contracting in fast-paced environments
• Brings process-building skills and a desire to drive efficiency
• Contributes creative solutions and innovative thinking
• Balances both legal rigor and business pragmatism
• Values diverse perspectives and fosters inclusive collaboration.

Education and Experience:

• Juris Doctorate and active bar membership in good standing
• A minimum of 7 years of legal experience, ideally within a law firm or the in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized organization.
• Proven expertise in one or more of the following areas: commercial contracting, privacy, technology, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, corporate strategy, data governance, international operations, and/or highly regulated industries.
• Experience working within a corporate parent company and across a family of affiliated entities.

Additional Key Competencies & Functional Skills:

• Strong leadership capabilities with a focus on collaboration, team development, mentoring, and strategic guidance.
• Executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple workstreams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant legal or business technology tools.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Demonstrated discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• High business acumen, including the ability to assess and communicate legal risk in a commercial context and contribute to the development of business cases and return-on-investment evaluations.

Skills: Business Contracts, Commercial Contract Negotiations, Contract Agreements, Enterprise Agreements, Leadership, Legal Compliance, Legal Risk, People Management, SaaS Agreements, Team Management

Compensation offered for this role is 151,700.00 - 220,000.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.