Associate General Counsel - Technology Products & Transactions

Associate General Counsel – Technology Products & Transactions

Join the AI and Technology Law team at TIAA and help shape the technology, data, and third-party relationships behind TIAA's products and business initiatives.

Behind every digital product or technology initiative are important questions about how the technology works, how data can be used, and what each party needs from the relationship.

This role helps TIAA answer those questions by combining strategic technology transactions work with counseling on the technology, data, and third-party arrangements that support our businesses.

We're looking for a lawyer who enjoys getting into the substance—understanding the technology, asking the questions that change the analysis, and translating business objectives into practical advice and well-structured agreements.

You'll work alongside business counsel, our AI and emerging technology counsel, and other subject-matter experts, contributing technology and data expertise to products, commercial relationships, and strategic initiatives.

This role protects the organization's rights, obligations, and legal interests by providing legal direction and ensuring legal activities meet TIAA's current and future needs, with a focus on technology transactions and counseling.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Advise on the technology and data behind business initiatives.
• Help teams navigate the technology, data rights, and third-party dependencies involved in developing, offering, and using digital products and services, in partnership with business and specialist counsel.
• Structure and negotiate strategic technology relationships.
• Handle a broad range of agreements involving SaaS, cloud services, software, data licensing and use, AI and emerging technologies, implementation, professional services, and other technology and commercial arrangements.
• Connect technical realities to commercial outcomes.
• Understand how a solution works, how it will be used, and what matters to the business—and translate that understanding into deal structures and contractual terms that address risk, support operational needs, and preserve future options.
• Work through complex questions with practical judgment.
• Advise on intellectual property, data use, technology dependencies, service commitments, and liability, collaborating with privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and other specialists to develop coordinated advice.
• Bring technology expertise to strategic transactions.
• Support business and M&A lawyers on the technology and data aspects of acquisitions, investments, and other strategic transactions, including relevant third-party relationships and contractual arrangements.
• Collaborate across the enterprise.
• Work closely with legal colleagues supporting strategic sourcing, as well as business, technology, sourcing, enterprise vendor management, risk, and compliance teams on technology procurement and broader commercial initiatives.
• Make good counsel easier to deliver.
• Help develop playbooks, templates, and contracting processes that translate complex issues into usable guidance, including through thoughtful use of AI and legal technology.

Educational Requirements

Doctoral Degree Required

Work Experience

5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred Experience: 5+ years of experience in commercial law drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, with significant experience in technology transactions Preferred Experience: 7+ years of experience in commercial law drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, with significant experience in technology transactions Strong judgment on the legal and commercial issues that arise in technology contracting Curiosity and confidence to ask questions, understand how a technology works and how it will be used, and translate that understanding into the contract Experience with AI, data, digital products or other emerging technologies is a plus Financial services or other regulated-industry experience is a plus #LI-CS1

Physical Requirements

Sedentary Work

Career Level

9IC Required

Base Pay Range

$234,000/yr - $279,000/yr. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today we' are a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But we' not just another legacy financial services firm. We' fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status. Our full EEO & Non-Discrimination statement is on our careers home page, and you can read more about your rights and view government notices here.