Why USAA?
Why USAA?
Let's do something that really matters.
At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation's military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We're working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.
We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty and service. They're what guides everything we do - from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!
The Opportunity
The Opportunity
We are seeking a dedicated Attorney Principal - Corporate Governance.
This position is a hybrid work type and can be based in one of the following locations: Charlotte, NC; Plano, TX; Phoenix, AZ; San Antonio, TX; Colorado Springs, CO or Tampa, FL. Hybrid roles help employees gain the best of both worlds - collaborating in-person in the office and working from home when needed to achieve focused results.
In this position, and as an individual contributor, you will independently and regularly deliver effective, specialized legal advice to senior executive leaders, including the Chief Legal Officer, on highly sophisticated and outstanding matters of significance in a specific type of law, using deep subject matter expertise and thought leadership. Identifies and manages legal risks in association with USAA's Risk Appetite and provides legal advice to ensure the company's activities are conducted in compliance with all applicable laws. Demonstrates mastery of pertinent, nuanced and highly specialized legal expertise to deliver company objectives within the bounds of applied legal advice. Serves as an internal inspiring leader and domain expert to other attorneys and senior leaders.
What you'll do:
Identifies and leads existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role.
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
Follows written risk and compliance policies, standards, and procedures for business activities.
Independently leads highly sophisticated, outstanding and high-risk work assignments that may involve leading virtual, cross- functional teams. Provides solution-oriented legal advice to lead regulatory, compliance and litigation risk to the organization; Serves as primary legal advisor delivering specialized legal advice on relevant matters or projects.
Engages and collaborates with other internal and external legal experts. Proactively contacts colleagues inside and outside of their line of business or functional practice group. Autonomously manages and partners with outside counsel to complete assignments. Serves as a legal point of contact and proactively partners with Compliance and other stakeholders to mitigate legal risk.
Provides legal advice and counsel requiring a high degree of independent legal thought and strategy for resolution including preparation of written legal opinions on high risk and sophisticated matters.
Demonstrates ownership of area of expertise, proactively educating colleagues regarding changes to laws, regulations and standards and provides guidance on the implications of those changes.
Stays current on laws, regulations and industry standards and serves as a trusted advisor and inspiring leader to senior leadership, EC and/or Board members. May independently provide advice directly to the Chief Legal Officer. Stays current on industry movement related to area of expertise.
Collaborates with and influences key collaborators, control partners, and other leaders across the enterprise through sophisticated written and verbal communications. May represent USAA in interactions with regulators and other external bodies.
Substantively reviews work of other attorneys and provides development and guidance to less experienced attorneys, serving as a resource on escalated issues of a sophisticated, outstanding, or high-risk nature.
What you have:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school.
Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school required.
Licensed and in good standing to practice law in one state or a territory of the USA.
10 years of proven experience practicing law in a targeted legal discipline OR 8 years of experience practicing law in a targeted legal discipline combined with an additional two years of experience in a business role that is directly related to the targeted legal discipline.
5 years of experience leading broad, cross-functional work deliverables of a significant nature.
Demonstrated understanding of relevant industry knowledge.
Experience applying relevant industry legal subject-matter expertise to produce innovate solutions for work deliverables.
Demonstrated strategy development and thought leadership ability to influence senior leaders on matters of legal significance, complexity, and/or risk.
Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with key resources and collaborators, influencing decisions and leading work to achieve strategic goals.
Mastery of legal technical skills to include producing clear and concise written material and verbal communication delivery appropriate for senior leaders.
What sets you apart:
Extensive knowledge of corporate board governance for insurance companies.
Demonstrated experience working directly with boards of directors and successful relationship building.
In-depth understanding of complex structures of large insurance companies.
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
What we offer:
Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. The salary range for this position is: $175,090 - $334,710 .
Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.
Relocation assistance is available for this position.
USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.
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Find your purpose. Join our mission.
USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.
USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself - you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
