Counsel - Privacy, And Insurance

About Us

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.

Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.

Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Overview

Provides day-to-day legal support in the Insurance, Technology, and Privacy Law function, with a significant focus on technology and vendor contracting, and information compliance, including activities related to privacy, data security, and artificial intelligence legal support and governance. Also provides support for insurance underwriting operations. The position helps build and operate the Company’s governance frameworks, evaluates proposed data and artificial intelligence uses against legal requirements and internal standards, documents governance decisions and conditions, and supports the accountable committees and business owners. Drafts and negotiates technology and vendor agreements using the Company’s established positions, templates, and playbooks. Provides support for insurance operations, including policy forms, filings, and related regulatory questions. Escalates novel, high-risk, or strategic issues to the VP, Assistant General Counsel. All job duties and responsibilities must be carried out in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory

requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates technology, SaaS, cloud, software licensing, data sharing, and professional services agreements using Company templates, playbooks, and approved fallback positions. Coordinates review of data, security, and access terms with Information Security and third-party risk management. Flags privacy, security, and artificial intelligence provisions requiring heightened review, and escalates non-standard terms and strategic agreements.
• Serves as the day-to-day escalation point for routine commercial contracts, tracks volume, turnaround time, and recurring issues. Maintains contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks.
• Helps maintain and operate the Company’s privacy program, including privacy policies, standards, notices, and disclosures. Conducts privacy impact assessments on proposed data uses, maintains records of processing and data inventory documentation, and determines permissibility of proposed uses. Advises on data use questions under applicable laws, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and state privacy laws. Supports consumer privacy rights requests.
• Advises on the legal and regulatory requirements governing the Company’s information security program, including NYDFS Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 NYCRR 500, and state insurance data security laws based on the NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (#668). Supports the documentation and certification obligations that those frameworks impose. Supports cyber incident response under the direction of the VP, Assistant General Counsel, including notification analysis under state breach notification laws. Partners with IT Vendor Risk Management on third-party risk assessments and on security requirements applied to vendors handling Company or policyholder data.
• Serves as a legal resource to the Company’s artificial intelligence governance program. Evaluates proposed artificial intelligence use cases at intake against the governance framework and applicable requirements, including the NAIC Model Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence by Insurers, NYDFS Circular Letter No. 7 (2024), and Colorado SB21-169. Conducts artificial intelligence risk assessments, reviews model documentation and testing records, sets and documents conditions placed on business owners, and prepares materials for and supports the accountable committee.
• Drafts and recommends updates to privacy, data security, and artificial intelligence governance policies, standards, and intake procedures, and maintains the records that evidence how governance decisions were reached. Monitors legal and regulatory developments affecting privacy, data security, artificial intelligence, technology contracting, and insurance regulation, and advises business owners regarding resulting compliance obligations and operational impacts. Reports governance activity, open conditions, and emerging risks to the VP, Assistant General Counsel, and to the applicable governance committees.
• Provides support for policy form, endorsement, and manual rule review for admitted commercial and personal lines, including consistency with underwriting and actuarial intent and applicable state requirements.
• Assists with cancellation, nonrenewal, and withdrawal notice requirements, producer and agency questions, NFIP Flood program questions, and rate, rule, and form filing support. Works with the Regulatory Management Services team on filing objections, responding to complaints, and market conduct examination requests.
• Serves as the day-to-day legal contact for assigned business units, develops and delivers practical training so that business owners understand their governance obligations for data and artificial intelligence use and the Company’s contracting requirements. Manages assigned outside counsel matters under the direction of the VP, Assistant General Counsel, including scoping requests, reviewing work product, and reviewing invoices against the Company’s outside counsel billing guidelines.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE & REQUIREMENTS

• Depth in technology contracting or information compliance, meaning privacy, data security, or artificial intelligence governance, and working knowledge of the other, with the ability to apply established legal positions, templates, and playbooks accurately across a steady volume of matters.
• Practical experience operating a governance or compliance program: running assessments, applying a framework to real use cases, documenting decisions and conditions so they withstand later review, and working through cross-functional committees and business owners to see conditions implemented.
• Familiarity with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, state privacy and insurance data security laws, and emerging artificial intelligence regulation, or the demonstrated ability to develop it.
• Insurance underwriting and regulatory knowledge is helpful but can be developed on the job.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Sound judgment about when an issue can be resolved within established parameters and when it requires escalation.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines concurrently with limited supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain legal and regulatory requirements clearly to non-lawyers.
• High attention to detail and proficiency with contract management and legal technology tools.
• Demonstrated ability to earn the trust of clients and colleagues.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required.
• 6+ years of legal experience, including substantive experience in technology and commercial contracting or in privacy, data security, or artificial intelligence governance.
• A combination of law firm and in-house experience is preferred.
• Insurance or other regulated financial services experience is preferred.
• Privacy or artificial intelligence certification (CIPP/US, CIPM, or AIGP) is preferred.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction and, if not admitted in NJ, eligibility for and commitment to obtain a NJ in-house counsel limited license.

Total Rewards

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off. Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page.

The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Pay Range

USD $130,000.00 - USD $168,000.00 /Yr.
Additional Information

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual’s unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences – and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.

For Massachusetts Applicants

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.