Job Title: Senior Surety Counsel, Contractor Support
Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Surety Counsel, Contractor Support, is primarily responsible for providing coverage advice and acting as a strategic partner to claims professionals within the company. Key responsibilities include:
- Providing legal advice on various coverage issues arising from claims handled by the department.
- Conducting legal research and issuing written coverage opinions.
- Assisting in the preparation and review of coverage position letters as needed.
- Reviewing outside counsel’s coverage opinions and draft declaratory judgment actions on coverage issues upon request.
- Participating in strategic discussions about coverage matters.
- Monitoring case law on various coverage issues and informing stakeholders about new developments.
- Providing training on coverage issues to the department.
- Reviewing proposed policy wording upon request.
- Communicating with underwriting partners regarding coverage issues.
- Preparing white papers on coverage-related topics as requested.
- Developing tools to track advice requests, advice provided, coverage opinions issued, and coverage rulings received.
- Developing a workflow process for reviewing coverage issues, providing coverage advice, and determining if outside coverage counsel should be retained.
- Preparing quarterly reports to Claims Management, communicating key performance metrics, identifying action plans for training as needed, and identifying trends relating to coverage issues.
Education and Experience Information:
- Juris Doctor Degree and barred in at least one state.
- At least five years of experience in the surety industry.
- Preferable experience with reverse flow business and large national surety accounts.
- Experience with broker-facing relationships.
- Solution-oriented and excels in problem-solving.
- Ability to distill legal concepts and present risk and exposure scenarios clearly to underwriters.
Salary Information:
The base salary for the position ranges from $104,300 to $173,800, with a 25% bonus potential. The salary offered to the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, experience, training, licensure, competencies, geographic location, and other factors.
Additional Information:
- US Work Authorization is required. The company does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
- The company offers competitive benefit programs that support employees' needs at all stages of life, including multiple health, dental, and vision insurance plan options, optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays, floating holidays, and parental leave.
- The company is committed to equal opportunity employment and does not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.
- The company is aware of employment-related scams and advises candidates to be cautious of fake job offers. All legitimate job postings will be on the company's careers page, and all communications will come from company email addresses.
