Chief Counsel for Global Risk Solutions Office of Underwriting & Risk Office

Description

Global Risk Solutions Legal (GRS Legal) is seeking an exceptional attorney to serve as the strategic proactive client partner and lead counsel to the GRS’s Global Office of Underwriting (OOU) and as a key legal advisor to the GRS Chief Risk Officer. This senior role provides primary legal counsel for global underwriting strategy and risk governance across GRS coordinating seamless support from Global Legal & Compliance (GL&C) subject matter experts to enable the OOU to establish consistent views of risk and appetites for GRS’s major metalines develop global product strategies and execute global product plans. The Chief Counsel serves on multiple senior and executive leadership teams across GRS and Global Legal & Compliance including underwriting and enterprise leadership groups.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as strategic proactive lead counsel for GRS’s Global Office of Underwriting (OOU) and its senior leaders and governance bodies.

• Provide primary legal counsel to the OOU coordinating and synthesizing legal input across GL&C to deliver seamless business-oriented guidance that enables:

  • Consistent and globally aligned risk views and appetites across GRS’s four major metalines

  • Development and governance of global product strategies and execution of product planning

  • Effective underwriting governance sensitive topics escalation and reputational risk management

• Deliver legal counsel on complex or novel issues requiring original and creative analysis; conduct comprehensive research and analysis in specialized areas and direct focus and refine comprehensive research carried out by other legal professionals.

• Advise and partner with leaders across GRS to provide strategic legal guidance on business priorities; identify manage and mitigate legal regulatory and reputational risk exposures; influence strategies and decisions to drive better outcomes.

• Anticipate monitor and interpret external legal and regulatory developments that may constrain or impact underwriting strategies risk appetites product decisions and operations; translate regulatory trends into actionable guidance.

• Provide practical and timely legal guidance on GRS underwriting strategies.

• Advise on high-profile risk management issues including sensitive topics and reputational risks ensuring robust governance and escalation pathways.

• Represent GL&C across numerous key committees councils and forums.

Required competencies

• Exceptional leadership skills with proven ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization; adept at managing multiple stakeholder relationships in a fast-paced global environment

• Understanding of GRS business strategy and the global insurance industry environment including underwriting governance product development and ERM

• Applies legal business and financial acumen to develop and implement strategies and plans that enable GL&C GRS and Liberty Mutual Group goals

• Ability to connect dots surface trends and patterns promote risk awareness and mitigate liabilities across complex multi-jurisdictional operations

• Builds trust and collaborative relationships across multiple stakeholder groups; drives needed collaboration across GL&C to ensure seamless legal support to the business

• Acts with urgency and drives continuous improvement; champions operational excellence simplification and measurable impact

What you’ll bring

• Strategic mindset and business orientation; comfort with ambiguity and novel issues.

• High integrity sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive topics.

• Proactive pragmatic problem solver who enables smart risk-taking and innovation while maintaining robust governance and compliance.

• Inclusive leadership style; ability to mentor and develop legal talent across geographies.

Location : Flexible within Liberty’s GRS footprint. Some travel including international required to support global stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active bar membership in good standing.

• 10+ years of progressively responsible legal experience including significant in-house or law firm experience advising global P&C insurers or reinsurers on underwriting product and risk governance.

• Expertise across commercial lines; demonstrated experience with complex underwriting issues product development and emerging risks (e.g. PFAS climate-related risks AI/algorithmic risks social inflation).

• Knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks and principles; experience contributing to or leading risk committees and cross-functional governance bodies.

• Exceptional analytical research and writing skills; proven ability to translate regulatory developments into actionable business-oriented guidance.

• Demonstrated success counseling senior executives and product leaders influencing strategy and driving outcomes in matrixed global organizations.

About Us

Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills experience education certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

At Liberty Mutual our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued supported and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits workplace flexibility professional development opportunities and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture which supports every individual to do their best work. Together we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business our customers and the communities we serve.

We value your hard work integrity and commitment to make things better and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity religion age disability veteran's status pregnancy genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal state or local law. Fair Chance Notices

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