Senior Contracts Counsel

Description

Department : Legal

Job Type : Regular Full Time

Education Level : JD

Required Years Experience : 6

Church Pension Group (CPG) is a financial services organization that serves the Episcopal Church, located in Midtown Manhattan. CPG was founded in 1917 to provide pension benefits to eligible clergy of the Episcopal Church. Since then, its mission has expanded to include life and disability insurance, health benefits, property & casualty insurance, and publishing.

The Senior Contracts Counsel will play a pivotal role in supporting CPG's dynamic and evolving operations. Reporting directly to the EVP, Chief Legal Officer, this is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative legal team to work on a broad range of complex and sensitive legal and business issues to give real-time analysis and practical advice. You must be able to manage multiple priorities across the different units of the organization, such as vendor management, publishing, property & casualty, technology, and benefits. We are seeking a creative and curious self-starter and generalist with a positive attitude and team focus to take ownership of CPG's commercial contracts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Serve as legal counsel to the business units and corporate units for a wide range of commercial and corporate contracts with an emphasis on contract review and support
• Take ownership for the entire vendor contracting cycle - from initial draft to execution, working with business teams to drive contract negotiations to timely and successful completion, including complex SaaS and data technology-related agreements (cloud, cybersecurity, software licensing) and third-party consulting contracts
• Partner with the vendor management team to design and implement a contract and vendor management strategy and improve knowledge management practices and risk assessments, documenting necessary policies and procedures
• Collaborating closely with the vendor management team you will develop standard vendor contract templates and SLA terms
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, subject matter experts and the privacy team on legal and business risks, compliance and contract strategy
• Ensure alignment with applicable laws and internal policies
• Leverage and supervise outside counsel specialists where additional subject matter expertise is necessary
• Own and manage the contract life cycle management platform, from intake to repository leveraging technology to develop legal and business insights and vendor playbooks
• Effective performance of the essential functions of this position requires regular in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues, both for purposes of relationship building and meaningful collaboration
• Other related duties may be assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Extensive use of a computer keyboard is a demand of the position to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Currently, hybrid work environment, which requires working in CPG's office Tuesdays through Thursdays and flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Church Pension Group employees must maintain a professional, compassionate, and trustworthy work environment always. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job within this environment.

Salary Range : $200,000 - $225,000

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Flexible Benefits available to eligible employees :

Core Benefits automatically provided to eligible employees :

Elective Benefits available to eligible employees :

Educational Assistance Program available to eligible employees

Maternity / Paternity Leave available to eligible employees

Time Off available to eligible employees : Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Please understand that, as a general policy, CPG does not sponsor visas.

EOE : Minorities / Female / Disability / Vet / Sexual Orientation

If you are a CPG employee, please use your CPG email address when creating your profile to apply.