Senior Managing Counsel, Commercial Transactions

Allstate

Senior Managing Counsel at Allstate providing legal support for complex commercial agreements. Collaborating with teams to drive results in a dynamic business environment.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $151,700 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements—especially those involving the sale of technology, data, or service arrangements.
Provide real-time, business-focused commercial legal advice on complex commercial contracts and in areas such as technology and privacy.
Effectively collaborate across business units, compliance, and legal teams to identify issues, drive solutions, and complete commercial transactions.
Lead development of templates, playbooks, and process improvements to support efficient contract review and negotiation.
Anticipate legal issues and offer practical, innovative solutions in fast-paced and dynamic business environments.
Help foster alignment between business goals and legal frameworks in regulated industries.
Navigate ambiguity with confidence and help shape emerging business models and opportunities.
Contribute to a culture of open dialogue and collaborative problem-solving across a distributed, virtual team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctorate and active bar membership in good standing
A minimum of 7 years of legal experience, ideally within a law firm or the in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized organization.
Proven expertise in one or more of the following areas: commercial contracting, privacy, technology, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, corporate strategy, data governance, international operations, and/or highly regulated industries.
Experience working within a corporate parent company and across a family of affiliated entities.
Strong leadership capabilities with a focus on collaboration, team development, mentoring, and strategic guidance.
Executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Solid project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and deliver across multiple workstreams.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant legal or business technology tools.
Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
Demonstrated discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive and confidential information.
High business acumen, including the ability to assess and communicate legal risk in a commercial context and contribute to the development of business cases and return-on-investment evaluations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse.
Monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.
Employees must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating.
Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial contractingprivacytechnologyartificial intelligenceintellectual propertycorporate strategydata governanceinternational operationscontract negotiationlegal risk assessment

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationteam developmentmentoringstrategic guidanceverbal communicationwritten communicationproject managementanalytical thinkingcritical thinking

Certifications

Juris Doctorateactive bar membership