Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply NowProfile Summary:Associate Counsel will support a range of legal department responsibilities. Candidates should have 4-6 years of experience in contract drafting and negotiations and familiarity with employee benefits products and services (such as supplemental health products, disability, stop-loss insurance, and administration of account-based plans like Health-FSAs and HRAs). Profile Description:<ul><li>Associate Counsel will work with supervising attorneys to support a broad range of legal department responsibilities including, but not limited to:</li><li>Collaborating with the various business lines (insurance products, claims, complaints, privacy, information security, strategic sourcing, operational risk, business-line legal, and brand/marketing organizations) to identify areas of risk; researching and counseling the Company on options to resolve identified issues.</li><li>Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various agreements including Client Service Agreements, Business Associate Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, settlement agreements, and more.</li><li>Playing a significant role in providing practical, legal, and business advice to the Company’s employees and counseling employees and management on legal and strategic matters.</li><li>Working closely with internal departments to ensure all stakeholders’ interests are covered during agreement negotiations.</li><li>Partnering with Privacy and IT teams to respond to data security inquiries and data questionnaires from customers.</li><li>Overseeing data collection, use, access, and transfers with very specific data protection issues to ensure compliance with legal and internal standards, as well as standards that may be imposed contractually.</li><li>Effectively communicating regulatory and procedural changes and important issues to affected employees and business units.</li><li>Directing and managing outside counsel as needed.</li><li>Working on other issues and areas affecting Company business and operations as required.</li></ul> Knowledge &amp; Experience:<ul><li>Have earned a Juris Doctor (or equivalent degree) from an accredited law school.</li><li>Current and active member in good standing of a U.S. state and/or federal Bar Association.</li><li>Have been a practicing lawyer for at least 4 years.</li><li>Prior in-house experience preferred.</li><li>Possess excellent oral and written communications skills, including the demonstrated ability to prepare and orally deliver detailed, concise and effective memoranda, briefings, slides and other decision materials to executive staff and Company personnel.</li><li>Have a demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex issues simultaneously.</li><li>Demonstrate a commitment to a collegial work ethic, including mentoring and collaboration.</li><li>Ability to work well with a large number of stakeholders.</li><li>Experience with leave laws (FMLA, state equivalents) is a plus but not required.</li></ul>Compensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $105,700 - $132,120 USDBe Well. Stay Well.Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.What We Offer<ul><li>Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans</li><li>401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)</li><li>Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)</li><li>Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year</li><li>Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.</li><li>Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year</li></ul>Learn more about <a href="https://assets.voya.com/m/65c932d9fbfe4634/original/Voya_Benefits_Highlights.pdf" target="_blank">Voya benefits (download PDF)</a>Critical SkillsAt Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture: <ul><li>Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.</li><li>Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.</li><li>Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals. </li><li>Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.</li><li>Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.</li></ul>Learn more about <a href="https://corporate.voya.com/careers/working-voya-financial/critical-skills" target="_blank">Critical Skills</a>Equal Employment OpportunityVoya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Reasonable AccommodationsVoya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference <a href="https://www.voya.com/page/applicants-disabilities" target="_blank">resources for applicants with disabilities</a>.<a href="https://www.voya.com/articles/other-helpful-information#employment" target="_blank">Misuse of Voyas name in fraud schemes</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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