Senior Corporate Counsel Risk and Compliance (58112)

Are you interested in joining a team that is continuously innovating to create the best experiences for members? Would you like to work for a company that has been rated a top employer and best place to work across the Northeast year over year? Do you want to be part of a company that is committed to giving back to the community?

At AAA Northeast, as we continue to grow, our mission remains the same: helping and serving is a way of life. It’s why we’ve earned the trust of millions, and why AAA Northeast has remained a resilient and reliable brand for over a century.

Serves as a strategic legal advisor and enterprise risk & compliance leader for the Club. This role combines high-level legal counsel with oversight of the Club's risk management and regulatory compliance functions. Under the direction of the Chief Legal Officer, this role will provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal guidance while leading efforts to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, financial, reputational, and regulatory risks across all business lines. This role will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust risk governance framework and compliance program. This role will ensure legal and regulatory alignment with business strategy, while also supervising the risk and compliance functions.

What you will do:

• Enterprise Risk Management Oversight: • Lead the Club’s enterprise-wide risk strategy, including operational, financial, and reputational risks. • Manage risk and compliance functions to ensure alignment of risk practices with legal and strategic priorities. • Oversee the Club’s Risk Register and Significant Risk Analysis process in collaboration with Internal Audit. • Present annual Corporate Risk Assessment reports to the Board, President, and senior executives. • Guide scenario analysis, stress testing, and emerging risk evaluations. • Oversee litigation matters and disputes involving the Club’s operations.
• Compliance • Oversee the Club’s corporate insurance program, including policy renewals, broker relationships, and contract negotiations. • Ensure compliance with NAIC and other regulatory bodies. • Review insurance contracts and certificates to support business operations and events. • Lead structured compliance verification of vendor insurance coverage. • Lead Club’s Compliance Committee and compliance functions
• Risk Governance: Cross-Functional Leadership & Reporting • Champion a culture of risk-aware decision-making across departments. • Spearhead development of Risk Governance SOPs and Club-wide risk management standards. • Collaborate with HR, IT, Automotive Services, and other departments on integrated risk reporting and predictive modeling. • Align risk planning with operational and strategic business needs.
• Continuous Learning & Strategic Advice • Stay current on legal, regulatory, compliance, and risk management trends. • Represent the Club at legal, compliance, and risk management conferences and professional networks. • Advise executive leadership on evolving exposures and strategic risk tolerance.