Chief of Staff to the Chief Legal Officer

The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and is

the third largest auto insurer in the United States. In 2023, GEICO earned premiums worth over $40 billion U.S. dollars.

As a result of Geicos digital and data transformation, the Legal team operates in a demanding and fast paced environment. As the Chief of Staff to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO), you are a master at combining strategic leadership and operational excellence. You are a trusted advisor to the Legal team and run point on a wide range of critical activities including operational cadence, internal communications, strategic planning, metrics, and cross functional projects. You represent the Chief Legal Officer with key partners and leaders when needed and build and leverage strong cross-functional relationships.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be a big picture thinker, but also be able to dive into the details across every aspect of the Legal team. With your efforts, the Legal team is executing at a higher level than ever before, and the Chief Legal Officer is focused on the highest risk, highest value issues for the company.

About you:

• You thrive on the success of the team, as well as your fellow team members.

• You work well in a fast paced, demanding environment.

• You are an experienced collaborator and great communicator.

• You are passionate and ready to help us take the Legal team to new heights.

• You have the versatility to be both an individual contributor as well as run cross-functional projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Run high visibility projects, ranging from operational efficiency, change management, analytic deep dives, team off-sites, and annual planning.

• Be positioned as the go-to person on the Legal team. Manage and triage the workflow. Prioritize, delegate, and complete work.

• Enable the team to prioritize and get after what is the most impactful for our internal customers and identify any roadblocks that might get in the way.

• Ensure the team is a smoothly running engine, with team wellness and high engagement at the core, enabling healthy team collaboration, efficient project management, robust data and reporting, and effective stakeholder communication.

• Operate at a strategic level on all things relating to our Board of Directors, ensuring we leverage our external directors to the fullest extent possible, and deliver a best-in-class Board experience.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of attorney or program management experience.

• Experience working strategically and collaboratively across multiple functions.

• An analytic prowess, drive to support decisions with data, and the ability to make data digestible to varied audiences.

• Comfort making decisions and turning strategy into executable plans and actions.

• Experience in diagnosing pain points for teams, moving them to good, and going the extra mile to ensure they are great.

• Trusted Advisor Serves as a strategic thought partner, sounding board, and confidante to the Chief Legal Officer and the Legal team. Honest, reliable, discreet and consistent.

• Strong communicator Both written and verbal. Good sounding board, provider of open, very honest feedback.

• Influential A filter for information that flows between people.

• Multi-tasker Ability to get things done. Operational superstar. Efficient with resources available.

• EQ Ability to smooth out collaboration across groups, challenge decisions, question judgment, and voice concerns.

• Low Ego Committed to making leaders better & comfortable being behind the scenes. Help employees understand where you can be useful for them versus being a roadblock to the top.

Location:

• This is a hybrid role, on-site 3 days per week at Chevy Chase, MD or New York, NY.

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Annual Salary

$143,000.00 - $224,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidates work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Benefits:

As an Associate, youll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.