Corporate Counsel, Insurance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Provide legal guidance to senior leadership, including the executive team of the carrier, to align with business goals and reduce regulatory, compliance, and litigation risks.

• Lead and nurture the Insurance legal and compliance team by establishing priorities, overseeing performance, and facilitating hiring and development.

• Take ownership of increasingly complex strategic legal and regulatory projects linked to the company's strategy.

• Prepare and review insurance-related filings, which include new product offerings, quarterly and annual reports, and governance documentation.

• Oversee the secretarial function for the Insurance division and prepare materials for the Board of Directors and Committee meetings of the insurance carrier.

• Manage cross-functional initiatives with Finance, Product, Compliance, and Claims to secure approvals, launch products in the market, and achieve examination outcomes.

• Monitor and evaluate changes in laws, regulations, and industry trends, providing advice to organizational leadership.

• Anticipate legal and operational risks, collaborating with stakeholders to devise solutions.

• Establish and maintain the Insurance legal and compliance framework, encompassing policies, filing procedures, and governance playbooks.

• Develop best practices that can be utilized as standards for Porch.

• Engage with stakeholders and leadership, including executive and potentially Board members, both verbally and in writing.

• Formulate clear and concise legal positions addressing highly complex issues.

• Manage external legal counsel to obtain necessary legal advice.

• Report directly to the General Counsel and act as a trusted advisor to the Insurance organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• J.D. with active bar membership in the United States.

• 3-5 years of experience in Texas, at a law firm, government agency, insurance regulator, and/or in-house position.

• Experience in insurance regulation and leading legal or compliance workstreams.

• Direct experience with insurance regulatory issues, including state Department of Insurance filings, rate and form approvals, market conduct, or InsurTech operations.

• A flexible, solution-oriented, and collaborative mindset.

• Proven experience in effectively managing external legal counsel.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Experience in managing, mentoring, or developing team members.

• Capability to communicate effectively with executive audiences and support senior leadership in making risk-related decisions.

• A proven history of leading multifaceted, cross-functional initiatives that yield successful business outcomes.

• Experience in constructing scalable legal and compliance frameworks, policies, and best practices.

• Up-to-date knowledge of essential legal issues relevant to an insurance organization.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex legal concepts to non-legal audiences.

• Proficiency in handling multiple priorities, projects, and stakeholders.

• Excellent judgment and integrity, with the ability to independently manage complex matters.

• Ability to foster and maintain strong relationships across the company, providing practical counsel and solutions.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Long-term incentive awards, subject to program guidelines and approvals.

• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to program guidelines and approvals.

• Comprehensive coverage for health, life, and financial wellbeing.

• Three Medical plan options, two Dental plan options, and a Vision plan.

• Voluntary plans for Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident coverage.

• Partially employer-funded Health Savings Account.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and transportation.

• Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance.

• Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits.

• Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance plans.

• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with discretionary employer matching.

• Employer-funded Supportlinc wellbeing program, offering meditation, mindfulness, mental health coaching, clinical care, and confidential resources.

• LifeBalance discounts on gym memberships, travel, appliances, movies, pet insurance, and more.

• Flexible paid vacation policy.

• Company-paid holidays, generally totaling nine per year.

• Paid sick leave.

• Paid parental leave.

• Identity theft protection program.

• Travel assistance services.

• Fitness and various discount programs.

• Remote work arrangement available.