General Counsel

Overview

This role serves as the organization’s senior legal executive and strategic advisor to the CEO, Board of Managers, and executive leadership team. The General Counsel (GC) leads legal, regulatory, compliance, governance, risk management, litigation, and transactional matters across the organization and its subsidiaries.

Responsibilities

Executive Leadership and Legal Strategy

• Provide strategic legal counsel to the CEO and Board.
• Develop and execute the organization’s legal strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Advise leadership on legal, regulatory, operational, financial, reputational, and compliance risks.
• Partner with business leaders to identify risks early and develop practical solutions.

Corporate Governance

• Advise the Board and executive management on governance, fiduciary duties, and corporate best practices.
• Oversee corporate governance activities, including board materials, resolutions, and entity management.
• Ensure maintenance of corporate records, organizational documents, and subsidiary governance requirements.
• Support board committees and perform corporate secretary functions.
• Advise on matters related to the privately held ownership structure, including buy-sell and unit/equity holder agreements, equity incentive plans, and reporting/coordination with investors or sponsors, as applicable.

Transactions and Corporate Development

• Lead legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments.
• Direct legal due diligence and negotiate transaction documents.
• Structure transactions to manage risk while supporting growth initiatives.
• Advise on financing arrangements, strategic partnerships, and complex commercial transactions.

Commercial Contracting

• Oversee enterprise-wide contracting processes.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and approve significant commercial agreements.
• Develop contract management templates, policies, and controls to improve efficiency.
• Ensure contractual commitments align with regulatory and business requirements.

Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

• Design, implement, and oversee compliance programs and internal controls.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the organization.
• Oversee multi-state insurance producer/agency licensing and appointments, and monitor compliance with applicable laws, contingent commission and compensation disclosure requirements, and MGA/wholesale broker agreements.
• Provide guidance regarding insurance, lending, employment, privacy, and other applicable laws and regulations.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures to mitigate legal and operational risk.
• Lead enterprise legal risk assessments and mitigation initiatives.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Oversee legal staff responsible for litigation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and investigations.
• Manage internal and outside counsel and litigation budgets.
• Develop dispute resolution strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Advise business leaders regarding litigation exposure and risk management.
• Oversee management of errors & omissions (E&O) claims arising from coverage placement or advisory services, including coordination with the organization’s E&O carrier and defense counsel.

Employment and Labor Matters

• Provide strategic guidance on employment-related issues, including workforce management, restrictive covenants, investigations, discrimination claims, wage and hour matters, and executive compensation.
• Support Human Resources and executive leadership on sensitive personnel matters.
• Review and negotiate employment, separation, and restrictive covenant agreements.

Data Privacy and Information Security

• Partner with IT and Security teams to develop and maintain privacy and cybersecurity compliance programs.
• Advise on data governance, information security incidents, and emerging privacy regulations.
• Review and update privacy, security, and records management policies.

Legal Department Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop Legal Department team members.
• Establish departmental goals, performance expectations, and budgets.
• Allocate legal resources efficiently and manage outside counsel relationships.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and service excellence.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active license and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant legal experience.
• Significant in-house legal leadership experience, preferably as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or senior law firm partner.
• Experience overseeing mergers and acquisitions, litigation, employment law matters, regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions.
• Experience leading and developing legal teams.
• Insurance industry experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Exceptional business judgment and strategic thinking.
• Proactive and hands-on approach.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Superior legal research, drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and professionalism.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Other Requirements

• Occasional travel to corporate offices, corporate events, board meetings, regulatory proceedings, industry conferences, and acquisition-related activities may be required.

• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records WILL be considered for employment.

• For positions requiring a state insurance license to perform the duties described herein, applicants must meet the state licensing requirements as required by the applicable DOI, must not have been disqualified or barred from licensure, and must not have been prohibited from conducting the business of insurance under Title 18 U.S. Code, §§1033 and 1034 to qualify for that role.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $350,000.00 - $450,000.00
• Competitive compensation
• Generous benefit package
• PTO/holiday pay
• Paid training
• Continued education support
• Company sponsored stress management programs/activities
• Opportunities to give back to the local community

Location

• Remote (PST)
• Woodland Hills, CA