Corporate & Regulatory Counsel (Houston)

Where will your career take you next? Let’s find out together.At Zurich Cover-More, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading travel insurance and assistance providers. Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, making sure we’re there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support. Zurich Cover-More partners with many of the world’s best-known brands – think major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover, for all.Launched in December 2024, Zurich Cover-More is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading multi-line insurers. Our family of customer-facing brands includes trusted names like Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we’re redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence. Whether it’s a long-awaited holiday, a last-minute business trip, or an unexpected detour, we deliver in the moments that matter.What you’ll be doing: This role offers a unique opportunity to join a global legal team supporting Zurich Cover-More's operations across multiple jurisdictions. Partnering with legal and business stakeholders worldwide, this highly visible role will help coordinate corporate governance, regulatory compliance, entity management, and brand protection activities. It's an excellent opportunity for a lawyer looking to broaden their in-house experience and gain exposure across a global business. In this role, you will:Act as a key legal partner supporting Zurich Cover-More's global corporate governance, regulatory, and entity management activities across multiple jurisdictions.Coordinate governance requirements, including legal entity records, director and officer changes, corporate filings, resolutions, and governance calendars.Support global regulatory and licensing activities by tracking obligations, coordinating requirements, and partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely completion.Serve as a central point of coordination across legal, compliance, finance, operations, and business teams to drive consistency and accountability across jurisdictions.Help manage and maintain Zurich Cover-More's global trademark and intellectual property portfolio, including renewals, ownership records, domain names, and brand use approvals.Identify opportunities to improve governance and regulatory processes, helping the organization move from reactive management to more proactive oversight.Build strong relationships across the business while gaining exposure to a broad range of legal, regulatory, and operational matters within a global organization.What skills and experience you’ll bring on this journey: J.D. or equivalent law degree and active membership in good standing with a recognized legal jurisdiction.4–6 years of legal experience, ideally gained within a law firm environment, with exposure to corporate, regulatory, governance, financial services, or other regulated industries.Experience supporting legal, regulatory, or compliance matters across multiple jurisdictions and stakeholder groups.Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and complex workstreams.A proactive, practical, and business-oriented approach, coupled with sound judgment and strong attention to detail.Excellent relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across legal and non-legal teams.Insurance, financial services, or other regulated industry experience is considered a strong asset.Why you’ll love working with us!We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results-orientation, and forward-thinking. We have more than 3000 employees worldwide. We are a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts, customer service and corporate services professionals. We share a global purpose to look after travellers, at every step of their journey. Career growth. This is an extremely exciting time for us at Zurich Cover-More, as we rapidly expand our business across the globe. We’re committed to helping our people thrive through a comprehensive onboarding experience, continuous professional development, and a supportive work environment that empowers growth at every stage of your career.Take the time you need, for you and your community. We encourage you to take the time you need when you need it. We offer regular annual and personal leave benefits along with volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme. Investing in your health, and your future. We offer a competitive medical insurance package and pension contributions.Diversity and inclusion. We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity. Wherever life has taken you, we welcome you to bring your whole self to work. Just be you – because that’s exactly who we’re looking for.Apply today and let’s go to great places together!At Zurich Cover-More, compensation for roles is influenced by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. In compliance with local laws, Zurich commits to providing a fair and reasonable compensation range for each role. Additional rewards may encompass short-term incentive bonuses and merit increases. We encourage candidates with salary expectations beyond the provided range to apply as they will be considered based on their experience, skills, and education.The compensation indicated represents a nationwide market range and has not been adjusted for geographic differentials pertaining to the location where the position may be filled. The proposed salary range for this position is $125,000.00 – $175,000.00 with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 20%.