General Counsel

Use our easy apply form to send your application to John Armel, the Jobot Pro hosting this job. Compensation Based on Experience. General Counsel $400000 - $500000 per year | Dallas, TX | On-Site | Permanent Must have IPO or Publicly-Traded Insurance Company Experience - $400k+ Base + Strong Incentives A bit about us: We are currently seeking a seasoned General Counsel to join our dynamic pre-IPO Property and Casualty client. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced legal professional to oversee all legal and regulatory aspects of our organization. The successful candidate will provide legal advice, guidance, and strategy to ensure that our business practices, policies, and dealings meet all legal requirements and standards. Why join us?

• Significant autonomy and ownership — you will build the legal function and shape how it operates.
• A pivotal leadership seat — you will be advising and influencing at the executive and Board levels.
• Fast growth trajectory — your impact will scale with the business.
• Strategic complexity — operate across regulatory, commercial, and transactional dimensions.
• Mission and innovation — join a company focused on leveraging technology to modernize insurance.

Broad exposure — from corporate law and governance to regulatory, disputes, employment, and M&A. Job Details

• Advise senior leadership and the Board on a broad range of legal, strategic, and governance matters, balancing risk and growth.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, prepare board materials, ensure fiduciary, statutory, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor evolving insurance law, licensing, and regulation across states; manage relationships with state insurance departments and regulators.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad spectrum of agreements (vendors, tech, reinsurance, distribution, strategic alliances).
• Lead risk identification and mitigation: design processes and controls to protect the business as it scales.
• Provide legal counsel on employment matters, internal policies, executive contracts, and HR related risks.
• Oversee dispute resolution, manage external counsel, and direct litigation strategy cost effectively.
• Support corporate transactions including capital raises, joint ventures, partnerships, and M&A.

Build and lead the in house legal and compliance team, mentoring and scaling resources as needed. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy #J-18808-Ljbffr Australia-Employment