Assistant General Counsel

Role: Assistant General Counsel, Agency and Product 

Location:  Austin, TX / Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Reports To: Deputy General Counsel - Insurance

About Hippo:

Our mission is to deliver intuitive and proactive protection for homeowners, combining the power of technology with a human touch.

Hippo built the world’s first home protection platform. We believe that insurance should protect your home and the things you treasure with policies designed for modern lives and proactive protection that helps you care for your home. Our aim is to help you avoid issues before they become costly problems because the best claims experience is the one you don’t have. Simply put, Hippo exists to protect the joy of homeownership.

About You:

You excel at risk assessment, compliance reviews, transaction negotiation and management, and providing hands-on contract drafting and legal advice to all levels within an organization. You have experience with complex corporate matters including real estate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions and corporate governance of joint ventures. You also have experience with ensuring compliant digital distribution of personal line products nationwide. You have worked in the insurance industry with experience counseling insurance agencies and managing general agencies.

What You’ll Do:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts (e.g., agreements with home builders, lead generation agreements, vendor agreements, and carrier agreements) to minimize risk and apply consistent legal terms and protections with emphasis on insurance agency and managing general agency strategic agreements
• Advise on licensing and other regulatory requirements for insurance agency business
• Manage and/or support all stages of litigation or disputes involving our agency operations including pre-litigation, arbitration, managing outside counsel, as well as regulatory actions and subpoenas
• Agency compliance including support for training, review, delivery, and support for admitted and non-admitted insurance and non-insurance products
• General product counseling for Hippo’s agency and digital distribution teams as well as Hippo’s new ventures and non-insurance products teams
• Research, identify, and mitigate legal risks across the organization
• Serve as primary legal support to key cross-functional and business stakeholders
• Keep abreast of legal developments and continue legal education in substantive areas as they relate to the industry and our insurance agency operations in particular
• Meet legal objectives and OKRs
• Lead compliance efforts for designated key compliance initiatives of Hippo
• Responsibility for RESPA compliance for the builders business; FCRA; TCPA and other laws applicable to the digital platforms of Hippo
• Deal with complex, significant matters that cut across legal, compliance, and business areas
• Deliver quality legal products and services in a fast paced environment on a timely basis

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of comparable law firm or in house experience
• Bachelor’s degree in related field and JD
• Current license to practice law (JD)
• Strong proven background in contract negotiation and drafting
• Knowledge of RESPA, FCRA, and other laws for organizational compliance
• P&C Insurance background
• Excellent negotiation and communications skills
• Analytical ability
• Strong attention to detail
• Overall broad corporate and insurance legal knowledge
• In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations
• Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives
• Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to “see around the corner”
• Self-motivated and directed; ability to collaborate is a must
• Strong intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn how to help others solve problems
• Flexible and willing to do what is needed to get great work done
• A natural inclination to work within a culture that is fast-paced and dynamic

Benefits and Perks:

Hippo treats its team members with the same level of dedication and care as we do our customers, which is why we’re fortunate to provide all of our Hippos with:

• Healthy Hippos Benefits – Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families. We also offer a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Equity -This position is eligible for equity compensation 
• Training and Career Growth – Training and internal career growth opportunities
• Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
• Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers

Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known