Corporate Counsel, Insurance

Porch Group•US TX Remote, TX

1d•$157,500 - $220,500•Remote

About The Position

Porch Group is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Insurance to provide legal services and advice to business unit leadership, including the insurance carrier’s executive team, and help navigate complex insurance regulatory landscapes. The role is a key partner and trusted advisor to the Insurance organization, reports to the General Counsel, and leads the Insurance legal and compliance team. It works with the broader legal team on significant matters, resolves complex issues, owns strategic legal and regulatory initiatives, and supports senior leadership decisions about risk and business trade-offs. Within the Insurance Division, the role helps translate company strategy into regulatory approvals, market launches, and strong examination results. The position is remote and based in Texas. It requires a J.D. and active U.S. bar membership, along with 3–5 years of relevant experience, including insurance regulatory experience and experience leading legal or compliance workstreams. Compensation is listed as $157,500–$220,500 annually, with eligibility for long-term incentive awards and an annual performance-based bonus, subject to program guidelines and approvals.

Requirements

J.D. and active bar membership in the United States.
3–5 years of experience in Texas at a law firm, government, an insurance regulator, and/or in-house, including insurance regulatory experience and experience leading legal or compliance workstreams.
Direct experience with insurance regulatory matters, such as state DOI filings, rate and form approvals, market conduct, or InsurTech operations.
Flexible, solution-oriented, collaborative mindset.
Experience effectively managing outside counsel.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Experience managing, mentoring, or developing team members.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive audiences and support senior leadership decision-making on risk.
Track record of leading multifaceted, cross-functional initiatives that drive successful business results.
Experience building scalable legal and compliance frameworks, policies, and best practices.
Up-to-date understanding of key legal issues relevant to an insurance organization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and stakeholders.
Outstanding judgment and integrity, and the ability to balance complex matters independently.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the Company and provide practical counsel and solutions.

Responsibilities

Independently advise senior leadership, including the carrier’s executive team, to support business objectives and mitigate regulatory, compliance, and litigation risk.
Lead and develop the Insurance legal and compliance team, set priorities, manage performance, and support hiring and growth.
Own strategic legal and regulatory initiatives tied to company strategy.
Prepare and review insurance-related filings, including filings for new products, quarterly and annual reports, and governance reports.
Lead the Insurance Division secretarial function, including preparing materials for the insurance carrier’s Board of Directors and committee meetings.
Lead cross-functional programs with Finance, Product, Compliance, and Claims to drive business outcomes, including approvals, market launches, and examination results.
Monitor and analyze changes in laws, regulations, and the industry, and advise organizational leadership in a timely manner.
Anticipate legal and operational risks and work with others to identify potential solutions.
Build and maintain the Insurance legal and compliance framework, including policies, filing processes, and governance playbooks, and develop best practices for Porch.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders and leadership, including executive and potentially Board audiences, verbally and in writing.
Produce clear and concise legal positions on complex issues.
Manage outside counsel to obtain legal advice.

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.
Three medical plan options, two dental plan options, and a vision plan.
Voluntary Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident plans.
Pre-tax savings options, including a partially employer-funded Health Savings Account and healthcare, dependent-care, and transportation Flexible Savings Accounts.
Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits; voluntary Life and AD&D plans are also offered.
Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with a discretionary employer match.
Employer-paid wellbeing program providing access to meditation and mindfulness exercises, mental health coaching, clinical care, and confidential resources including will preparation.
Free LifeBalance resource offering year-round discounts, including gym membership, travel, appliances, movies, and pet insurance.
Flexible paid vacation, typically nine company-paid holidays per year, paid sick time, and paid parental leave.
Identity theft program, travel assistance, and fitness and other discount programs.