Senior Counsel – Independent Agency, Sales & Service (Insurance)

Location: Hybrid; three days onsite in Bethesda, MD, New York City, NY, or Cleveland, OH

Annual salary: $148,625–$260,350

Company

hirify.global provides personal and commercial insurance coverage and supports customers through agency, sales, and service operations.

What you will do

• Lead legal support for independent and captive agency distribution, sales, and service business units.
• Provide day-to-day legal guidance while anticipating future legal needs and business risks.
• Advise on insurance distribution, sales, servicing, agency operations, and regulated insurance products.
• Assess issues involving privacy, insurance compliance, consumer protection, intellectual property, products, and contracts.
• Collaborate with other legal teams and business stakeholders to develop practical solutions.
• Work independently while providing some supervision and helping business units achieve their objectives.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience at a law firm or in-house.
• Preferably at least 6 years of in-house experience advising on agency, insurance distribution, sales, and service matters.
• Law degree and an active license to practice law in the United States.
• Knowledge of consumer-protection laws, insurance sales and distribution, customer service or user experience, and insurance underwriting.
• Strong communication, listening, judgment, problem-solving, and business analysis skills.
• hirify.global will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Nice to have

• Experience managing B2B relationships with business partners.
• Experience addressing novel and emerging legal issues.
• Experience supporting the distribution of insurance or other regulated products through third parties.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience implementing creative improvements.

Culture & Benefits

• Personalized development programs, training, certification assistance, mentorship, and coaching.
• Inclusive culture focused on integrity, collaboration, performance, and shared success.
• Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% match vested from day one, performance incentives, and tuition assistance.
• Mental healthcare, fertility and adoption assistance, and workplace flexibility.
• hirify.global Flex allows working from anywhere in the United States for up to four weeks per year.