Associate General Counsel

About the role

The Legal department at Americo is responsible for supporting corporate governance, regulatory compliance, enterprise legal strategy, and risk management across the organization. The Associate General Counsel serves as a key enterprise legal advisor, shaping legal strategy, advising executive leadership, and guiding the organization through complex regulatory, contractual, and risk-related matters. This role partners closely with senior leaders across the business to balance legal risk with strategic objectives while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise executive leadership on legal risk, strategy, and the impact of legal considerations on business decisions.
• Interpret and apply complex state and federal insurance regulations and legal frameworks.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate high-impact agreements, including distribution, reinsurance, vendor, and strategic partnership contracts.
• Lead legal strategy for disputes, regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement matters.
• Cook up and oversee outside counsel across enterprise litigation and regulatory matters to ensure alignment with strategy and risk posture.
• Review and approve outside counsel invoices for accuracy, reasonableness, and alignment with agreed scope and outcomes.
• Define governance standards, legal frameworks, and review processes across the organization.
• Influence cross-functional policies, controls, and operating practices.
• Mentor attorneys and contribute to the development of legal talent across the organization.
• Translate business and industry insights into enterprise-level legal strategy and guidance for executive stakeholders.
• Define and enhance enterprise legal processes, frameworks, and operating models to support scalability and consistency.
• Anticipate emerging industry, regulatory, and legal trends and advise leadership on risks, opportunities, and strategic responses.
• Oversee governance frameworks, policies, and risk controls.
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic business initiatives.
• Balance legal risk with desired business outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and active license to practice law required.
• 10–12 years of broad legal experience, including a combination of in-house, law firm, regulatory, litigation, or insurance industry experience.
• Deep expertise in legal risk assessment, regulatory interpretation, governance, contracts, and enterprise legal advisory.
• Demonstrated ability to advise executive stakeholders.
• Experience managing outside counsel, including strategy, deliverables, and invoice review.
• Strong executive presence with excellent communication, judgment, discretion, and strategic thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the insurance industry or a highly regulated environment.
• Background supporting enterprise-level legal strategy or executive leadership teams.