Honeycomb Insurance

Honeycomb Insurance

VP of Legal

New York City, NY · Vp

Sponsorship not specified$270k-$290kDetected 57 days ago
NegotiationM&AHRCorporate LawEmployment LawLeadershipUnderwriting

About the role

  • You will be the principal legal advisor to the CEO, COO, and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on governance, risk, and strategic transactions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead the legal function: Structure and manage external counsel relationships
  • own the legal budget and ensure cost-effective, high-quality outcomes across commercial contracts, licensing, regulatory filings, corporate governance, IP, data privacy and security, employment law, and litigation management.
  • Insurance & regulatory strategy: Own the regulatory strategy across all jurisdictions in which Honeycomb operates - state DOI relationships, multi-state licensing, MGA/agency model integrity, P&C filings, market conduct, and surplus lines compliance.
  • Growth enablement: Drive the legal workstream behind growth - entering new states, new product lines, and new jurisdictions
  • Carrier, reinsurer & partner negotiations: Lead the legal posture in negotiations with carriers, reinsurers, MGAs, wholesalers, agencies, and distribution partners, resolve red lines pragmatically, and protect Honeycomb's long-term economics.
  • manage diligence, deal documentation, and post-close integration.
  • Legal operating system: Build, scale, and mature Honeycomb's legal infrastructure - playbooks, standard contract templates, approval workflows, KPI dashboards, and stakeholder service-level expectations - so the function compounds as the company scales.
  • Risk & cross-functional partnership: Partner with the CISO, CFO, and CUO to ensure legal support for insurance-related programs and operations, cyber, privacy, and data-governance risks
  • partner with Finance on enterprise risk and insurance program design.

Requirements

  • Must be located in and able to work from our NYC office three days per week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Nice to have

  • J.D. from a prestigious law school
  • admitted to practice in relevant U.S. jurisdiction(s) and in good standing.
  • 10+ years of legal experience, including 3+ years leading an in-house legal function or a major sub-function at a regulated company
  • insurance or insurtech experience strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience advising a Board of Directors, serving as (or partnering with) the corporate secretary, and supporting fundraising rounds, M&A, or other strategic transactions.
  • Prior experience as a General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or Head of Legal at a startup/tech-enabled insurer or insurtech
  • multi-state licensing experience
  • reinsurance treaty negotiation

Compensation

  • The base salary range listed in each job posting represents our good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for the role.

Benefits

  • Salary: $270,000 - $290,000 + 20% Bonus
  • ISO stock options
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • HSA with company contributions
  • Flexible time off
  • Paid family leave
  • Actual compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and location, as well as internal alignment and market factors.

Company info

  • takes full ownership, challenges the status quo, readily adapts (Flexibility), stays focused on what matters, prioritizes "we" over "I," and acts with urgency.
  • Honeycomb Insurance
  • At Honeycomb, we're not just building technology; we're reshaping the future of insurance.
  • In 2025, Honeycomb was recognized by Dun & Bradstreet as " Top 10 Best Start Up Companies to Work For " in Israel, named by LinkedIn as " Top 10 Startups in Chicago ", and Newsweek's " Greatest Startup Workplaces in America, 2025 ".
  • Through the first half of 2026 we've been recognized on Inc.
  • Magazine's " Best Workplaces " List and Forbes " Fintech 50 ".
  • How did we earn these honors?
  • Honeycomb is a rapidly growing global startup, generously backed by top-tier investors and powered by an exceptional team of thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers.
  • Dual-headquartered in Chicago and Tel Aviv (R&D center), and with 6 offices across the U.S., we are reinventing the commercial real estate insurance industry, an industry long overdue for disruption.
  • Just as importantly, we ensure every employee feels deeply connected to our mission and one another.
  • With over $100B in insured assets, Honeycomb operates across 23 states, covering more than 65% of the U.S. population and increasing its coverage.
  • If you're looking for a place where innovation is celebrated, culture actually means something, and smart people challenge you to be better every day - Honeycomb might be exactly what you've been looking for.
  • Excellent communicator (written and verbal); able to simplify legal risk into actionable business recommendations for executive and Board audiences.
  • High integrity, strong sense of ownership, and the executive judgment to make timely, high-stakes decisions in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
  • Comfortable operating globally (US + Israel base/resourcing) and cross-functionally across operations, marketing, HR, finance, and risk.
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