Counsel, Commercial and Strategic Initiatives

Responsibilities

• Advise on diverse legal and regulatory matters, including data privacy, artificial intelligence deployment, and dispute resolution
• Engage with departmental leadership to align legal strategy with commercial objectives
• Partner with legal operations leads to streamline workflows and optimize automated systems
• Deliver actionable, solution-oriented advice on daily operational inquiries
• Draft, review, and negotiate technology agreements, vendor arrangements, and strategic partnership agreements
• Collaborate with finance, technology, and operations teams to structure vendor engagements

Requirements

• J.D. degree from accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• 4+ years of relevant legal experience spanning firm, in-house, or hybrid environments
• Experience in consumer financial services, fintech, mortgage lending, or highly regulated consumer-facing industry strongly preferred
• Proven experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements and technology contracts (NDAs, SOWs, DPAs, SaaS, vendor contracts, MSAs, etc.)
• Business-first approach to law with the ability to evaluate risk thoughtfully
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort with ambiguity and a collaborative orientation in a fast-paced setting

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity package
• Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Work-from-home stipend
• Parental leave
• Generous paid time off

About the Company

Hometap is on a mission to make homeownership less stressful and more accessible. Their home equity investment product provides homeowners with a fast, simple, and straightforward way to access the equity in their home without taking out a loan or having to sell. Through a combination of financial innovation and best-in-class customer service, Hometap enables people to get more from homeownership so they can get more from life.