Managing Chief Counsel

Here at Hometap, we’re collaborative, passionate, and ready to roll up our sleeves to create solutions that help people get more out of homeownership — and out of life. Our first product, a home equity investment, gives homeowners the opportunity to quickly access the equity they’ve built in their home to pay for what’s most important to them, from handling debt to making renovations, without taking on debt.

Is this the next step in your career Find out if you are the right candidate by reading through the complete overview below.

You’ll find recognition from The Boston Globe and Forbes as a great place to work, and awards for our innovation in fintech from Inc., We offer competitive compensation, healthcare coverage, unlimited PTO, a generous share package, and a strong culture with opportunities for team-building and camaraderie.

We are looking for a General Counsel to join our dynamic leadership team. The legal team is a critical support function across all aspects of the business and is deeply integrated into our product and business strategy.

To be successful in this role you’ll need legal and business expertise with a passion for a developing fintech category. You are skilled at assessing and providing organized legal guidance on short timelines and then helping to execute business decisions. As General Counsel in a young but growing industry, you will need to love practical problem-solving in a complex and dynamic environment.

As General Counsel, you will oversee all strategic and tactical legal initiatives for Hometap. As part of the executive team, you will provide effective advice on company strategies and their implementation, manage the legal and compliance function, and oversee the work of outside counsel. You will help build a legal strategy that aligns with our business, legal, and ethical responsibilities, and you will be our chief legal spokesperson with investors, regulators, and other stakeholders.

At Hometap, the legal function consists of three categories you will be directly responsible for :

Regulatory Matters

As a new product in the consumer home financing space, Hometap must be aware of and compliant with applicable federal, state, and local laws. You will help develop legal positions and compliance strategies, oversee a long‑term state‑by‑state rollout, assess new product opportunities, and maintain a regulatory framework. You’ll lead investigations or litigation with external counsel, and build relationships with industry trade associations.

You will help maintain existing funds and credit facilities and explore new structures and sources of capital, overseeing the legal and compliance aspects of fundraising, including terms, fund formation, and documentation.

You will oversee general corporate matters at Hometap, including vendor contracts, NDAs, employee agreements, equity grants, and compliance documentation.

Legal & Regulatory

Leading Hometap’s overall legal strategy and risk assessment with emphasis on regulatory compliance, litigation management, and product expansion

Managing the Legal & Compliance teams

Driving processes and infrastructure to scale legal review, approvals, and record keeping

Interfacing with executive leadership and the Board to provide legal and strategic advice

Tracking legislative, business, and regulatory issues affecting operations and compliance programs

Managing external counsel and external advisors, optimizing cost and quality

Managing litigation outcomes for both plaintiff and defendant roles

~ Overseeing structuring, drafting, and negotiation of commercial agreements

Advising on legal aspects of financing activities

Significant experience in Regulatory matters, with success in at least one other major category

Significant in‑house experience (5+ years) managing a legal team in an emerging growth company

Extensive knowledge of federal and state regulatory and consumer financial services laws

Our 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. By investing alongside homeowners, Hometap offers debt‑free cash in exchange for a share of their home’s future value — all without any monthly payments over the life of the investment.

We provide employment opportunities regardless of race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or disability. xklufbp Hometap is a proud employer of a diverse workforce and is committed to inclusion in all aspects of employment.

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