General Counsel

Overview

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.

We work hard, and have some fun along the way. 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., HousingWire, and more. We offer competitive compensation, healthcare coverage, unlimited PTO, a generous share package, and a strong culture with opportunities for team-building and camaraderie.

Interested in joining us on our mission to make homeownership less stressful and more accessible? We’d love to talk.

Role

To achieve our mission of making homeownership more accessible and less stressful, we seek a diverse, empathetic, intelligent team. We are looking for a General Counsel to join our dynamic leadership team. This executive role reports directly to the CEO and will play a defining role in our business. The legal team is a critical support function across all aspects of the business and is deeply integrated into our product and business strategy.

Who you are:

To be successful in this role you’ll need legal and business expertise with a passion for a developing fintech category. You’ll be a high-character individual who leads with integrity, is a rolls-up-your-sleeves team player, and has the confidence to guide others. 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.

Capital Markets

Hometap’s growth requires capital and a sustained investment program. 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.

General Corporate

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

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Legal & Regulatory

• Leading Hometap’s overall legal strategy and risk assessment with emphasis on regulatory compliance, litigation management, and product expansion
• Working with regulators and policymakers at state and federal levels and representing Hometap in trade associations
• 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

• Corporate Growth & Governance

• Collaborating with Capital Markets on strategic capital formation
• Overseeing structuring, drafting, and negotiation of commercial agreements
• Advising on legal aspects of financing activities
• Managing outside counsel relationships
• Advising management on employment and HR matters

What you bring

• Significant experience in Regulatory matters, with success in at least one other major category
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• Bar admission in your state of residence
• 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
• Comfort representing Hometap in various settings and across stakeholder groups as a spokesperson
• Analytical problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Direct experience in consumer home financing or related space is a major plus

Hometap is on a mission to make homeownership less stressful and more accessible. 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.

Hometap believes that our differences are what bring us together, and one of our biggest priorities is creating a diverse workplace that welcomes and values each team member’s unique perspective, background, and ideas. All roles here are filled based solely on candidates’ qualifications and our business needs.

Hometap is an equal opportunity employer. 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. If there is an accommodation that would support your ability to apply and interview with Hometap, please let us know by emailing

Hometap is a proud employer of a diverse workforce and is committed to inclusion in all aspects of employment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply.