Assistant General Counsel (Insurance Counsel)

San Antonio Home Office I

Tampa Campus

Charlotte, NC - CENTS

Plano Legacy

Tampa Crosstown

Phoenix Campus (Main)

Full time

R0120649

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a talented Assistant General Counsel (Insurance Counsel) to join our legal team and support our 50-state coverage model.

In this role, you will provide legal counsel to business unit leadership within USAA by identifying and analyzing legal issues and delivering practical, effective legal advice. You will proactively engage with business clients to understand USAA's strategic and operational objectives, while collaborating with internal stakeholders across business units and Legal & Advisory Services. Working independently on matters of significance to the organization, you will directly handle pre-litigation insurance coverage matters for personal lines, including analyzing complex coverage issues, drafting coverage opinions, and preparing reservation of rights letters.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Tampa, FL, Phoenix, AZ, and Charlotte, NC.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Provides legal counsel to support business objectives and mitigate regulatory, compliance and litigation risk to USAA. Leads complex legal assignments with a high level of business impact and delivers appropriate solutions.

• Effectively communicates with stakeholders and varying levels of leadership in both verbal and written forms. Produces clear and concise legal positions.

• Proactively monitors and analyzes changes in laws, regulations and industry and advises appropriate organizational leadership of such changes in a timely manner.

• Proactively collaborates across USAA and the Chief Legal Office to mitigate risk.

• Works effectively with outside counsel or contract professionals to complete assignments.

• May assist more senior attorneys in providing advice and counsel on highly complex matters.

• Ensures escalation of matters presenting more significant risk to more senior attorneys.

• Serves as a resource to less experienced team members.

• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school required.

• Licensed and in good standing to practice law in one state or a territory of the USA.

• 6 years of relevant experience with at least 4 years of experience as a practicing attorney.

• Ability to communicate legal advice effectively to business partners.

What sets you apart:

• Experience at a law firm or as an in‑house counsel with proven experience handling insurance coverage matters.

• Experience preparing coverage analyses, coverage opinions, and reservation of rights letters, with working knowledge of state insurance laws, compliance requirements, DOI guidance, and regulatory timelines.

• Experience monitoring and interpreting insurance regulatory and industry developments, including NAIC updates and related publications.

• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $143,320.00 - $273,930.00.

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.

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Find your purpose. Join our mission.

USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.

USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself – you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.

USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

California applicants, please review our HR CCPA - Notice at Collection (https://statmcstg.usaa.com/mcontent/static\_assets/Media/enterprise\_hr\_cpra\_notice\_at\_collection.pdf) here.

USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.