Closing Date: 20th November, 2026
Description:
Position Overview:This is an exempt position that reports to the Senior Vice President/General Counsel. The Vice President, Assistant General Counsel – Insurance Operations serves as a key strategic legal advisor to WCF's executive leadership team and all business units. This role leads attorneys responsible for contracts and day-to-day corporate legal support and works closely with the compliance team to provide practical, business-focused legal guidance. The Vice President, Assistant General Counsel will lead complex legal initiatives, develop legal talent, support executive decision-making, and build strong partnerships throughout the company and with external stakeholders, including legislators, regulators, and industry organizations.
This is a full-time, exempt position based out of WCF Insurance's Sandy headquarters. This position is open to external and internal candidates.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Legal Counsel and Risk Management
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to executive leadership and business unit leaders on legal, regulatory, operational, and strategic business matters.
- Provide practical, risk-based legal guidance that supports business objectives while protecting the company's interests.
- Identify emerging legal and operational risks and develop proactive solutions.
- Monitor developments in the law, insurance industry, and regulatory environment and advise leadership accordingly.
Leadership and Legal Operations
- Lead, mentor, and develop attorneys responsible for contracts and business legal support.
- Promote collaboration, accountability, and high-quality legal services across the legal team.
- Drive continuous improvement of legal processes and practices.
Insurance Operations and Business Support
- Advise underwriting and premium audit teams regarding classification, coverage, and insurance-related legal issues.
- Lead and support cross-functional initiatives that drive business results and strengthen operational effectiveness.
- Provide legal guidance on mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.
Employment and Corporate Legal Matters
- Serve as employment counsel to Human Resources and company leaders regarding hiring, discipline, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage-and-hour matters, investigations, policies, and separations.
- Manage corporate legal matters and non-claims litigation.
- Retain and oversee outside counsel on specialized or complex legal matters.
- Support corporate governance activities, including board and committee materials and maintenance of corporate records.
Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs
- Partner with the General Counsel on legislative and regulatory matters affecting WCF.
- Help maintain effective relationships with legislators, regulators, and industry organizations.
- Engage with the Utah Legislature, Utah Labor Commission, Department of Insurance, and other governmental agencies on matters impacting the company.
- Assist with public policy and legislative initiatives important to WCF's business objectives.
Accountability & Requirements
- Develop expertise in corporate governance matters and a working knowledge of the operations of the company and its subsidiaries to advise other departments on a variety of issues.
- Establish credibility as a problem-solving resource within WCF by understanding and influencing people to resolve problems and increase policyholder knowledge and satisfaction.
- Establish rapport with the Utah Labor Commission, Utah Department of Insurance, Utah legislators, key management and labor contacts, and other key people in the business and insurance communities.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Active membership in the Utah State Bar in good standing, or eligibility for admission, including through in-house counsel licensure, with admission completed within twelve months of hire.
- Ten or more years of legal experience, including at least five years advising on insurance matters for an insurance carrier or law firm serving insurers.
- Significant experience in employment law, government affairs, legislative matters, or a combination thereof.
- Three or more years of experience managing, mentoring, or developing attorneys or other legal professionals.
- Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Experience effectively managing outside counsel.
- Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
- Exceptional written, verbal, analytical, and leadership skills.
- Strong judgment, integrity, collaboration, and executive presence
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in insurance law, employment law, and government relations.
- Commercial property and casualty insurance experience, including workers' compensation insurance.
- Litigation experience.