Senior Corporate Counsel

Role Overview

• Serve as the sole in-house legal counsel for a multinational healthcare SaaS organization; provide timely, practical, and strategic legal guidance to the CEO, CFO, CSO, CRO and Board of Directors.
• Operate as a senior advisor on all matters involving legal risk, regulatory exposure, compliance strategy, and legal best practices.
• Act as a business partner, not just a legal reviewer—proactively enabling operational efficiency, revenue goals, and organizational scale.
• Own the full lifecycle of commercial contracting, including drafting, review, negotiation, redlining, and escalation strategies for SaaS agreements, data security addendums, BAAs, NDAs, MSAs, and vendor agreements.
• Collaborate closely with Sales leadership to accelerate deal velocity, reduce contract churn, and create scalable, predictable processes.
• Maintain, improve, and standardize contract templates and guide the business on contract scope and risk balanced solutions.
• Manage and optimize CLM processes; experience with Salesforce and AI driven CLM tools (e.g., Ironclad) is highly preferred.
• Serve as the company’s HIPAA Compliance Officer and GDPR Data Protection Officer, overseeing policy development, documentation, monitoring, audits, and training.
• Stay current on evolving healthcare regulatory requirements and data privacy laws, advising the business on the impact of new regulations.
• Lead investigations and compliance assessments as needed.
• Provide counsel on employment matters including hiring, terminations, investigations, policy development, and multi-state compliance.
• Guide executives on corporate governance, structure, entity management, and Board level reporting.
• Review and approve all internal policies, ensuring alignment with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Manage all external legal counsel, litigation strategies, subpoenas, depositions, and dispute resolution.
• Review and negotiate insurance policies and partner with brokers to maintain appropriate risk management frameworks.
• Approve all outside legal spending and budget planning.
• Advise on strategic transactions, including due diligence, compliance integration, contract unification, and post-acquisition transitions.
• Develop processes that strengthen legal readiness for future acquisitions and integrations.
• Lead training on contract drafting, information security, compliance, HIPAA obligations, and EEO best practices.
• Build and continuously enhance internal controls and documentation related to privacy, compliance, and legal operations.
• Promote a culture of legal and compliance excellence across all departments.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
• 10–15+ years of legal experience, with strong preference for:
• SaaS, software, or healthcare technology industry experience
• Significant exposure to commercial contracting, SaaS subscription models, and data privacy regulations
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with executive leadership and communicate with clarity, confidence, and polish.
• Expertise in HIPAA, GDPR, security and privacy regulations, and general healthcare compliance.
• Strong command of employment law fundamentals and experience advising on sensitive employee relations matters.
• Exceptional writing, drafting, and analytical skills.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate legal concepts into practical, operational decisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to quickly learn new tools, including CLM/CRM systems.

Benefits

• Remote first work environment
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance options available day one.
• 401K
• with match and immediately vested.
• 17 company holidays, 2 floating holidays plus competitive paid time off policy
• Internal Advancement Opportunities