What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Product Law position at CareRev?
CareRev is growing and we are excited to add a Director of Product Law to our internal legal team! You will be a thought leader on legal issues and a strategic partner to company leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. You will have expertise in general product counseling while ideally also having some background or experience in employment law. Additionally, you will bring strong business acumen, understanding of the legal landscape as well as excellent leadership, problem solving and counseling skills to help advance company velocity by advising internal stakeholders on how to navigate and manage risk.
We are innovating the healthcare industry and working to solve unique challenges each day. You’ll have more impact than you can imagine within healthcare by uniting people in care and improving lives within our local communities!
What You’ll Do:
- Spearhead counseling on general product law matters, advising executives and other cross-functional stakeholders on business strategy, risk, and various legal considerations
- Craft pragmatic solutions to legal issues and provide succinct and actionable legal advice that allows stakeholders to make sound business decisions in view of relevant legal requirements and risks
- Minimize paralysis among cross-functional stakeholders as they navigate opaque regulatory issues and the unknown while innovating in an emerging technology space
- Partner with Government Affairs to help positively shape the legal and regulatory landscape
- Counsel on employment law issues and manage employment-related pre-litigation and litigation matters
- Effectively manage outside counsel
- Manage and mentor other counsel and staff as the team scales
- Help to develop, implement and continually improve company and legal team processes
- Assist with other areas of legal support when needed
- Report to the Chief Legal Officer
What We’re Looking For:
- Expertise in product counseling with 10 years of overall legal experience preferred
- This should include experience at a major law firm as well as in-house experience
- Experience working on either employment classification issues or employment law issues is preferred.
- Experience helping clients navigate complex or opaque regulatory environments is preferred
- Impeccable written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate complex legal ideas to non-lawyers
- Proven ability to balance legal risk with business priorities and realities, and to help drive product development and implementation forward
- Advanced analytical ability, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to influence at all levels, internally and externally
- Aptitude for managing a team while being a team player
- Experience in other areas of law such as regulatory law, privacy, corporate law, or litigation would be a plus, but is not required
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new areas of law and business and assist with a variety of issues as they arise in a fast-moving startup environment
- Knowledge of healthcare or health tech industries would be a plus, but is not required
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and admitted to practice in at least one US state and be eligible to practice as in-house counsel in the state you reside
- Role location is remote within the United States
- Some travel may be required
- COVID-19 vaccination required
