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Solutus Legal Search · 1 month ago

VP of Legal, General Counsel and Head of Compliance – San Francisco, CA (929-SLS)

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Solutus Legal Search is assisting a publicly traded HealthTech company in their search for a General Counsel and Head of Compliance Officer. This role will lead the legal function, manage a team of 12 legal professionals, and serve as the principal advisor to the executive team, focusing on legal operations, compliance, and risk management in a digital health context.

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Responsibilities

Serve as primary legal and healthcare compliance advisor to the senior leadership team and board; prepare and deliver board materials on legal, compliance, and risk matters

Lead public company legal operations: manage SEC reporting, Section 16 filings, earnings disclosure and Reg FD compliance, insider trading policy and 10b5-1 plans, exchange listing standards, proxy statement and annual meeting processes; partner with Finance, IR, and Internal Audit on disclosure and controls

Own privacy, AI, data protection, and healthcare regulatory strategy; oversee HIPAA compliance, and incident response readiness

Lead commercial legal for enterprise sales and partnerships; maintain templates, playbooks, and negotiation strategy across payer, employer, partner, and provider agreements

Oversee corporate matters, including governance, equity and financing support, M&A, and (as needed) and securities compliance

Scale and manage healthcare compliance program operations: policies, training, monitoring/auditing, investigations, corrective action plans, and regulatory exam management

Scale and direct legal operations: AI implementation, tooling roadmap, outside counsel strategy, and budgeting

Manage litigation and disputes, subpoenas, and regulatory inquiries, coordinate with Security, Clinical, and Product teams on risk mitigation

Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team

Monitor emerging laws, regulations and industry trends (privacy, AI, healthcare, reimbursement) and translate into product, security, and go-to-market guidance

Qualification

Healthcare Regulatory ComplianceCorporate Law ExperienceM&A TransactionsPrivacy ExpertiseLegal OperationsRisk AssessmentStrategic PartnershipsTeam ManagementBusiness AcumenCrisis ManagementJD with Bar MembershipInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

15+ years of experience spanning top-tier law firms and in-house roles across venture-backed startups/high-growth companies and public companies in technology (digital health strongly preferred)

Proven success scaling legal teams in tech companies: building org structures, processes, and legal operations to support rapid growth

Lead teams of 10+ professionals across legal, compliance, privacy, and legal ops in remote/hybrid environments

Healthcare, AI and privacy expertise with a strong understanding of the digital health regulatory landscape and emerging AI governance

Strong corporate law experience including entity formation and governance, board/committee support, capitalization and equity programs, venture/private financings, corporate policies/secretarial practices; capital markets familiarity a plus

Led or co-led M&A transactions and strategic investments, including diligence, negotiation and drafting (LOIs, merger/asset purchase agreements, disclosure schedules), regulatory approvals, closing mechanics, and post-close integration

Designed and operated risk-based compliance programs; experience with monitoring/auditing, internal investigations, and regulator interactions (e.g., OCR, FTC, state AGs)

Experience partnering with founder-led organizations

Strong interpersonal skills, responsiveness, working with a sense of urgency

Business partner who views value in facilitating the business

JD with strong academic credentials and active bar membership in good standing