Senior Director, Corporate Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the legal execution of M&A transactions from the Letter of Intent (LOI) through due diligence, negotiation, signing, closing, and post-closing legal issues.

• Provide guidance on transaction structure, essential terms, and associated risks.

• Act as the primary legal partner to Corporate Development and a trusted advisor to senior leadership regarding acquisitions, investments, financings, corporate restructurings, and strategic initiatives.

• Lead the drafting and negotiation processes while coordinating internal stakeholders and specialist advisors.

• Create playbooks and frameworks for simpler corporate transactions.

• Manage and mentor the corporate legal team, starting with a Corporate Counsel.

• Establish priorities, delegate responsibilities, coach team members, provide performance feedback, and assist with hiring and onboarding.

• Supervise subsidiary governance, entity management, and corporate housekeeping.

• Manage post-closing legal tasks, including governance updates, entity consolidation, intercompany agreements, and outstanding obligations.

• Direct relationships with outside counsel and anticipate legal resource needs and expenditures.

• Develop repeatable processes for M&A and other corporate transactions.

• Ensure legal preparedness for fundraising, financing, and strategic transactions.

• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Compliance, People, and other business teams to provide practical legal recommendations.

• Identify and mitigate material risks, utilizing healthcare regulatory specialists when necessary.

• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school.

• Active license to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

• Extensive experience in corporate law and M&A.

• Proven history of leading complex transactions from initial structuring to closing.

• Strong M&A training obtained at a law firm or equivalent experience within a large organization with a complicated subsidiary and entity structure.

• Experience in leading transactions in the high eight- to nine-figure range or managing a significant volume of transactions of similar complexity and responsibility.

• Formal experience in managing and developing lawyers or other legal professionals, including setting expectations, assessing performance, and providing constructive feedback.

• Ability to lead transactions with considerable autonomy, direct outside counsel, and coordinate multiple transactions and stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

• Strong business acumen and capability to advise senior executives on transaction structure, negotiation strategies, and legal risks.

• Solid foundation in corporate governance, entity management, capitalization issues, and financing diligence.

• Experience in developing processes, playbooks, or systems that enhance the quality, consistency, and efficiency of legal work.

• Clear and responsive communication skills with strong follow-through.

• Experience in healthcare M&A or another regulated industry is a significant advantage, though not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.

• Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts.

• Flexible PTO.

• 401(k) with Company Match.

• Life Insurance.

• Pet insurance.

• Additional benefits.