Senior Legal Counsel

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

📋 Description

• Take responsibility for customer contracting throughout the entire lifecycle, starting from the initial redline to signature, amendments, assignments, and renewals.

• Negotiate intricate commercial terms and structures within a rapidly expanding and highly regulated environment.

• Propel payer trading partner agreements and essential vendor contracts to a swift closure while adhering to the company’s risk profile.

• Uphold stringent compliance standards.

• Leverage AI and other technological advancements to establish and sustain the contracting engine.

• Identify and automate repeatable, rules-based contracting tasks, reserving attorney time for tasks requiring judgment.

• Monitor negotiation trends and translate them into refined standard positions, enhanced templates, and reduced escalations.

• Act as the primary legal resource for Sales and Account Management teams.

• Address daily inquiries, coach teams on legal protocols, and recognize when deals necessitate further review.

• Embrace new legal areas as Stedi and the Legal team continue to expand.

⛳️ Requirements

• Admitted to the bar.

• Several years of experience in commercial contracting, transactional matters, or regulatory counseling.

• Proficient in managing complex legal issues from start to finish.

• Background in BigLaw, a fast-growing company, or both.

• Familiarity with AI tools, CLM platforms, or other technologies to enhance legal operations.

• Capacity to articulate complex issues in straightforward language.

• Strong writing skills and confident communication abilities with executives, attorneys, regulators, procurement personnel, engineers, and others.

• Capability to manage high-volume workloads, navigate ambiguity, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining quality.

• Business insight to merge legal precision with strategic influence.

• Generalist approach and readiness to tackle unfamiliar legal challenges.

• Ability to work swiftly and accurately, ensuring thorough follow-through.

• Applicants residing in the United States must currently have authorization to work in the US; visa sponsorship considerations will be addressed during the application process.

🏝️ Benefits

• $142 million in company funding from leading investors (contextual information about the company, not individual compensation).

• Provision of AI tools, CLM platforms, and other technologies to facilitate legal work.

• Access to experienced mentors.

• Opportunity for extensive ownership and influence.

• Chance to contribute to the development of a world-class legal function.

• Opportunity to explore new areas based on personal interest and business needs.