
Senior Corporate Counsel
PerfectServe
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
commercial contractingSaaS agreementsdata security addendumsBAAsNDAsMSAsvendor agreementsemployment lawcontract draftinglegal compliance
Soft Skills
strategic legal guidanceoperational efficiencycommunicationanalytical skillsbusiness acumenleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingtrainingpolicy development
Certifications
J.D.active license to practice law