General Counsel

Overview

Location: Remote (US)

Reports to: President

This senior executive role leads the global legal, compliance, regulatory, and security oversight functions for a healthcare technology organization. The Vice President, General Counsel serves as a strategic advisor to the President and leadership team, ensuring strong governance, disciplined risk management, and protection of data, systems, products, and reputation.

While not the Chief Information Security Officer, this role holds ultimate accountability for cybersecurity governance, risk posture, and alignment with business strategy, with the CISO and security function reporting into Legal.

The position requires a business-first legal partner who balances risk with speed, enables growth, and drives accountability and execution across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

Legal, Compliance & Governance

• Serve as chief legal advisor to the President and leadership team on all legal, regulatory, and governance matters.
• Lead global legal strategy across commercial, product, regulatory, employment, litigation, intellectual property, privacy, and data protection.
• Oversee corporate governance, executive and board support, and enterprise policy frameworks.
• Ensure strong compliance programs across regulated environments including healthcare, quality systems, trade compliance, and global regulatory requirements.
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Product, and Commercial leaders on complex employee relations, investigations, transactions, and risk matters.

Security & Cybersecurity Oversight

• Provide executive oversight and governance for the company’s information security and cybersecurity programs.
• Lead and support the CISO, ensuring clear priorities, accountability, and alignment to business risk.
• Own cybersecurity governance, policies, standards, and escalation frameworks.
• Ensure effective cyber risk management, incident response readiness, and regulatory compliance.
• Act as executive sponsor for security considerations tied to major technology initiatives such as ERP, cloud, AI, and digital platforms.
• Serve as the senior legal and governance interface for cybersecurity matters with auditors, regulators, customers, and corporate partners.

Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing Legal, Compliance, and Security organizations with clear accountability and succession planning.
• Set expectations, drive performance, and ensure consistent application of standards across the function.
• Establish strong operating rhythms, metrics, and prioritization to focus on critical risks and opportunities.
• Model courageous leadership by raising issues early, challenging constructively, and holding teams accountable for results.

Business Partnership & Strategy

• Enable business growth by providing pragmatic, timely, and commercially sound guidance.
• Balance risk mitigation with speed and innovation, ensuring Legal and Security functions act as enablers.
• Anticipate emerging legal, regulatory, and cyber risks and proactively position the organization to respond.
• Represent the organization as a credible, confident executive leader internally and externally.

Qualifications & Experience

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree with active bar membership.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in legal, compliance, and risk-intensive environments.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing or partnering closely with enterprise cybersecurity or information security leaders.
• Strong business acumen with experience advising senior executives.
• Proven ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and change.
• Experience in regulated, global, or matrixed environments preferred.

Leadership Attributes

• Business-first mindset with strong judgment and integrity.
• Courageous, direct, and willing to raise the bar.
• Calm and decisive under pressure.
• Structured, disciplined operator who brings rigor and clarity.
• Trusted advisor with executive presence and credibility.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $211,200.00 - $392,800.00 (local currency)

Location

• Remote position based in the United States

Equal Opportunity Statement

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are provided for applicants with disabilities during the application process.