General Counsel

Overview

This role is for a Vice President, General Counsel responsible for leading global legal, compliance, regulatory, and security oversight functions within a health solutions division. Reporting to the President of the health solutions business, this senior executive serves as a strategic advisor to leadership, ensuring strong governance, disciplined risk management, and protection of data, systems, products, and reputation.

The position includes ultimate accountability for cybersecurity governance and risk posture, with the Chief Information Security Officer and security function reporting into Legal. The role requires a business-first legal partner who balances risk with speed to enable growth and drive accountability across the enterprise.

Location: Remote (US)

Reports to: President, Health Solutions Division

Responsibilities

Legal, Compliance & Governance

• Serve as chief legal advisor 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 in regulated environments including healthcare, quality systems, trade compliance, and global regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate 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 information security and cybersecurity programs.
• Lead and support the Chief Information Security Officer, ensuring clear priorities, accountability, and alignment with 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 related to major technology initiatives such as ERP, cloud, AI, and digital platforms.
• Serve as senior legal and governance interface for cybersecurity matters with auditors, regulators, customers, and partners.

Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing Legal, Compliance, and Security teams with clear accountability and succession planning.
• Set expectations, drive performance, and ensure consistent application of standards.
• Establish 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.

Business Partnership & Strategy

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

Requirements

• 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 organizations preferred.

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)

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity organization that values diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of 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.