Solutus Legal Search · 5 hours ago
General Counsel and Head of Compliance – San Francisco, CA (929-SLS)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
15+ years expSolutus Legal Search is assisting a publicly traded HealthTech company in their search for a General Counsel and Head of Compliance Officer. This role involves leading the legal function, managing a team of 12, and acting as the principal advisor to the executive team and board on legal and compliance matters.
LegalProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Serve as primary legal and healthcare compliance advisor to the senior leadership team and board; prepare and deliver board materials on legal, compliance, and risk matters
Lead public company legal operations: manage SEC reporting, Section 16 filings, earnings disclosure and Reg FD compliance, insider trading policy and 10b5-1 plans, exchange listing standards, proxy statement and annual meeting processes; partner with Finance, IR, and Internal Audit on disclosure and controls
Own privacy, AI, data protection, and healthcare regulatory strategy; oversee HIPAA compliance, and incident response readiness
Lead commercial legal for enterprise sales and partnerships; maintain templates, playbooks, and negotiation strategy across payer, employer, partner, and provider agreements
Oversee corporate matters, including governance, equity and financing support, M&A, and (as needed) and securities compliance
Scale and manage healthcare compliance program operations: policies, training, monitoring/auditing, investigations, corrective action plans, and regulatory exam management
Scale and direct legal operations: AI implementation, tooling roadmap, outside counsel strategy, and budgeting
Manage litigation and disputes, subpoenas, and regulatory inquiries, coordinate with Security, Clinical, and Product teams on risk mitigation
Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team
Monitor emerging laws, regulations and industry trends (privacy, AI, healthcare, reimbursement) and translate into product, security, and go-to-market guidance
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience spanning top-tier law firms and in-house roles across venture-backed startups/high-growth companies and public companies in technology (digital health strongly preferred)
Proven success scaling legal teams in tech companies: building org structures, processes, and legal operations to support rapid growth
Lead teams of 10+ professionals across legal, compliance, privacy, and legal ops in remote/hybrid environments
Healthcare, AI and privacy expertise with a strong understanding of the digital health regulatory landscape and emerging AI governance
Strong corporate law experience including entity formation and governance, board/committee support, capitalization and equity programs, venture/private financings, corporate policies/secretarial practices; capital markets familiarity a plus
Led or co-led M&A transactions and strategic investments, including diligence, negotiation and drafting (LOIs, merger/asset purchase agreements, disclosure schedules), regulatory approvals, closing mechanics, and post-close integration
Designed and operated risk-based compliance programs; experience with monitoring/auditing, internal investigations, and regulator interactions (e.g., OCR, FTC, state AGs)
Experience partnering with founder-led organizations
Strong interpersonal skills, responsiveness, working with a sense of urgency
Business partner who views value in facilitating the business
JD with strong academic credentials and active bar membership in good standing
Company
Solutus Legal Search
Solutus is a legal search firm that specializes in the placement of lawyers in law firms and corporations.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Julie Q. Brush
Founder and CEO
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