Contracts & Corporate Governance Manager

Summary

Join Health Gorilla as a Contracts & Corporate Governance Manager and support our legal and business infrastructure. This hybrid role blends contracts management, corporate governance, and legal operations. You will manage contract workflows, support compliance, and assist with corporate matters such as entity management and equity administration. You'll be a strategic partner to the Finance & Accounting team, reporting to the CFO and working across departments to ensure efficient scaling. The position requires strong legal support experience, ideally in SaaS or healthtech, and a deep understanding of HIPAA, HITECH, and PHI-related contract terms. You will also support external counsel management, prepare documentation for regulatory audits, and build internal legal process documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal or Paralegal Studies, Business, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in legal support roles, ideally at a SaaS or healthtech company
• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, and PHI-related contract terms
• Proficiency with contract lifecycle management tools and document automation systems
• Experience supporting or managing legal operations initiatives
• Exposure to corporate governance and familiarity with cap table tools (e.g., Carta)
• Familiarity with Delaware corporate law and common startup governance norms
• Understanding of stock option plans, 409A compliance, and equity administration basics
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
• Strong time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including: Business Associate Agreements, Order Forms and Master Service Agreements, Data Processing Agreements, NDAs, SOWs, vendor and subcontractor agreements
• Ensure all contracts align with HIPAA, HITECH, and internal security standards
• Manage the full contract lifecycle: intake, drafting, negotiation, execution, renewal tracking
• Maintain (and create where necessary) and update templates and clause libraries; enforce consistency across agreements
• Manage contract lifecycle and legal workflow tools (e.g., Tropic, DocuSign)
• Establish and track legal department KPIs (e.g., contract cycle time, request volume, risk issues)
• Assist with entity management and state corporate filings
• Help maintain corporate records
• Work with Finance and People Ops on cap table updates, stock option grants, and compliance using Carta
• Assist with corporate structuring, financings, and governance compliance
• Support external counsel management and legal spend tracking
• Prepare documentation for regulatory audits (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST)
• Build and maintain internal legal process documentation, SOPs, and playbooks

Benefits

• New hire stock option grant
• 401(k) plan with discretionary annual matching
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-, long-term disability, life insurance, and mental health & wellness support
• Flexible PTO plus 12 Holidays
• Paid parental leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Monthly stipend for phone and internet
• Stipend for home office equipment (we provide the laptop)
• This is a remote role