Privacy And Regulatory Counsel

Summary

Join Headway as Privacy and Regulatory Counsel and play an integral role in securing the company's growth through compliance and quality. You will provide legal advice to employees, advise on privacy and security issues, manage security risks, and develop compliant policies and procedures. This role requires a Juris Doctorate, 5+ years of legal experience, and deep knowledge of relevant legal areas. You will work closely with the General Counsel and other legal and compliance teams. Headway offers competitive compensation, equity, comprehensive benefits, and professional development opportunities. This is a remote position with options to work from offices in NYC and San Francisco.

Requirements

• Possess a Juris Doctorate degree and a license to practice law in New York and/or the US jurisdiction in which you reside
• Have 5+ years of professional legal experience either in a law firm or corporate environment, preferably a high-growth healthcare, technology, or similar regulated company (finance, banking, etc.)
• Be deeply knowledgeable on some or all of the following areas of law: privacy and security, anti-fraud and anti-money laundering, open-source software compliance
• Excel at giving actionable advice and understand how to support implementation efforts
• Function well in a high-paced environment and be able to quickly adapt to changing priorities and situations
• Have exceptional communication, organizational, project management, and prioritization skills

Responsibilities

• Provide general legal business guidance and provide legal support to Headway’s business units
• Perform research and analysis on a variety of legal and related regulatory topics
• Develop and help monitor and implement policies and procedures
• Advise the business on day-to-day issues involving privacy and security
• Security risk management
• Fraud prevention and anti-money laundering
• Open source software compliance
• Cross-functional collaboration with the Chief Information Security Officer and engineering teams
• Regulatory and compliance audits
• Policy development and training
• Litigation and dispute resolution in areas related to job scope
• Reporting and governance
• Building legally compliant policies, procedures, and practices across the company

Preferred Qualifications

• Thrive on giving practical, timely advice to great people doing great work and are committed to working cross-functionally
• Engage, inspire, build credibility, and trust across all levels of the company

Benefits

• Equity Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• HSA / FSA
• 401K
• Work-from-Home Stipend
• Therapy Reimbursement
• 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
• Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
• 13 paid holidays each year as well as a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st
• Flexible PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and professional development