Deputy General Counsel

When you become part of TRANZACT, you join a team of passionate people who push for excellence, follow through on commitments, and love to succeed together.  Our culture rests on a simple principle – “Be Real” – that means being genuine, keeping your word, and having the courage to make tough decisions.  Our “Be Real” values resonate and are meaningful to us.  We are entrepreneurial, fast paced and empower our people.  We know how to make things happen and know that our people are always the source of our success.

The Deputy General Counsel will report directly to the General Counsel and will join a tight-knit team that currently includes one additional (junior) attorney and two compliance professionals. This attorney’s primary area of focus will consist of negotiating and drafting a wide variety of sophisticated and complex contracts as detailed below as well as supporting additional diverse legal responsibilities and acting as a strategic partner to the business to drive business initiatives forward. The candidate should have comfort handling a wide range of responsibilities and working independently, as well as collaboratively. An ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organization, written and verbal communication skills, and exhibit sound judgment both in prioritizing various projects and knowing when to “move forward” alone versus when to bring matters to the General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, negotiate and review sophisticated and complex commercial contracts, including:
  • Insurance payor agency agreements
  • Marketing services agreements
  • Business associate agreements
  • Medicare regulatory addenda
  • Data processing addenda
  • Vendor agreements
  • Software license agreements
  • Strategic partnership and acquisition agreements
• Provide strategic legal counsel on:
  • Commercial transactions
  • Contract interpretation
  • Risk assessment
  • Data security and privacy issues
  • Consumer protection
  • Regulatory compliance
• Lead critical initiatives including:
  • Management of outside counsel relationships
  • Supervision of junior attorneys
  • Development of scalable legal processes
  • Implementation of legal technology solutions
  • Support for strategic growth initiatives
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their objectives and provide strategic legal advice to support their business initiatives.
• Manage outside counsel on various legal matters requiring additional support or expertise, including litigation, employment matters, real estate matters, etc.
  
   

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience with extensive commercial contracting experience.
• Extensive experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing complex commercial contracts, including specifically agency agreements with insurance payors.
• Prior experience at a top tier law firm and/or a large corporate legal department.
• Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations relating to:
  • Marketing, sale and distribution of health and life insurance
  • CMS rules and regulations regarding marketing and distribution of Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans
  • U.S. state and federal laws applicable to the business, including laws relating to telemarketing, consumer protection, privacy (CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, GLBA), etc.
• Excellent academic credentials from an accredited law school.
• Experience supporting technology-enabled businesses.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and experience managing legal teams.
• Outstanding references.
• Active law license in good standing.

Key Attributes and Success Factors

• Strategic mindset with ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial with heavy concentration of grit.
• Pride in all aspects of his/her work and desire to take accountability and ownership of issues and matters from start to finish.
• Intelligent, creative, proactive, resourceful and able to solve tough problems with imperfect solutions.
• Attention to detail, strong work ethic, and a relentless drive.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong business acumen and ability to partner with senior leadership.
• Strong project management and process improvement skills.
• Excellence in stakeholder management and communication.
• Leadership stature and presence to build trust with company stakeholders, outside lawyers and business partners.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments.

TRANZACT is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet