Senior Commercial and Product Counsel

The role

This person will negotiate high-stakes technology, SaaS, payor, and strategic partnership agreements. They will oversee privacy and data governance compliance and advise product teams on legal and regulatory risks.

What you will do

• Negotiate high-stakes technology, SaaS, payor, and strategic partnership agreements
• Audit existing commercial relationships to improve terms and align with evolving data strategies
• Build the Legal Engine by creating contracting templates, playbooks, and fallback frameworks
• Oversee compliance with HIPAA/HITECH, CCPA/CPRA, and state health privacy laws
• Lead the legal response for privacy incidents and manage notification obligations
• Advise product teams on patient-facing and internal tools including AI-enabled tools
• Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, UX Designers, and Data teams to review product roadmaps
• Develop and implement intellectual property strategy
• Create and maintain policies governing open-source software use and AI tools
• Review marketing and advertising materials for compliance

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in good standing
• Minimum of 5 years legal experience
• Experience in a law firm setting with a focus on technology transactions is required
• Strong understanding of and experience with commercial contracts, privacy, advertising regulations, and IP fundamentals
• Experience counseling on AI, data, and machine-learning initiatives
• Strong interest and ideally experience with federal and state healthcare privacy regulations (including HIPAA)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and negotiation skills
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong bias for action
• Work authorized in the United States
• Native-equivalent proficiency in English

Nice to have

• In-house experience is strongly preferred
• Experience in digital health or healthcare
• Prior experience at a high-growth startup requiring end-to-end ownership of strategic projects

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees
• Target performance-based bonus
• May include stock options

About the company

Charlie Health delivers personalized, virtual care for mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and eating disorders. The organization aims to connect the world to life-saving behavioral health treatment.