Job Description

As Associate General Counsel, Commercial and Corporate, you will be a key strategic leader responsible for building and scaling our corporate and transactional legal functions during a pivotal growth phase. You will oversee all aspects of Headway's commercial relationships, with particular focus on contracts with insurance companies and strategic partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team on commercial contracting and corporate governance
• Build and lead high-performing commercial legal team while developing scalable contracting operations
• Develop and implement efficient processes for negotiating, reviewing, and managing agreements with insurance payers and healthcare providers
• Create standardized contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval workflows to support rapid scaling
• Establish and oversee contract lifecycle management systems and reporting metrics
• Structure and oversee healthcare-compliant commercial relationships that accommodate multi-state regulatory requirements
• Partner cross-functionally with our Payer, Finance, and Operations teams to enable growth while managing risk

Requirements

• 8+ years of legal experience with significant in-house leadership experience in commercial contracting
• Deep expertise in healthcare payer contracts, provider agreements, and regulatory frameworks
• Experience establishing efficient commercial contracting processes in high-growth healthcare or healthcare technology companies
• Strong understanding of healthcare corporate structures (MSO, provider networks) and their impact on commercial relationships
• Proven track record scaling legal functions and building high-performing teams
• History of successful cross-functional partnership and executive stakeholder management
• JD from accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing (ability to register as NY in-house counsel required)

Benefits

• No benefits