virtahealth - General Counsel

• Lead and develop Virta’s Legal team, building a high-performing function with clear priorities, strong operating rhythms, and the capabilities needed to support company growth, enterprise risk management, and Virta’s next stage of scale • Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team and Board on legal, regulatory, governance, and business matters • Partner closely with Commercial, Product, Clinical, People, Finance, and Operations teams to enable company growth • Lead all corporate legal matters, including governance, financing support, strategic transactions, litigation management, employment matters, and enterprise risk • Oversee healthcare regulatory and compliance strategy across a rapidly evolving landscape • Help prepare the organization for future public company requirements, including governance, disclosure practices, and operational rigor • Support complex commercial contracting with enterprise customers, health plans, employers, and strategic partners • Build scalable legal processes and infrastructure appropriate for a high-growth company • Modernize the legal function through the thoughtful adoption of AI-enabled tools and workflows • Manage and develop outside counsel relationships and any future in-house legal team expansion • Foster a practical, solutions-oriented legal culture that balances risk management with business velocity • Significant legal leadership experience within a high-growth, venture-backed technology or healthcare company • Experience serving as General Counsel or senior legal leader at a company with $200M+ in revenue and meaningful operational complexity • Strong commercial orientation and ability to be a business partner, not simply a gatekeeper • Experience supporting IPO readiness, serving as the #1 or #2 legal leader through an IPO process, and/or operating within a public company legal environment • Strong executive presence and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and Boards • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments • Proven track record of architecting durable AI systems that solve cross-functional challenges and deliver measurable improvements to business efficiency • Combination of strategic thinking and willingness to operate hands-on when needed • Experience building and leading high performing Legal teams • JD required; strong academic credentials preferred • Based in or willing to spend meaningful time in the SF Bay Area or Denver • Nice-to-have: meaningful healthcare industry experience, including familiarity with healthcare regulatory environments • VALUES-DRIVEN CULTURE • Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if: • You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally • You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same • You prioritize positive impact over busy work • You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience • You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information • You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma • You take risks and rapidly iterate • Is this role not quite what you're looking for? Join our Talent Community https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/virtahealth/form/talent-community-form and follow us on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/virta-health to stay connected!