Associate General Counsel

🇺🇸 New York , New York
Posted 2 weeks ago
Expires May 29, 2026
Full TimeRemote

Overview

The Associate General Counsel, the second-in-line to the General Counsel, will oversee the day-to-day management and administration of the Legal Department, including maintaining compliance with state and federal law, implementing and maintaining privacy controls, equity plan administration, negotiating high-impact vendor and other agreements, managing employment and other litigation, and managing the needs of a dynamic technology company.

Responsibilities:

- Provide legal support and guidance to APFM across various business operations and functions to manage risk and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations

- Lead engagement across internal business departments to identify and resolve legal issues, and support business verticals

- Manage corporate governance and administer equity plan

- Negotiate high-impact agreements and serve as escalation pathway as needed during contract disputes

- Liaise with Human Resources for resources and claims

- Draft and update company policies and procedures

- Partner with Head of Government affairs in proactive and reactive legislative activity

- Partner with finance and banking to maintain internal financial controls, and support annual audit activities

- Day-to-day management of intellectual property portfolio

- Serve as Secretary to 401(k) Committee

- Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills

- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school

- License to practice in any state

- Minimum seven years’ experience, both law firm and in-house experience preferred, health care experience a plus

- Excellent legal research, writing, and editing skills

- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

- Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment

- Ability to produce results with high efficiency and accuracy

- Ability to balance risk and agility

- Self-starter and independent working style, understands when to escalate and what can be ma...