Responsibilities
- 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
Must-Haves
- 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
Virta HealthSan Francisco, CA
