Head of Legal

Why Wellthy is for you!

At Wellthy, we dream of a world where everyone has the care infrastructure they need to manage their own health and the health and well-being of their loved ones.
We’re building something new in the care space - reimagining how care is delivered, accessed, and supported by families around the globe. As we grow, we’re seeking collaborative, curious, and purpose-driven teammates to help us expand what’s possible.
Our work is grounded in the expertise of seasoned care professionals who deeply understand families’ real challenges paired with agile, tech-powered solutions that deliver support efficiently and at scale. We embrace a mindset of continuous learning, especially around emerging technologies. Tools like AI and other innovations are accelerators, enabling us to scale our impact, work smarter, and stay at the forefront of care delivery.

Through Wellthy, millions of families have access to support to help them manage care during every stage of life, with hands-on experts guiding families through caregiving or backup care journeys. And with the acquisition of Patch Caregiving, Wellthy continues to expand how care shows up for working families by pairing care navigation and coordination with on-site and near-site employer-based childcare. This combination allows us to support families not just in navigating care decisions, but in accessing real, hands-on help when and where they need it most. Together, we’re building a more connected, comprehensive care experience for families and caregivers alike.

We partner with leading companies including more than 40 Fortune 500 companies to support the care needs of their workforces globally. We also work alongside health plans and carriers to embed care support into their offerings, enhancing the experience and outcomes for members.
We’re building, evolving, and expanding the market category for care, and we’re looking for responsive, collaborative, curious, and purposeful colleagues to join us.   

As our Head of Legal, you will be a crucial leader in our organization, responsible for overseeing all legal matters and ensuring that our business operations adhere to applicable laws and regulations. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's legal strategies, managing risks, and providing expert legal guidance to support our growth and success.

You will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

To be successful in this role:

• Provide legal and strategic counsel to the board of directors, the management team and the whole company on all legal matters relevant to Wellthy's business, including ethics, privacy, IP (patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademark), regulatory issues, employment law, commercial contracts, taxation, insurance, compliance and others
• Oversee selection, retention, management and evaluation of outside counsel; intelligently manage the use of outside counsel vs. in-house capacity
• Communicate internally and externally on behalf of Wellthy with respect to legal and other topics
• Draft, negotiate and supervise the drafting and negotiation of contracts on behalf of Wellthy
• Prepare and review contractual arrangements with employers, brokers, and sponsors
• Drive the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes, including non-legal contract review, contract lifecycle management and other legal recordkeeping
• Set internal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors to drive legal compliance within the organization and limit risk exposure
• Advise internal business clients on third party due diligence and strategies to optimize contractual outcomes for the organization
• Draft, review and approve legal memoranda, training materials and company policies
• Support the People Operations team in developing and maintaining procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations
• Support employment-related activities requiring legal counsel
• When the time is right, recruit, train, promote, manage, appraise and develop a highly qualified legal team
• Serve as corporate secretary, including drafting and validating meeting minutes and resolutions of the Board of Directors
• Serve as key lawyer/legal advisor on all major business transactions, including financings, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures
• Manage and mediate disputes within Wellthy and between Wellthy and third parties

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be open to learning, experimenting, and evolving. Comfort with emerging technology and curiosity around how tools like AI can support your workflow or help families more effectively is a plus.

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership.
• 8+ years of progressive legal experience, with a proven track record of leadership in a corporate legal department or law firm.
• Extensive knowledge of corporate law, contract law, intellectual property law, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in managing a legal team and collaborating with external legal counsel.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of providing innovative legal solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in mergers and acquisitions, litigation management, and risk assessment.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance legal considerations with business objectives.
• High ethical standards and integrity, coupled with a commitment to confidentiality.

Total Rewards Package

The starting salary for this position is $200,000 to $250,000 annually.

• Remote work environment.
• Medical, dental and vision benefits within 30 days of hire.  
• Retirement saving account with matching company contributions.
• Mental health benefits.
• 15 days paid vacation, two additional days for each subsequent years (up to a maximum of 25 days).
• Sick and Caregiving Days.
• Professional development initiatives for growth.
• Generous parental leave (maternal and paternal) during a new child’s first year (born into family or adopted) and pregnancy loss leave.

Role Requirements: 

To work remotely, you must have a strong internet connection, quiet space to take calls and a professional (distraction free) environment.

Location

This is a remote and US states based opportunity. We ask that you work in a location that is:

• Private, with secure (not public) internet and phone access
• Suitable to safely and securely accommodate the sensitive information that you will be handling and communicating
• Given the nature of the material you will be working on and handling, you are required to work from a private, dedicated, distraction-free space 

Our Wellthians are located throughout the United States but we are currently not accepting candidates in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.

What’s Next?

We encourage you to apply for this position by clicking the apply here button on job posting and attaching your resume.  We understand that there is no “perfect” candidate and never expect every candidate to meet 100% of the qualifications listed above.   We look for our Wellthians to enhance and advance our company from their past experiences.  Our diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what make Wellthy a fantastic company to work for.  We hope that you’re encouraged and even excited by that to get started with our process. 

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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For those who require reasonable accommodations, please let us know on your application or email us at [email protected].