Senior Counsel, Product

About the Position

Senior Counsel, Product

Headway is on a mission to revolutionize mental healthcare by building a new system that everyone can access. We're a Series D company with over $325M in funding and are looking for exceptional people to help us achieve this mission. Join us and help change mental healthcare for the better.

Location

• Remote: United States
• Preferred Locations: New York, San Francisco

Employment Type

• Full-time

Compensation

• Base Salary: $179.2K - $280K

Responsibilities

As Senior Counsel, Product, you will be a key strategic partner responsible for partnering with our R&D (product and engineering) teams to support innovation during a pivotal growth phase. Your role will involve:

• Serving as an embedded regulatory thought partner to Engineering, Product, and Operations groups and pods, providing real-time guidance on the use of technology in healthcare delivery, AI, and clinical modalities in health technology.
• Translating complex AI, data use, and healthcare laws and regulations, and related subregulatory guidance, into practical guidance and tools that Engineering, Product, and Operations teams can easily understand and implement.
• Anticipating regulatory challenges and proactively developing solutions that enable business objectives while mitigating risk.
• Building strong relationships across teams to position guidance as a business enabler rather than an obstacle.

Requirements

• Experience: 5-7+ years of post-bar admittance legal experience with significant healthcare regulatory expertise, particularly in health technology and product counseling.
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of multi-state healthcare regulations in evolving regulatory environments.
• Skills: Experience serving as a trusted advisor to Engineering, Product, and/or Operations teams in a healthcare technology environment. Proven ability to translate complex healthcare regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
• Attributes: Track record of balancing business risk appetite with business objectives in fast-paced organizations. Strong communication skills and political savvy to navigate competing priorities and build effective partnerships.
• Qualifications: JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing (ability to register as NY in-house counsel required).

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including robust health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and meaningful ownership opportunities through equity.
• Opportunity to be part of a mission-driven healthcare technology company where legal is viewed as a strategic partner rather than a roadblock.

About the Company

Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. We believe a team's strength is in its people, and we cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of this problem – across race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience. Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Headway will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please inform the recruiter when they contact you to schedule your interview.

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