[Hiring] Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel @Harbor Health

Role Description

This role involves serving as the Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel at Harbor Health, focusing on navigating the dual regulatory worlds of insurance and healthcare delivery.

• Serve as strategic advisor to CEO and executive team on legal, regulatory, and compliance matters affecting our payvidor business model
• Own the legal strategy and compliance for Harbor Health Insurance Company - managing state insurance department relationships, regulatory filings, rate reviews, and ongoing compliance
• Own the legal strategy and compliance for Harbor Health’s practice entities - managing regulatory filings, malpractice management, and ongoing compliance
• Responsible for accreditation, regulatory filings and exams
• Navigate the intersection of insurance law, healthcare regulations (HIPAA, Stark, Anti-Kickback, etc.), employment law, and corporate governance
• Lead and develop the legal, regulatory and compliance team (including a team of attorneys, paralegals, regulatory managers and a Compliance Department)
• Partner with clinical and operations leaders to structure provider arrangements, clinic operations, and care delivery models within regulatory guardrails
• Manage corporate legal matters including M&A activity, commercial contracts, vendor agreements, and partnership structuring
• Build risk management frameworks that allow us to move quickly while protecting the company
• Advise on employment matters and executive compensation structures in collaboration with People team
• Own board governance and investor relations from a legal perspective
• Establish scalable legal processes and infrastructure as we grow across Texas and potentially into new markets

Qualifications

• Insurance law expertise - you've worked in-house or at a firm serving insurance companies and deeply understand state insurance regulation, rate filings, market conduct, and compliance requirements
• Healthcare legal experience - you know your way navigating healthcare regulations, provider arrangements, and the operational realities of delivering care
• In-house leadership - you've built or led a legal function, not just practiced law at a firm
• Business partnership mindset - you instinctively understand how to enable the business, not just identify risks
• Intellectual agility - you can quickly absorb our complex business model, see around corners, and provide practical guidance even in ambiguous situations
• Builder mentality - you're energized by creating infrastructure and processes from early-stage, not managing established legal departments with big budgets
• Executive presence - you can hold your own in the room with operators, clinicians, finance leaders, and board members

Requirements

• Payvidor or integrated delivery system experience (helpful but not required)
• Texas insurance market knowledge (helpful but not required)
• Experience with healthcare M&A or acquisitions (helpful but not required)
• Startup or high-growth company background (helpful but not required)
• Background in both transactional and regulatory work (helpful but not required)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including meaningful equity in a high-growth healthcare company
• Preference would be based in Austin, TX but open to remote with regular travel expectations (25%+)

Company Description

Harbor Health is redefining healthcare delivery as a payvider - we're both the insurance company and the care provider, which means we control the entire member experience and can actually fix what's broken in American healthcare.