[Hiring] Corporate Counsel @에어스메디컬

Role Description

Join a fast-growing, innovative tech company where legal, compliance and privacy considerations are integral to how we build trust with our customers and operate globally. We are looking for a Legal Counsel to take ownership of two core areas:

• General business and commercial matters
• Data privacy and protection

While also supporting:

• Healthcare compliance
• Corporate governance
• Dispute management
• Information security

Why This Role Matters

This role is central to helping the company grow responsibly across multiple jurisdictions. You will provide practical legal guidance that supports commercial decision-making, protects the company's interests, and enables teams to move quickly while taking ownership of legal, regulatory and compliance risks.

Your advice will directly influence and shape fundamental business decisions, including:

• How the company structures strategic partnerships
• Launches products
• Manages risk
• Establishes scalable processes for AI governance
• Operates across global markets

What You'll Do

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Lead compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, PIPA, and other applicable data protection and privacy requirements.
• Advise executive leadership and cross-functional teams on contractual risks, corporate governance, and day-to-day legal matters.
• Help build and operate the legal intake and review process and playbooks.
• Handle civil and criminal disputes, claims, investigations, and pre-litigation issues.
• Support healthcare, regulatory, and compliance issues relevant to the company's products, services, partnerships, and international operations.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and translate them into practical guidance, contract architecture, and corporate policies.

Qualifications

• A qualified attorney admitted to practice in Korea or any U.S. jurisdiction, with a J.D., LL.B., Korean bar qualification, or equivalent.
• Active bar membership in good standing.
• 5–10 years of experience in the practice of law, with substantial exposure to commercial contracts and international business.
• Hands-on experience advising on data privacy and protection matters — HIPAA, GDPR, PIPA, or comparable frameworks.
• Fluency in Korean and English, both written and spoken.
• Be able to live and work in Korea, with flexibility to participate in meetings across international time zones.

Preferred (Not Required)

• Global in-house legal experience at a company in the medical device, healthcare, AI, or health-tech industries.
• Working knowledge of the AI, healthcare, information technology, and medical imaging industries.
• Experience using AI/LLM tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) actively in legal work.
• Fluency in Japanese, or a European language (German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese) is a plus.

Skills

• Commercially minded with business acumen, analytical, and proactive.
• Technically literate and able to quickly understand software products, cloud infrastructure, data flows, and information security issues.
• Able to work independently, take ownership of legal matters, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-paced cross-cultural environment.
• Calm under pressure with a commitment to producing timely, high-quality work consistently.
• Learn new topics and commit to continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with discretionary year-end performance bonus
• Flexible Work Arrangements & Working Hours
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (For employees with less than one year of service, Korean labor law applies.)
• Professional Development (Support for job-related training, academic conferences, and seminars.)
• Personal Growth Allowance – Annual welfare points equivalent to KRW 1.2M for self-development activities.
• Health Check-up Support (Annual health screening support up to KRW 300,000.)
• Unlimited Snack Bar
• Congratulatory & Condolence Support

Hiring Process

• Application Review
• First Interview (Legal Team)
• Second Interview (Culture Fit)
• Reference Check & Offer Discussion
• Final Job Offer
• Onboarding