[Hiring] Corporate Counsel, Commercial & Employment @Function Health

Role Description

Function is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Commercial & Employment to join our growing Legal team. This attorney will be a key partner to teams across the business, with primary responsibility for drafting, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements while also supporting employment-related legal matters as Function continues to scale.

This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who combines strong legal judgment with a practical, business-oriented approach. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across:

• Sales
• Partnerships
• Marketing
• Product
• People
• Finance
• Operations

Helping teams move quickly while thoughtfully managing legal and business risk.

The ideal candidate brings approximately 5+ years of sophisticated legal experience, including a strong foundation in commercial transactions, excellent drafting and negotiation skills, and experience advising fast-moving technology or high-growth businesses. Experience at a leading law firm and/or within a high-growth technology company is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Approximately 5+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally combining experience at a leading law firm and/or an in-house legal team at a high-growth technology company.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles and the ability to independently manage agreements from initial review through execution.
• Experience advising on employment matters is strongly preferred.
• Excellent legal judgment with an ability to assess risk in the context of broader business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and effectively to non-legal stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities can evolve quickly.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills and a low-ego, solutions-oriented approach.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve processes and use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to make legal work more efficient and scalable.

Requirements

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including customer, vendor, partnership, services, SaaS, technology, licensing, confidentiality, and other strategic agreements.
• Serve as a trusted legal partner to business teams: providing practical, commercially minded counsel that balances business objectives with appropriate risk management.
• Partner closely with stakeholders to help structure and negotiate complex commercial relationships and enable efficient deal execution.
• Develop a strong understanding of Function's products, business model, and strategic priorities to provide proactive legal guidance as the company scales.
• Support the People team on employment-related legal matters, including employee relations, policies, performance and separation matters, and other day-to-day employment questions, in partnership with internal and external resources as appropriate.
• Identify emerging legal risks and translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for business stakeholders.
• Help develop and improve contract templates, playbooks, policies, processes, and legal operations that allow the Legal team to scale effectively.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Finance, Operations, People, and other teams on legal issues that arise across the business.
• Manage outside counsel strategically when specialized expertise is required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible working hours.
• Dynamic work environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged.