Lead Counsel, Employment, Benefits & Executive Compensation
Core
Lead legal counsel providing strategic advice on employment law, employee benefits, and executive compensation for a healthcare distribution company transitioning to a standalone public entity.
Role type
Senior in-house employment counsel (Lead Counsel)
Builds
Scalable legal, compliance, and governance frameworks for workforce and executive compensation
Domain
Healthcare distribution / US Labor & Employment Law
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
US employment law counseling, HR policy development, executive compensation legal counseling, benefits plan design legal counseling, complex legal matter leadership, cross-functional initiative leadership, 50 state labor law knowledge, legal drafting, negotiation, issue-spotting, regulatory research
Preferred skills
Healthcare/life sciences industry experience, benefits and executive compensation law expertise
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide strategic counsel on complex workforce issues and organizational changes; lead enterprise-wide workforce and benefits initiatives; draft HR and employment agreements; manage outside counsel; anticipate regulatory developments and lead compliance initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive presence