Associate General Counsel, Headway

• 8+ years of legal experience with significant in-house leadership experience in commercial contracting
• Deep expertise in healthcare payer contracts, provider agreements, and regulatory frameworks
• Experience establishing efficient commercial contracting processes in high-growth healthcare or healthcare technology companies
• Strong understanding of healthcare corporate structures (MSO, provider networks) and their impact on commercial relationships
• Proven track record scaling legal functions and building high-performing teams
• History of successful cross-functional partnership and executive stakeholder management
• JD from accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing (ability to register as NY in-house counsel required)

• As Associate General Counsel, Commercial and Corporate, you will be a key strategic leader responsible for building and scaling our corporate and transactional legal functions during a pivotal growth phase
• This is a unique opportunity to join a mission-driven healthcare technology company where legal is viewed as a strategic partner in enabling compliant growth
• You will oversee all aspects of Headway's commercial relationships, with particular focus on contracts with insurance companies and strategic partners
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team on commercial contracting and corporate governance
• Build and lead high-performing commercial legal team while developing scalable contracting operations
• Develop and implement efficient processes for negotiating, reviewing, and managing agreements with insurance payers and healthcare providers
• Create standardized contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval workflows to support rapid scaling
• Establish and oversee contract lifecycle management systems and reporting metrics
• Structure and oversee healthcare-compliant commercial relationships that accommodate multi-state regulatory requirements
• Partner cross-functionally with our Payer, Finance, and Operations teams to enable growth while managing risk

• Work from home opportunities

Total funding: $327m

1 in 4 US citizens are currently living with treatable mental health conditions, however, a vast majority of people are unable to access the care they need, the primary reason being cost. Headway connects clients with therapists who accept insurance as payment and provides independent practitioners with the tools and resources needed to serve their patients and manage administrative workloads.