Job Details

At SimplePractice, our team is dedicated to improving the health and wellness industry by building a suite of innovative solutions for practitioners and their clients. Our product supports practitioners on their clinical journey to becoming licensed, helps them manage their business and practiceonce theyre up and running, and enables new clients to discover and interact with practitioners. Taking a practitioner-first approach in everything we do makes it possible for health and wellness practitioners to devote more time to their clients while they use SimplePractice to start, grow, and maintain a successful private practice.

The Role

We're seeking a Sr Product Counsel to join our team and provide strategic legal guidance across our fast-growing digital health company. The ideal candidate will thrive in our dynamic environment, combining deep legal expertise with business acumen to support our product innovation while navigating the complex regulatory landscape of healthcare technology.

Responsibilities

• Product Counseling: Provide practice legal guidance on product development, feature releases, and AI initiatives
• Privacy & Compliance: Support privacy team and ensure compliance with HIPAA, state privacy laws, and other applicable regulations
• Commercial Transactions: Draft, review, and negotiate various commercial agreements including vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and customer contracts
• Regulatory Affairs: Monitor and advise on healthcare regulations, FDA requirements for clinical decision support, and emerging AI regulations
• Risk Management: Identify legal risks and develop practical solutions that balance business objectives with legal compliance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product, engineering, customer support, and executive teams to drive business initiatives forward

Required Qualifications

• JD degree with active bar membership
• 8+ years of legal experience, with significant experience in technology, SaaS and/or healthcare sectors
• Demonstrated expertise in privacy law (HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR)
• Experience advising on SaaS products and services
• Strong understanding of AI legal and ethical considerations
• Proven ability to operate in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Experience balancing strategic vision with tactical execution
• Excellent communication skills with ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable business guidance

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare or health tech industry experience
• Experience with insurance billing regulations and compliance
• Background in FDA regulations, particularly around clinical decision support tools
• Experience with PCI compliance
• Prior in-house experience at a growth-stage technology company

Personal Attributes

• Mission-driven with passion for improving healthcare delivery
• Scrappy problem-solver who can navigate ambiguity
• Business-minded approach to legal issues
• Proactive self-starter who can work independently
• Collaborative team player who builds strong relationships across departments
• Adaptable to changing priorities and comfortable with rapid iteration

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and law while supporting our mission to empower behavioral health practitioners.

Compensation and Benefits

Base Compensation Range

$150,000 - $226,000 annually

Base salary is one component of total compensation. Employees may also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity or commission. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay.

The above represents the expected base compensation range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider many factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

We offer a competitive benefits program including:

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO), wellbeing days, paid holidays, and summer Fridays
• Mental health resources
• Paid parental leave & Backup Care
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Privacy and Demographics

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Voluntary Demographic Questions

We are serious about our dedication to building a diverse workplace, where our employees can bring their best selves to work in order to learn, thrive, and do great things together. In recent years, weu2019ve doubled down on our commitments to ensuring we are a values-driven culture supported by strong individuals and leaders. This commitment extends to hiring, where we have set high standards for ourselves to run a positive and inclusive process. To help us recruit and hire in a way that is respectful of all candidates, we invite you to anonymously self-identify about gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, veteran status, and disabilities. Any information provided is completely voluntary, anonymous, and analyzed in aggregate by a small group on our People & Talent team. If you prefer not to participate, thatu2019s fine. However, we hope that you will choose to answer so we can gather as much data as possible, and use it to continue making a vibrant, diverse, and special place to work.

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