Job Description

Associate General Counsel

About the Role

This position is offered as a 90-day contract-to-hire opportunity based onsite in Charlotte, NC. The initial contract phase will last approximately 90 days, with the potential for a full-time offer upon successful completion of the contract period. Compensation during the contract phase will be approximately 25% higher than the equivalent salaried rate to reflect the temporary engagement.

How this Role Makes an Impact

ImagineSoftware is a growing company, and we’re seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel to help guide our legal strategy and support our fast-moving business. In this role, you’ll provide practical legal advice across a range of areas including corporate governance, contracts, compliance, data privacy, and risk management. Working closely with teams across the organization, you’ll play a key part in ensuring that ImagineSoftware continues to grow securely and in alignment with applicable laws and industry regulations.

This is an excellent opportunity for a thoughtful, business-minded legal professional who enjoys partnering across functions, navigating complex issues, and contributing to innovative initiatives in a dynamic, evolving environment. We move quickly and think strategically so come ready to make an impact and grow with us!

Essential Duties

• Provide strategic counsel on legal and compliance matters.
• Staying educated on applicable legal and compliance matters.
• Advance corporate legal initiatives through developing business and industry familiarity, including strong relationships with business partners, clients and vendors.
• Proactively and creatively evaluate risk factors impacting business decisions, help balance risk management vs. business opportunity, speed, innovation and growth
• Promulgate a culture of strong adherence to compliance with relevant general data privacy and compliance efforts, including HIPAA
• Participate in internal training, audits and troubleshooting to confirm patient data always remains safeguarded
• Evaluate risk procedures and systems that contribute to a goal of zero HIPAA violations
• Advise product, engineering, and revenue teams on legal risks and how to mitigate, including vetting third party application integrations and data collection practices
• Partner with and provide guidance to People Operations function on relevant employment law and risk areas
• Ability to manage external legal teams
• Advises on litigation strategy as needed
• Ability to communicates pertinent legislative and regulatory changes
• Will assist in company M&A efforts by running the legal due diligence process for each and providing operational data supporting management capacity, integration complexity and other key considerations
• Manage corporate business, client and vendor contracting processes
• Ensure applicable project timelines and status are communicated to stakeholders on an ongoing basis
• Set and communicate goals, plan and assign work appropriately, and deliver feedback continuously
• Maintains confidentiality for all sensitive and protected information
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience Needed

• Juris Doctorate degree from a law school approved for accreditation by the American Bar Association.
• 5+ years of legal practice experience in relevant area(s).

Qualifications You Must Have

• Ability to write, edit and negotiate corporate contracts and legal documents
• Possess big picture, business mindset
• High level of enthusiasm and initiative
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Positive and forward-thinking attitude
• Demonstrated leadership and vision in major projects or initiatives
• Ability to analyze scope and cost of projects and present the information as needed
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Familiar with a variety of applicable concepts, practices and procedures
• A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and providing a positive company image to the public

Employment Type

• Full-Time, 90 Day Contract-to-Hire

Reporting Structure

• General Counsel

Work Environment

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Evening and weekend work may be required to meet deadlines. Up to 10% travel as needed.

At ImagineSoftware, we have a role to play in contributing to an inclusive world. We work every day to lead with our values and beliefs that enable you to develop your potential and bring your full self to the workplace. Our culture of diversity and inclusion enables more creative thinking and better ideas for addressing a more diverse market. We hire driven people from all backgrounds because it makes us a great company, and because it’s the right thing to do. If you share these values, you will find a home at ImagineSoftware.

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