Senior Legal Counsel

Koa Health is growing and with this, we are thrilled to be looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to provide support to our General Counsel and the wider business. As our General Counsel’s primary hire, you will have the opportunity to work autonomously and take ownership as a key legal advisor across the breadth of Koa’s business and geographical reach with increasing focus on the US markets and commercial contracts. As we progress with our funding and client base, we expect this position to include recruiting, managing and developing additional team members.You will:Work autonomously hand in hand with the General Counsel; Be the primary point of contact for all business-as-usual legal advice: advising on a wide range of commercial contracts (including customer contracts, vendor contracts and strategic contracts with key commercial partners); product and service terms and conditions; trademark and intellectual property matters; and managing ad hoc legal queries from across Koa Health’s business;Identify, create and manage increasingly essential legal operations initiatives ensuring the efficient and smooth running of Koa Health’s legal department;Assist the General Counsel’s wider responsibilities including her role as Chair of the Risk Committee and Company Secretary and providing cover for the General Counsel as required; and Manage budgets and external legal support where appropriate.About YouYou have:a minimum of 5 years of previous legal experience (including material experience in-house);an English or US practicing certificate;proven experience with English and US law commercial contract negotiation including a strong understanding of the associated data protection points;proven experience of providing actionable, easy to understand advice to business colleagues on a broad variety of legal matters;proven experience of designing, creating and implementing legal operations initiatives;proven aptitude to working in a mainly remote, fast paced, agile environment; andexperience in a tech business, regulated business or clinical services (desirable).About Koa Health
Against the backdrop of decades of rising demand, mental health has never been more important. The Covid pandemic has led to a four-fold increase in mental disorders around the world, impacting individuals, companies, and communities.
Today, we simply don’t have enough mental health clinicians to meet demand. Koa Health aims to solve the gap between demand and supply with a unique human-digital hybrid approach, built upon the best digital technology. Koa’s digital assets deliver the highest quality care, measured through engagement, program completion, patient and clinician satisfaction. Koa technology substantially increases clinician productivity, allowing our precious clinicians to treat more people.
Having secured a successful and oversubscribed Series A funding totaling €30m (ca.$36M) in October 2020 and additional €20m funding in May 2022, we are currently closing our Series B round of investment, with €12M secured from our existing investors. You can
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. There has never been a more critical time for the work that we’re leading at Koa Health. And this is where you come in!
Why Koa Health? We are at the forefront of innovation in digital health, working on one of today’s hottest topics – mental health. By working with Koa, you will make a positive impact on the lives of many people.
Aside from the power of our mission, we provide all the support and benefits to make your life at work and outside of work fun and comfortable year-round, such as: Competitive rewards package
that includes:
Food Allowance, Private Health Insurance, Pension Contribution, Life Insurance, Bonus Scheme, and Share Options We believe in walking the talk : We are focused on supporting your wellbeing and therefore provide you with a Wellbeing Allowance and Wellbeing Leave, as well as a generous annual leave allocation to help manage both your mental and physical health as you see fit Flexibility : We’re hiring your skills and experience, so ask you to use these in the most effective way you can whilst managing your work-life balance in your own way An international environment : Our teams, our clients and our collaborators span the US, the UK, Europe, and Asia. Our breadth of experience offers the opportunity to understand and get involved in healthcare systems worldwide.
We firmly believe that diversity and inclusion should be embedded in the fabric of our organization and we know true progress comes with long-term commitments and actions. We are building a space where our people feel respected for who they are and are rewarded based on the impact they make to the business.
Regardless of your personal identifiers, at Koa Health you can be yourself, and feel respected, accepted and supported. We promote an inclusive culture where people who think and act differently can discover ways to learn from each other. Promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity must be a company-wide effort. As a scale-up company, we are creating a safe space that fosters acceptance and invites differences as part of our first steps toward building a resilient and inclusive work environment.
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