Overview Senior legal leader supporting Optum Health's growth through strategic M&A. You will guide mid-sized transactions, shape deal structures, and advise cross-functional partners on risk and strategy. As a team leader, you mentor attorneys, optimize workflows, and ensure high-quality execution from diligence to post-close integration. You partner with Business Development, Finance, and Operations to drive enterprise growth in healthcare. This role offers remote flexibility while requiring in-office presence for certain locations, combining strategic impact with hands-on leadership.
Compensation / Benefits- comprehensive benefits package
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
- remote work flexibility
Responsibilities- Lead legal support for mid-sized acquisitions and strategic transactions
- Structure and negotiate purchase agreements and ancillary documents
- Advise on transaction risk and mitigation strategies
- Manage outside counsel where appropriate
- Lead, develop, and mentor a small team of attorneys and staff
- Allocate resources across active transaction pipeline
- Establish scalable workflows and best practices
- Drive continuous improvement and knowledge management
- Manage transaction approval processes and coordinate enterprise stakeholder approvals
- Advise business development on transaction strategy and support enterprise growth initiatives
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance
- Advise on indemnification matters and earn-out administration
- Manage post-closing disputes and interpretation issues
- Facilitate transition of matters to operational legal teams
Key requirements- J.D. and active law license
- 10+ years of M&A and transactional legal experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage high-volume deal environments
- Demonstrated solid executive communication skills
- strong communication
- leadership and mentoring
- cross-functional collaboration
- M&A due diligence
- transaction structuring
- negotiation of purchase agreements
