Associate Director and Corporate Counsel

About the role

The Associate Director and Corporate Counsel will support BetterHelp's international expansion by managing legal needs across multiple jurisdictions. This role involves advising on a wide range of legal issues, including contracts, privacy, regulatory compliance, and corporate matters, while working closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel.

Responsibilities

• Advise on legal issues related to international business, supporting new market launches and existing operations.
• Negotiate and draft product partnership, sales, marketing, and vendor agreements with a focus on data security and privacy.
• Support privacy compliance in non-US markets, including GDPR and local equivalents.
• Advise on marketing, digital services, consumer protection, and trade practices requirements in international markets.
• Support health and telehealth regulatory compliance in relevant markets.
• Manage employment and contractor legal matters in international markets.
• Support and optimize privacy operations, including vendor reviews and privacy inquiries.
• Coordinate litigation matters and regulatory inquiries with external counsel.

Required skills

• Contract negotiation
• Privacy law
• Regulatory compliance
• Corporate law
• International law
• SaaS
• Data security

Nice to have

• GDPR
• Telehealth regulation
• Consumer protection law
• Marketing law
• European language fluency

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction
• 3+ years of relevant consumer business, online platform and/or health care legal experience

Benefits

• Free therapy
• Employee wellness program
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k with employer matching
• Hardware and software budget

About the Company

BetterHelp is the world’s largest online therapy service, founded in 2013, with a mission to make mental health care more accessible globally. As a critical component of Teladoc Health, the company provides virtual counseling services through a network of over 30,000 licensed therapists.