Deputy General Counsel

Days, Full-time

Hybrid - Ability to work from home, with the need to also be on-site in Des Moines, IA

The Deputy General Counsel is a member of the Chief Legal Officer’s senior leadership team, participating in strategic planning for the Law Department and leading the Deputy General Counsel’s assigned Practice Group. This leadership role requires a deep understanding of various legal disciplines and must be familiar with the areas of law that most impact the Practice Group. The Deputy General Counsel will collaborate closely with the Chief Legal Officer to provide sound legal advice, implement best practices, and mitigate risks while maintaining the highest ethical standards. Additionally, this position will act as a trusted advisor to senior management and cross-functional departments, ensuring that strategic legal advice aligns with business objectives. With responsibilities ranging from managing legal teams to handling high-stakes matters, this role demands exceptional analytical skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to adeptly navigate complex legal landscapes.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Leadership & Management

• Serves as a member of the Chief Legal Officer’s senior leadership team, participating in strategic planning for the Law Department and assigned Practice Group.
• Establishes standard performance requirements and development goals for team members. Identifies and assigns work activities to meet both UnityPoint Health and Law Department needs.
• Develops and implements processes to identify topics that require legal involvement and empowering business leaders to act independently when appropriate.
• Creates tools, templates, and processes that effectively and efficiently provide legal services by the assigned Practice Group, including developing appropriate “self-help” resources that ensure an exceptional experience.
• Manages the use of outside counsel for the Practice Group, including identifying appropriate specialists, ensuring external counsel has the necessary information to serve the organization effectively, managing the Practice Group’s workload, and setting business leaders up to successfully work directly with outside counsel when appropriate.
• Establishes and leads regular meetings with key stakeholders and clients, including the most senior leaders served by the Practice Group.
• Leads assigned Practice Group by defining and managing strategic and operational initiatives, optimizing workflows for efficiency.
• Assists in developing and implementing the Law Department's goals, objectives, policies, and priorities, ensuring these are achieved effectively.

Stategic Legal Advisor

• Becomes well-acquainted with the business and operations served by the assigned Practice Group, including its leadership, decision-making structure, strategy, and business priorities.
• Provides and oversees legal services to the business served by the Practice Group, including but not limited to:
  • Identifying, assessing, and managing legal risks that could impact UPH, anticipating the effect on operations;
  • Negotiaion, drafting, and management of contracts and other legal documents, ensuring they protect the company’s interests; and
  • Managing legal disputes.
• Identifies and mitigates the areas of highest legal risk impacting the assigned Practice Group.
• Acts as the strategic advisor to the business on a wide range of state and federal laws, regulations, and standards relevant to UnityPoint Health.

Education: 

• Juris Doctor degree from a fully accredited American Bar Association law school

Experience: 

• 7 years experience in healthcare law with proven expertise in practice management
• 7 years experience as in-house corporate counsel
• 2 years leading a dynamic legal team within a matrixed environment, preferred

Licenses/Certifications: 

• State Bar Examination
• Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Methods and techniques of case management, prioritization, and control
• Plan, organize, integrate and manage legal activities
• Profecient with Microsoft products
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team members, leaders, and board members