Senior Corporate Counsel, Marketing & Privacy
Sidecar Health is redefining health insurance. Our mission is to make excellent healthcare affordable and attainable for everyone. We know that to accomplish this lofty mission, we need driven people who will make things happen.
The passionate people who make up Sidecar Health’s team come from all over, with backgrounds as tech leaders, policy makers, healthcare professionals, and beyond. And they all have one thing in common—the desire to fix a broken system and make it more personalized, affordable, and transparent.
Sidecar Health has raised more than $175M from top-tier investors. The company is currently valued at over $1B—and growing quickly. Our membership has increased sharply in the two short years we’ve been on the market, and we’re poised for rapid growth over the coming year.
If you want to use your talents to transform healthcare in the United States, come join us!
About the Role
We’re looking for Marketing & Privacy counsel to join our growing legal team and support a broad, high-volume range of marketing efforts. We’re looking for someone excited to think broadly about our business and roll up their sleeves to help us deliver world-class legal services to our business partners.
What You'll Do
- Conduct legal review of pre-publication marketing content across all media (social, TV, radio, print, and internet) in all markets. Sidecar Health is currently available in 16 states, with expansion efforts ongoing.
- Advise the marketing team on legal risks, considerations, implications, and guardrails related to various marketing campaigns (e.g., acquisition and retention, PR efforts, talent engagement, referral rewards, sweepstakes/contests, testimonials and endorsements, etc.).
- Advise, as needed, product and engineering teams on general privacy-related matters.
- Develop and implement of trademark strategy, including maintaining and enforcing trademark portfolio, conducting trademark searches, identifying registration opportunities, and managing outside counsel
- Keep up to speed on the latest developments in advertising laws, rules, and regulatory principles and providing counsel on industry-specific marketing issues, including unfair trade practices under state insurance laws, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, privacy, and other laws specific to e-commerce and the sale of health insurance.
- Assist, as needed, with review and negotiation of commercial contracts related to marketing initiatives (e.g., vendor agreements, programmatic advertising insertion orders, master terms and conditions with advertisers and agencies).
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of relevant experience, particularly working as in-house counsel in an insurtech or insurance carrier, preferably in the health insurance space.
- JD; admitted to a U.S. state bar. If located in California, California State Bar membership is preferred. At a minimum, the candidate must be qualified for and quickly acquire a Registered In-House Counsel status in California and the willingness to maintain that status during employment.
- Deep knowledge of federal and multi-state advertising, consumer protection, and data privacy laws and regulations applicable to insurance and e-commerce, including, and especially, HIPAA.
- Familiarity with the media buying and ad tech ecosystem, including affiliate marketing, ad networks, DMPs, connectivity platforms, and types of advertising inventory.
- Understanding of technology, the internet, and use of data for marketing campaigns (e.g., use of beacons, cookies, and cookie alternatives across devices, programmatic technologies, and matching of datasets).
- Proactive and solution-oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and balance legal risk against business objectives.
- Collaborative, communicative, and highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple projects while driving them to completion.
- Self-motivated with an ability to work independently and a passion for increasing efficiency through continuous process improvement.
What You'll Get
- Competitive salary, bonus opportunity, and equity package
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
- A 401k retirement plan
- Paid vacation and company holidays
- Opportunity to make an impact at a rapidly growing mission-driven company transforming healthcare in the U.S.
Sidecar Health is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.