Deputy General Counsel, Employment Law

Role Overview

• Serve as the primary legal leader and strategic advisor supporting Fuze Health’s workforce strategy, employment operations, and labor compliance functions
• Act as a leader in developing and implementing enterprise employment strategies
• Advise executive leadership on workforce architecture, organizational growth, and labor risk management
• Provide strategic counsel on complex employment matters, workforce design, compensation and retention programs, regulatory compliance, and healthcare-specific employment issues
• Oversee employment litigation, employee relations, and critical workforce-related vendor partnerships
• Assist in the creation of Global employment practices and strategies
• Architect and advise on complex workforce models combining corporate employees, W-2 staff (telehealth and on-site), independent contractors (1099), and multi-state staffing partnerships
• Evaluate the employment and labor law implications of corporate expansions, mergers and acquisitions, and new state market entries
• Ensure alignment between multi-state employment practices, clinical licensing boards, and healthcare-specific workplace regulations
• Drive enterprise-wide strategy for executive compensation agreements, restrictive covenants (non-competes/solicitations), and specialized retention or separation programs
• Function as the internal strategic gatekeeper, ensuring compliance and defensibility under state and federal frameworks
• Oversee outside counsel in employment litigation, administrative charges (EEOC, DOL, state analogs), and arbitrations

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and an active license in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 12–14 years of legal experience specializing in labor and employment law (a combination of top-tier law firm and in-house experience in a high-growth environment is highly preferred)
• Deep subject matter expertise in managing employment matters within the healthcare, telehealth, or digital health ecosystem, including specific experience with clinical/physician workforce nuances
• Demonstrated history of operating as a lead advisor to executive leadership and HR executives on high-stakes, enterprise-wide employment strategies and organizational restructurings
• Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state employment laws (Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ERISA) and healthcare-adjacent workplace risks (whistleblower laws, CPOM alignment, clinical credentialing overlap)
• Proven management skills with experience leading internal attorneys, directing outside counsel budgets, and driving enterprise-level labor strategy across cross-functional executive teams.
• Exceptional communication and judgment, with the ability to provide rapid-turn analysis on urgent employee relations matters and assess broader strategic, reputational, and cultural risk beyond black-letter labor statutes.

Benefits

• dental, vision, and multiple group medical plans to choose from
• a 401(k) retirement savings plan
• group life insurance
• accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• commuter benefits
• employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
• additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program)
• flexible vacation time
• accrued paid sick time
• 10 paid holidays
• 2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees
• eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees
• additional paid weeks for the birthing parent
• 4 weeks paid caregiver leave
• Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month