Corporate Counsel, M&A and Transactions

The Corporate Counsel is a thought leader in the Legal Department and Legal Division, demonstrating deep subject matter expertise and the ability to use that knowledge to advance functional areas in their business goals. The Corporate Counsel takes ownership of specialized legal needs in the enterprise and contributes to our organizational success by solving complex challenges and creating solid relationships with practice leaders/business partners throughout the company. This role will provide legal support for healthcare-related mergers, acquisitions, strategic transactions, and related integration activities, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to enable timely, risk-based decisions.

• Provide trusted, proactive legal counsel and thought partnership to peers, practice group leaders, and functional/enterprise leaders on healthcare-related strategic transactions (M&A, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments) from structuring through close and post-close integration.
• Apply deep knowledge of applicable legal domains, industry practices, and regulatory forces to anticipate trends, identify emerging risks, and enable practical, risk-based business decisions; escalate material risks as appropriate to Legal Department/Division leadership for incorporation into legal strategy.
• Partner cross-functionally (e.g., Finance, Compliance, Operations, IT/Security, HR) to scope objectives, identify and triage legal risks, and align on pragmatic mitigations and execution plans for business initiatives and transactions.
• Lead and/or support legal due diligence, including issue-spotting, risk triage, and coordination of subject-matter reviews (e.g., regulatory, privacy, contracting, employment, IP), and translate diligence findings into clear recommendations for decision-makers.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex, non-standard agreements, including both commercial contracts and transaction documents (e.g., LOIs, NDAs, purchase agreements, ancillary agreements, transition services arrangements), ensuring alignment with business outcomes and risk tolerance.
• Represent the Legal Department in internal and external meetings; develop and deliver clear summaries and presentations for executive leadership and other stakeholders to support transaction governance, approvals, and broader enterprise initiatives.
• Manage and coordinate outside counsel and advisors on transaction and complex contracting matters to ensure quality, efficiency, and alignment with objectives.
• Leverage legal and industry expertise to identify strategic needs and lead, consult on, or execute initiatives; contribute to the development and continuous improvement of templates, playbooks, and processes to enable consistent, efficient execution.

• At least 10 years of experience in a law firm/in-house role, academic position, in a leadership capacity in a professional association, or any combination thereof with juris doctorate degree.
• Deep understanding of and experience advising on mergers and acquisitions as well as related strategic transactions. 
• Preferred experience supporting healthcare-related mergers and acquisitions and complex strategic transactions, including due diligence, negotiation of transaction documents, and cross-functional coordination through closing and integration.
• Preferred familiarity with healthcare regulatory and compliance considerations that commonly arise in transactions (e.g., contracting, privacy/data, licensing/credentialing, reimbursement-related considerations), as relevant to the organization’s business.
• Ability to educate with every communication, using written and verbal communication to bring clarity and insight to clients and translating complex legal matters into relatable terms.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration with other in-house counsel, clerical staff, management staff, outside legal counsel, executive leaders, and industry leaders.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work while exercising ownership with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to be adaptable and flexible in both thinking style and work style.
• Strong strategic, analytical, advocacy, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent listening and observational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Exhibit leadership skills within the legal division and with functional leaders.
• Bar admission required upon hire.

Base Pay Information
The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity. 
Pay Grade 25. $142,107 - $308,050