Associate General Counsel

About Habitat Health

Habitat Health empowers older adults to experience more good days in their homes and communities. Through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), we provide comprehensive medical care along with support for daily needs such as meals, transportation, and in-home assistance. We deliver coordinated clinical and social care in our centers and directly in participants’ homes, creating a fully integrated experience that brings peace of mind and a true sense of belonging. As we expand our scalable, affordable PACE model to meet the growing and complex needs of aging populations, our mission-driven care teams continue to help participants live well on their own terms.

Habitat Health is supported by leading healthcare organizations and investors including New Enterprise Associates, Kaiser Permanente, and Town Hall Ventures. We are entering a period of significant growth and are looking for exceptional teammates to help us scale a better model of care for older adults.

Estimated Start Date: September 1, 2026

Role Scope

The Associate General Counsel will partner with an existing team of two (General Counsel and Paralegal) to provide legal support to a fast-growing company. This hire will play a critical role in the overall growth of the company by evolving a legal ecosystem that addresses both the current and future growth stages, mitigates risk, and enables the business to scale sustainably. While expected to cover a wide range of legal and regulatory areas, the Associate General Counsel will primarily support the People/HR and Product/AI teams, as well as guide the company’s Privacy program.

Core Responsibilities

• People/HR legal support: Provide comprehensive legal counsel on all People Team operations, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, terminations, leaves of absence, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and workplace policies, ensuring compliance with employment law throughout the employee lifecycle across both corporate and professional entity structures
• Product Team legal support: Provide legal support to a developing Product Team looking to drive innovation through use of technology and AI; familiarity with evolving legal and regulatory landscape related to AI usage, particularly in the healthcare setting
• Privacy law compliance: Advise on and ensure compliance with privacy-related laws and regulations, including HIPAA and the CPRA, covering areas such as data collection, use, storage, and sharing, breach response protocols, and consumer data rights
• Legal risk management: Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across the organization's operations, contracts, and strategic initiatives; establish and refine legal frameworks, policies, and processes that support Habitat Health’s rapid growth, ensuring adaptability in an evolving healthcare landscape
• Regulatory compliance: Ensure company practices align with applicable laws, industry regulations, and internal policies; monitor changes in relevant legislation, particularly with respect to healthcare-specific laws and regulations including but not limited to: value-based care arrangements, provider risk-sharing agreements, managed care regulations, licensing and credentialing, patient privacy and confidentiality, PACE programs, and billing and reimbursement
• Contract Review & Negotiation: Draft, review, an