General Counsel

Join Virta, a leading healthcare company focused on reversing type 2 diabetes. As the General Counsel, you will oversee all legal affairs, partner with executive leadership and the Board, and help shape the company's readiness for its next stage of growth. You will lead and develop the legal team, serve as a strategic advisor, and manage corporate legal matters. This is a remote-first position with flexible work hours and a comprehensive benefits package.

• Oversee all legal affairs of the company, partner closely with executive leadership and the Board, and help shape the company’s readiness for its next stage of scale.
• Lead and develop Virta’s Legal team, building a high-performing function with clear priorities, strong operating rhythms, and the capabilities needed to support company growth.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team and Board on legal, regulatory, governance, and business matters, and partner closely with various teams to enable company growth.
• Virta is looking for a forward-thinking General Counsel who combines strong legal judgment with commercial instincts, operational pragmatism, and a builder mentality
• The ideal candidate brings experience operating inside a high-growth, venture-backed technology or healthcare company, along with strong exposure to IPO readiness and public company disciplines
• We are especially interested in candidates who understand how emerging AI technologies are transforming the legal function and can help Virta thoughtfully leverage those tools across legal operations, contracting, compliance, and enterprise risk management
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and Boards
• JD required; strong academic credentials preferred
• Based in or willing to spend meaningful time in the SF Bay Area or Denver
• Combination of strategic thinking and willingness to operate hands-on when needed
• Nice-to-have: meaningful healthcare industry experience, including familiarity with healthcare regulatory environments
• Proven track record of architecting durable AI systems that solve cross-functional challenges and deliver measurable improvements to business efficiency
• Significant legal leadership experience within a high-growth, venture-backed technology or healthcare company
• Experience serving as General Counsel or senior legal leader at a company with $200M+ in revenue and meaningful operational complexity
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Strong commercial orientation and ability to be a business partner, not simply a gatekeeper
• Experience building and leading high performing Legal teams
• Experience supporting IPO readiness, serving as the #1 or #2 legal leader through an IPO process, and/or operating within a public company legal environment
• You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally
• You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
• Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:
• You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
• You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
• You take risks and rapidly iterate
• You prioritize positive impact over busy work
• You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience