Deputy General Counsel at Judi Health in New York, NY

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About Judi Health Judi Health is a health technology company providing benefit administration solutions to employers, unions, health plans, and government entities. Judi Health replaces fragmented, outdated systems with the industry's first Unified Claims Processing™ architecture, seamlessly consolidating pharmacy and medical benefit administration on a single, secure platform. By delivering true price transparency, eliminating unnecessary middleman fees, and leveraging advanced AI-powered care delivery, Judi Health helps clients achieve unprecedented operational efficiency and service levels. At Judi Health, we're deploying the infrastructure our country needs to deliver the healthcare we all deserve. We are the intelligence platform powering benefits plans for millions of Americans and proudly leading the next generation of care. To learn more, visit www.judi.health . Location: 3-days Hybrid (Local to NYC, Denver, or Charlotte) Position Description: The Deputy General Counsel is a senior legal leader and trusted partner to the General Counsel, responsible for helping lead the legal function and providing candid, practical, and strategic counsel on the company’s most consequential legal, regulatory, operational, and business matters. Working closely with the General Counsel and executive leadership, this individual will serve as a principal thought partner and delegate, lead legal team members, allocate resources, establish operating standards, and implement technology-enabled processes that enable the legal department to deliver timely, high-quality, commercially focused, and scalable legal services across a growing healthcare organization. The successful candidate will combine sophisticated legal judgment and healthcare industry expertise with demonstrated capability in legal department management, team development, operational execution, and organizational leadership. This includes developing and executing legal department strategies, managing outside counsel and legal expenditures, implementing matter management and contract lifecycle processes, establishing performance metrics, and ensuring appropriate oversight of legal matters across multiple business functions. The Deputy General Counsel will help to manage, and continue to build, a high-performing, scalable legal organization that anticipates business needs, manages risk proactively, develops talent, and operates as an integrated strategic partner to the business. Position Responsibilities: Legal Department Operations and Administration Oversee the day-to-day operations and effectiveness of the legal function, ensuring appropriate coverage, resource allocation, matter prioritization, and delivery of legal services across the organization. Develop and implement legal department operating plans, workflows, service standards, escalation protocols, and decision-making frameworks aligned with corporate priorities. Establish consistent processes for legal intake, matter assignment, workload management, contract review, legal research, document management, and executive reporting. Lead the responsible adoption and optimization of artificial intelligence, legal technology, matter management systems, contract lifecycle management platforms, knowledge management resources, and workflow automation. Identify high-value use cases; establish implementation roadmaps, governance standards, security and confidentiality controls, validation protocols, and human-review requirements; measure results; and drive adoption to improve productivity, visibility, consistency, and client service without compromising legal judgment, privilege, regulatory obligations, or professional responsibility. Develop and monitor key performance indicators and service metrics, including matter volume, turnaround times, contract cycle times, outside counsel expenditures, workload distribution, and internal client satisfaction. Establish protocols for identifying, assessing, escalating, and resolving significa