Regulatory and Legal Compliance Counsel (Atlanta)

About This Position
The Regulatory and Legal Compliance Counsel will assist the Associate GC & Privacy Officer with drafting, implementing, and overseeing the organization’s global privacy, regulatory, and legal compliance programs. This individual ensures adherence to applicable laws and regulations, including data privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, etc.), industry standards, and internal policies to mitigate risk and protect organizational integrity.

About This Position
The Regulatory and Legal Compliance Counsel will assist the Associate GC & Privacy Officer with drafting, implementing, and overseeing the organization’s global privacy, regulatory, and legal compliance programs. This individual ensures adherence to applicable laws and regulations, including data privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, etc.), industry standards, and internal policies to mitigate risk and protect organizational integrity.
What You'll Do

• Manage enterprise-wide privacy and compliance strategies, frameworks, and policies.
• Ensure timely updates to policies and training programs in accordance with changes in laws.
• Monitor federal and state regulatory changes, industry trends and best practices.
• Conduct risk assessments and audits to identify and mitigate compliance and privacy-related risks.
• Organize and develop data governance and privacy impact assessments (DPIAs).
• Advise senior leadership and business units on regulatory and compliance matters.
• Coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, investigations, and audits.
• Manage third-party compliance and privacy risk, including vendor assessments and contracts.
• Develop and deliver training programs on compliance, privacy, and ethical practices.
• Serve as a point of contact for data subjects, regulatory bodies, and internal stakeholders.
• Assist with internal investigations related to privacy breaches or regulatory violations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, IT, HR, Marketing, Accounting, Security, and Operations.
  

Experience
WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 5-7 years of legal practice in role focused on regulatory compliance, privacy, or risk management
• Solid understanding of privacy laws (e.g. HIPAA, HITECH, CCPA, GDPR, etc.)
  

Must-have Skills

• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving and presentation skills.
• Experience interacting with regulators and handling investigations or audits.
• Research capabilities utilizing LexisNexis and various project management tools.
• Ability to influence across all levels of the organization and work cross-functionally.
• Strong project/time management skills and a pragmatic approach to compliance.
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience in healthcare, technology, SaaS, finance, or other highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with Wage and Employment Law obligations for corporations and state specifics
• Law practice within a corporate environment involving regular interaction with business personnel.
• Litigation experience including responding to subpoenas, civil investigative demands, FOIA requests, etc.
  

Bonus Skills

• Familiarity with frameworks/standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, HITRUST, FedRamp, etc.
• Certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, or CRCM
• Interaction with and oversight of outside counsel; managing various matters simultaneously
• Interaction with business leaders on Intellectual Property preparation/discussions/filings
  

About Waystar
Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle.
Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun.
Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar ( on Twitter.
WAYSTAR PERKS

• Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
• Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
• We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
• Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
• Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
• 401(K) program with company match
• Pet insurance
• Employee resource groups
  

Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Job Category: Legal
Job Type: Full time
Req ID: R2571

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Software Development

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