Lead Paralegal, Litigation, Investigations, & Ethics

We are looking for an experienced Lead Paralegal to support the Litigation, Employment, and Ethics & Compliance legal functions. As our Lead Paralegal, you will have a unique opportunity to shape a function from the ground up. Reporting to the VP of Litigation and Employment, you will manage day-to-day litigation, support internal employment investigations, and partner with leadership to build an ethics and compliance program tailored to Oura's mission. This fast-growing consumer health tech environment requires someone who is comfortable operating with autonomy, thrives in ambiguity, and takes genuine ownership of their work. What You Will Do: Litigation Support • Manage and coordinate all aspects of pre-litigation and active litigation matters, including investigation, maintaining case files, and coordinating with business teams to resolve consumer matters • Lead legal hold processes end-to-end: issue notices, track acknowledgments, coordinate with IT and business teams, and ensure ongoing compliance • Manage discovery, including collection, review, coordination, and production of documents in collaboration with outside counsel and e-discovery vendors • Draft litigation correspondence, status reports, and matter summaries for internal stakeholders • Maintain a litigation docket and reporting dashboard so leadership has real-time visibility into legal exposure and matter status • Define and implement scalable litigation processes to support the company as it continues to grow • Internal Investigations • Conduct internal investigations related to potential violations of company policy, employment matters, and litigation. • Maintain investigation files with strict confidentiality protocols and chain-of-custody documentation • Coordinate with HR, Security, Finance, and other functions to gather facts and preserve relevant evidence • Help draft investigation reports and track remediation action items to completion Ethics & Compliance Program • Partner with legal counsel to design, build, and operationalize Oura's ethics and compliance program, including a code of conduct, policy framework, and training curriculum • Develop and maintain a compliance calendar and policy library, ensuring policies are current and accessible to employees • Coordinate and track mandatory compliance training (e.g., anti-bribery, data privacy, conflicts of interest, insider trading) across the organization • Manage Oura's ethics reporting channel (speak-up hotline or equivalent), triage incoming reports, and track investigation and resolution workflows • Support conflict of interest disclosures, gift and entertainment policy administration, and third-party due diligence processes • Prepare compliance metrics and reporting for senior leadership and the board as the program matures Corporate Support • Support corporate team on international entity structuring, including entity formations, inter-company transactions, and corporate registrations/business qualifications. This is a hybrid role out of our San Francisco office. What you'll bring • 10+ years of paralegal experience, with meaningful exposure to commercial and corporate litigation and internal investigations, in-house legal department experience strongly preferred • Experience supporting the development or administration of compliance programs, including policy drafting, training, or ethics reporting processes • Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple matters simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines without sacrificing quality • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex information clearly for non-legal audiences including for senior leadership • High degree of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment when handling sensitive or confidential matters • Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, scaling environment where processes are still being built • Proficiency with legal technology platforms (e.g., matter management systems, e-discovery tools, contract management software) • A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset - you identify problems and come prepared with options Nice to have: • Experience in consumer technology, digital health, or a regulated industry • Experience working at a global company managing work across international jurisdictions • Experience with ethics and compliance program frameworks Benefits At Ōura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Ōura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health. What we offer: • Competitive salary and equity packages • Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources • An Ōura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family • 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off • Paid sick leave and parental leave Ōura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Region 1 $170,000 - $200,000 A recruiter can determine your Region based on your US location. We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI).