Senior Corporate Counsel
Job Summary:
PHI Group, Inc. is a diversified healthcare and aviation services platform operating across highly regulated domestic and international healthcare, aviation, and energy markets. We are seeking a motivated and business-oriented attorney to join our Legal Department as Senior Corporate Counsel.
This position will play a key role in supporting the General Counsel in the management, oversight, and execution of enterprise-wide legal matters, with an initial primary focus on commercial contracting and transactional matters and meaningful opportunity for growth into other areas, including litigation, regulatory, corporate governance, compliance, employment law, and legal operations matters. The successful candidate will serve as a primary legal contracting resource for a broad range of business units and corporate functions, partnering closely with internal stakeholders to facilitate business objectives while appropriately managing legal and regulatory risk.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced commercial contracts or transactional attorney at their core, with substantial experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on complex commercial agreements. Experience with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, or other strategic transactions is strongly valued but not required. The successful candidate will possess strong business judgment, exceptional attention to detail, the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment, and the interest and agility to expand into other areas of law.
This role offers meaningful exposure to highly regulated healthcare, aviation, and energy industries, as well as domestic and international business operations. Prior experience across each of these industries is not required. PHI values strong legal fundamentals, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, a collaborative working style, and the ability to learn new businesses and subject areas quickly.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage enterprise-wide corporate contracts and transactions, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a broad and diverse array of commercial agreements, including:
- Corporate strategic transaction agreements
- Healthcare-related agreements, including joint venture and partnership agreements, Preferred Provider Agreements (PPAs), Insurance Network Provider Agreements, Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), consulting and advisory agreements, and clinical training and preceptorship agreements
- Aviation-related agreements, including aircraft leasing, purchase and sale, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), and aviation transportation agreements
- General business and procurement agreements, including vendor, master services, professional services, confidentiality and non-disclosure, real estate leasing and facilities, and software and technology agreements
- Take ownership of assigned legal matters from initial intake through completion, including establishing priorities, identifying required decisions, coordinating stakeholders, and driving matters toward timely resolution.
- Effectively triage competing requests based on legal risk, business impact, urgency, and organizational priorities, escalating significant issues appropriately.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice regarding contractual rights, obligations, risks, and dispute resolution.
- Partner with business leaders and corporate functions, including operations, finance, procurement, information technology, compliance, human resources, revenue cycle, and executive leadership, to support business initiatives and transactions.
- Identify legal, operational, regulatory, and financial risks associated with proposed contracts and transactions and develop practical solutions to mitigate those risks.
- Exercise independent judgment while promptly escalating significant legal, regulatory, financial, reputational, or operational risks to the General Counsel.
- Support the negotiation, structuring, and implementation of strategic business transactions, partnerships, joint ventures, acquisitions, divestitures, and other corporate initiatives.
- Assist with legal due diligence and transactional documentation related to mergers, acquisitions, financings, and other corporate transactions.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and standard processes designed to improve contract efficiency, consistency, and risk management.
- Advise business stakeholders regarding contract interpretation, performance issues, amendments, renewals, and termination rights.
- Support the resolution of contractual disputes and pre-litigation matters.
- Coordinate with and manage outside counsel as necessary.
Growth and Development
In addition to the role's initial focus on commercial contracting and transactional matters, the Senior Corporate Counsel will have the opportunity and will be expected over time to develop the capability to assist the General Counsel across a broader range of enterprise legal matters. Depending on business needs and the candidate's experience and development, these responsibilities may include litigation, regulatory matters, corporate governance, compliance initiatives, employment law, legal operations, and special projects assigned by the General Counsel.
Ways of Working
- Work collaboratively and with a team-first mindset, recognizing that strong legal outcomes depend on effective partnerships within the Legal Department and across the business.
- Communicate directly, clearly, and respectfully, including when identifying risk, delivering difficult advice, or challenging a proposed course of action.
- Provide practical and actionable guidance, distinguishing material legal and business risks from lower-level concerns and helping stakeholders make informed, timely decisions.
- Exercise sound independent judgment while knowing when to escalate, particularly when matters present significant legal, regulatory, financial, operational, or reputational risk.
- Remain responsive and adaptable, reprioritizing effectively as business needs, deadlines, and risk considerations evolve.
- Invite and consider differing perspectives, engage constructively with feedback, and contribute to a collegial, solutions-oriented Legal Department.
- Continuously improve how legal services are delivered, including through thoughtful use of templates, playbooks, technology, standardized processes, and other efficiency improvements.
- Maintain the highest standards of integrity, confidentiality, professionalism, and accountability.
The successful candidate will have:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.· Seven (7) or more years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, or a combination thereof.
- Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of commercial contracts and business transactions.
- Strong legal writing, contract drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
- Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with operational and commercial objectives.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.· Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated maturity, professionalism, sound judgment, and executive presence.
- Ability to work effectively with team members and business stakeholders across multiple locations and time zones and to travel periodically as business needs require.
- This position is designated Safety Sensitive for purposes of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting healthcare, aviation, energy, transportation, or another highly regulated industry is preferred but not required.
- Experience with strategic commercial transactions, joint ventures, acquisitions, or corporate development initiatives.
- Experience working in an in-house legal department.
- Familiarity with privacy, data security, regulatory compliance, or healthcare contracting matters.
Schedule/Location:
- Monday through Friday
- Tempe, Arizona; Fort Worth, Texas; or Lafayette, Louisiana
Compensation and Benefits:
- We offer a range of competitive pay and benefits package to keep our teams happy, healthy, and invested.
Our Core Competencies:
- Safe. We are absolute in our belief in the tenets of Destination Zero and that Zero is not only achievable, but the only acceptable outcome.
- Efficient. We are focused on outcomes that are smart and responsible by making the best use of our resources to maximize overall productivity and achieve sustainable profitability as a high performing organization.
- Quality. We are committed to ensuring excellent organizational performance which produces sustainable and reliable outcomes.
- Service. We are dedicated to the service of our customers, our communities and each other.
Behavioral Competencies:
- Drive & Energy – The ability to maintain a fast pace and continue to produce during exhausting circumstances.
- Functional & Technical Expertise – Allows the individual to add organizational value through unique expertise and serve as a resource to the organization within his/her area of expertise.
- High Standards – Sets the stage for continuous improvements, the adoption of best practices and ultimately influences organizational standards.
- Initiative – Takes a proactive approach and takes action without being prompted.
- Integrity – Acts ethically and honestly and applies those standards of behavior to daily work activities.
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DISCLAIMER
The above Statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
