Sun Health is looking for big-hearted, invested, and thorough Vice President of Legal Affairs to join our vibrant team at Administration Office in Surprise, AZ.

Why Sun Health?

Sun Health has supported healthcare in the West Phoenix metropolitan area for over 50 years and continues its mission to champion superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.

Sun Health's core purpose is to empower people to enjoy living longer and more purposeful lives, and our team members lead the way in education, advocacy, and care for our residents and community.

Sun Health was recently:

• certified as a Great Place to Work by our employees in 2020, 2021 and 2022,
• awarded a top 10 spot on the national Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ 2020 and 2021 list, and
• awarded a Platinum award in 2019, 2020 & 2021 through the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program.

Benefits offered for this position include:

• Paid Time Off and Sick Time
• Medical, dental & vision
• 401k with immediate vesting & up to 5% employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships
• Career and leadership development opportunities
• Employee Health and Wellbeing programs & rewards
• Community volunteer opportunities
• Discount Programs through The Employee Network
• Employee Association: Nonprofit supporting team members in need

A comprehensive list of benefits for all positions can be found here: https://www.sunhealth.org/careers#benefit

Statement of Purpose: The Vice President of Legal Affairs (Counsel) works with the leaders of Sun Health. Counsel provides advice on a variety of legal matters and oversees the assignment of outside legal counsel.

Compensation: This position is exempt from overtime pay and is eligible for bonus program compensation up to 30%.

Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the chief legal advisor to the CEO, Executive leadership team and other leaders throughout the organization. Supports all functional areas and lines of business on a variety of complex legal matters.
• Ensures Sun Health is in compliance with internal controls, statutory regulations, and other government and regulatory bodies.
• Works closely with Corporate Compliance Officer to maintain compliance programs and training. Ensures compliance with internal controls, statutory regulations and other formalities.
• Calculates and handle risks in business processes and decision making.
• Demonstrates strong negotiating skills in order to manage legal and financial/commercial issues.
• Coordinates professionally with Human Resources, Executive Leaders and outside counsel pertinent to develop and enforce company's procedures and policies.
• Manages relationships with external counsel for litigation and business matters.
• Establishes and oversees an Enterprise Risk Management framework to mitigate financial, operational, employment, strategic, reputational and compliance risk throughout the organization.
• Drafts and reviews legal documents such as contracts, requests for proposals, statements, and agreements.
• Assists in establishing an Enterprise Vendor Management program to ensure Sun Health proactively maximizes value with key vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships within the organization and across all operations.
• Strong negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Computer knowledge and skills, including Microsoft Office Products.