Director, Legal and Compliance

At Curana Health, we’re on a mission to radically improve the health, happiness, and dignity of older adults—and we’re looking for passionate people to help us do it.

As a national leader in value-based care, we offer senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities a wide range of solutions (including on-site primary care services, Accountable Care Organizations, and Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans) proven to enhance health outcomes, streamline operations, and create new financial opportunities.

Founded in 2021, we’ve grown quickly—now serving 200,000+ seniors in 1,500+ communities across 32 states. Our team includes more than 1,000 clinicians alongside care coordinators, analysts, operators, and professionals from all backgrounds, all working together to deliver high-quality, proactive solutions for senior living operators and those they care for.

If you’re looking to make a meaningful impact on the senior healthcare landscape, you’re in the right place—and we look forward to working with you.

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The Director, Legal and Compliance Operation sis responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling the operational infrastructure that enables the Legal and Compliance functions tooperateefficiently, consistently, and strategically.

This role owns the systems, workflows, and processes through which legal and compliance work is delivered, butdoes notprovidelegal advice or make compliance determinations.

This role serves as the operational leader of the department—driving process development,optimizing workflows, managing external vendors, and building systems that enhance transparency, speed, and quality of legal and compliance services.

A core mandate of this role is toleverageadvanced technology, including AI-enabled workflows, to transform the efficiency, scalability, auditability, and defensibility of the company’s legal and compliance operations. This includesidentifyingautomation opportunities, designing intelligent workflows,identifying opportunities for AI and automation, andestablishinggovernance controls to ensure responsible and compliant use of AI.

The role functions as astrategic operations partnerto the Chief Legaland Compliance Officer, translating strategic priorities into actionable processes and ensuring the departmentoperatesas a high-performing, business-aligned function.

Legal & Compliance Operations Leadership

• Design and implement the operating model for Legal and Compliance, including intake, prioritization, tracking, and reporting

• Develop standardized workflows to support contracting, regulatory compliance, and operational requests

• Establish clear service delivery frameworks (SLAs, triage models, escalation paths)

• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives

AI Strategy, Automation & Intelligent Workflows

• Lead integration of AI-driven capabilities into the operating model

• Identify and implement AI and automation opportunities across Legal and Compliance processes, including intake, triage, contract lifecycle support, audit readiness, and compliance monitoring

• Establish and enforce AI governance standards, including validation, documentation, auditability, and human oversight requirements

• Ensure all AI-enabled processes meet regulatory, privacy, and risk management expectations

• Evaluate and manage AI vendors and tools

• Measure and report on AI-driven performance improvements (cycle time, cost, risk reduction)

Intake & Workflow Management

• Build and manage centralized intake systems

• Develop prioritization frameworks

• Implement AI-assisted triage

• Provide visibility into workload and bottlenecks

Contracting Process Development & Optimization

• Own contracting workflow infrastructure

• Standardize intake, approvals, and execution

• Operationalize templates and playbooks

• Implement AI-assisted contract processes

• Improve consistency and reduce cycle time through automation

• Report on contracting metrics

Vendor & External Counsel Management

• Manage outside counsel and vendors

• Track legal spend, performance, and service quality (including cost, turnaroundtimeand outcomes)

• Manage technology and AI vendors

• Lead implementation and…