About the Team:

Grindr is an AI-native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally. With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle technical problems at a scale few companies ever see.

Grindr is seeking a strategic, hands on, Health Regulatory Counsel. In this role, you will be a core founding member of the fast-growing Grindr health business providing guidance and leadership on health regulatory, compliance, product, and privacy matters. You’ll be a trusted advisor and daily contributor to high-impact decisions.

At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode. Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts. It’s about doing great work without burning out. Outcomes over outputs. Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives.

This is a hybrid role based in our SF, NYC, or LA office and will require you to be in person Tuesdays and Thursdays.

About the Job:

• Serve as the founding legal partner for Grindr’s health business, advising on the full spectrum of U.S. healthcare regulatory and privacy considerations as the company builds and scales its health offerings.

• Advise on telehealth regulatory requirements, including corporate practice of medicine (CPOM), multi-state licensing, anti-kickback requirements, prescribing restrictions, and state-by-state compliance considerations, supporting the design and expansion of Grindr’s care delivery model.

• Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Privacy and Operations teams to provide real-time, practical guidance on day-to-day decisions, including marketing / online advertising strategy, user acquisition, and product development, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and consumer protection laws.

• Provide strategic guidance on U.S. privacy and data protection laws as they apply to health and quasi-health data, including HIPAA/HITECH (as applicable), state consumer health privacy laws (e.g., Washington My Health My Data Act), and state comprehensive privacy frameworks (e.g., CCPA). Apply a nuanced, context-driven approach to determining when data is considered sensitive and how obligations differ across the user lifecycle.

• Help define and operationalize Grindr’s approach to handling health and sensitive user data, including building policies, procedures, and internal guidelines that enable the company to responsibly expand access to patient-level data while maintaining compliance.

• Act as a key advisor in evolving Grindr’s health business model, including supporting the build-out of a dedicated health entity, expansion into telemedicine and pharmacy services, and diversification of vendor and partner relationships.

• Build and scale foundational compliance infrastructure from the ground up, including HIPAA readiness (as applicable), data governance practices, training, and incident response protocols, while partnering with internal privacy and legal teams.

• Support commercial and operational needs of the health business by reviewing and negotiating vendor agreements, data use agreements, and other contracts, and managing outside counsel on specialized healthcare regulatory matters.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Privacy, and Compliance teams to identify risk, develop pragmatic solutions, and enable the business to move faster and more effectively while maintaining appropriate safeguards.

Role Requirements:

• 6-8 years of legal experience with a focus on healthcare regulations, including meaningful in-house or law firm experience advising digital health or telehealth companies.

• Deep expertise in telehealth regulatory compliance, including CPOM, multi-state licensing, and prescribing restrictions, with the ability to deliver clear, actionable guidance in real time as business decisions are made.

• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA/HITECH and experience navigating the patchwork of state consumer data privacy laws (e.g., Washington My Health MY Data Act, CCPA), with direct experience advising on sensitive data categories (for example LGBTQ+ and HIV/STI data).

• Practical experience establishing and operationalizing sensitive data handling practices, including data minimization, access controls, retention policies, and breach response protocols tailored to health and quasi-health data categories.

• Direct experience advising on data broker registration requirements, data sales restrictions, and the limits of permissible data monetization in a health context, particularly where user data intersects with advertising, analytics, or third-party partnerships.

• Experience advising on or structuring affiliated pharmacy arrangements and professional corporation (PC) governance, including management services organization (MSO) structures, beneficial ownership considerations, and ongoing regulatory compliance obligations across multiple states.

• Demonstrated experience applying AKS, FCA, and Stark Law to complex, hybrid business models, including marketplace structures, provider compensation, and consumer bundling arrangements.

• Experience drafting compliance policies, BAAs, commercial agreements, and vendor contracts.

• JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.

You May Thrive in this Role if You:

• Have worked at or advised a consumer technology company operating at the intersection of health and digital platforms, and are comfortable navigating the unique reputational and regulatory considerations in that environment.

• Can demonstrate a track record of building legal tools, templates, and policies that improve efficiency and mitigate risk.

• Exposure to 340B program requirements, sufficient to engage and manage outside counsel on transactional or audit-related matters

• Background in consumer-facing health product development including review of marketing copy and consumer consent frameworks.

Benefits and Perks:

• Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.

• Family Formation Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.

• Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.

• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.

• Gender-Affirming Care : Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.

• Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.

• Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch

About Grindr:

Grindr is building the Global Gayborhood in your Pocket. With more than 15 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the gay community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just.

As a public company, we're moving into the next chapter: becoming an AI-native organization that's redefining what's possible for our community. We're embedding AI into our product and operations, moving with startup speed while operating at scale.

Everything we do is rooted in impact for our users and outcomes for the business. This isn't social work, it’s impact through excellence. Business success is what gives us the power to serve our community and the seat at tables others can't reach. How we work is defined by Grindr Mode, our operating model that's moderately hardcore day-to-day and truly hardcore when it counts. We think like owners, drive real outcomes, create clarity through action, and push each other to go further than we thought possible.

We’re headquartered in West Hollywood with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. Our work extends beyond the product through Grindr for Equality, our nonprofit that's partnered with 100+ community organizations globally to advance safety, health, and human rights for LGBTQ+ people worldwide.

We're profitable, growing, and building a team of smart, driven people who bring different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to the work. Want to build technology at a massive scale that serves millions? Come join us!

Grindr is an equal-opportunity employer.

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