Compliance Specialist State & Local, Employee Benefits-Insurance Advisory Solutions

The Compliance Specialist works directly with Clients to review insurance risk management information and assist with the insurance requirements of all key project documents, including partnership agreements and construction contracts. Perform strategic risk review to match project insurance coverage in accordance with new deal requirements.

• Review, digest and translate regulatory and legal developments for the benefit of clients and colleagues
• Develop client-facing educational and instructive collateral to apprise clients of their obligations and responsibilities under federal and certain state and local laws, regulations, statutes, and ordinances
• Review and respond to field inquiries related to the administration of employee benefits and the related employment and labor law obligations and responsibilities, occurring at the national, regional, and local levels
• Conduct seminars, boot camps, informational and educational webcasts, and speak at national conferences on topics related to total reward platforms and specifically, employer-provided workplace leave and worker accommodations
• Coordinate with other compliance teams members throughout the country to complete large-scale projects, and to coordinate day-to-day workflow and project operations
• Proactively and independently manage the firm’s compliance-related activities and duties for an assigned geographic region of the United States, or for a designated partnership or partnerships

Competently and appropriately offer specialized consultative client and colleague-facing compliance related support in the areas of state-level and local laws, statutes, and ordinances.

• Assist the director in other programs, activities, and requirements that may arise in the service of the firm or the compliance division (varies).  

Essential experience for the qualified candidate:

• A minimum of three (3) to eight (8) years prior workplace experience in a compliance or related employee benefits or HR related advisory function for a private company, an insurance broker, an insurer, or an industry related resource.
• Demonstration of ability to adapt to a quickly changing workplace environment through direct and demonstrable experience in dealing with one or more of the following:

a. Human resources or legal organizational operations or change management planning and related activities;

b. Development and implementation of global, national or regional marketing and/or information campaigns;

c. Employee benefits related design, planning, implementation, administration or termination related workplace activities

d. Direct experience in the performance due diligence activities or other operations related to, or arising in connection with, organizational mergers and acquisitions;

e. Logistics and related information delivery related workplace experience, either in an operations and/or leadership role; and/or,

d. Law firm, clerkship, internship, and/or legal department workplace experience, particularly respecting activities related to employee benefits law, general employment and labor law, or privacy and security related laws and regulations.

• A minimum of two (2) to four (4) years of workplace experience related to interpretation and administration of employer obligations arising under federal, regional, state, or local laws, ordinances, statutes, and regulations, preferably with direct experience related to one or more of the following:

a. State-based personal and family worksite leave requirements;

b. Local ordinances, such as commuter ordinances;

c. State-based individual mandates for health insurance;

d. State-based disability insurance mandates

e. State-level employee benefits related statutory provisions,

f. State or federal medical insurance-related regulation and/or policy.

• A minimum of one (1) year of workplace experience communicating and/or conducing contract or agreement negotiations with external and/or internal partners, including company leadership, colleagues, clients, third-party vendors, insurance carriers, and/or third-party administrators.   
• Experience receiving and responding to confidential or private internal and/or external communications. 
• Educational acumen and other knowledge gained through secondary, post-secondary, or other professional learning and education related activities (examples may include associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, paralegal certifications, juris doctorates, and other professional learning and education certifications, designations, or other related course work).
• A strong sense of self, paired with the ability to effectively manage competing workplace expectations and obligations with skill, tact and grace.

Educational Requirement:

Bachelor’s level education or specialty industry certification (SHRM, HRCI, IAPP, etc.) required. Education requirement may be waived upon demonstration of satisfactory work related experience.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position description is intended to describe the level of work required of the person performing in the role and is not a contract. The essential responsibilities are outlined; other duties may be assigned as needs arise or as required to support the organization. All requirements may be subject to reasonable accommodation to applicants and colleagues who need them for medical or religious reasons.

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