Area Assistant Vice President, Compliance Counsel

• Provides producers, client service teams, and clients with timely and accurate analyses of legislation and regulations as they affect health and welfare plans and related employer obligations.
• Offers well-researched information and recommendations leading clients to take appropriate actions to conform with compliance obligations. Implements annual compliance goals for the region and division.
• Provides assistance with new projects as well as day-today activities.
• Interprets source materials and provides guidance and advice to corporate staff as well as branch office staff.
• Assists producers and client service teams in developing appropriate action steps to assure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Conducts internal employee training on selected legislative and regulatory topics.
• Supplies prototype information summaries, compliance checklists, and other consulting tools needed to support producers, client service teams, and clients.
• Support compliance help desk as necessary to answer questions regarding compliance issues.
• Deliver assistance in drafting, editing, and producing any newsletters, technical bulletins, and presentations.
• Oversees organization, updates, and maintenance of compliance materials and makes them accessible to employees.
• Evaluates potential new legislative and regulatory information and makes recommendations for changes to existing materials.

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years related experience required.
• Knowledge of ERISA, COBRA, ACA, cafeteria plans, nondiscrimination rules, HIPAA, and other federal, legal and regulatory issues.
• Preferred: Juris Doctorate desired.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.