Compliance Lead – Group Benefits
| Company | Guardian Life |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, USA, Stamford, CT, USA, Holmdel, NJ, USA, Pittsfield, MA, USA, New York, NY, USA, Bethlehem, PA, USA |
| Salary | $84320 – $138522.5 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5 plus years legal/regulatory/compliance experience with life/health insurance carriers with particular focus on absence management and paid family and medical leave related issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to respond to issues with urgency and be a trusted business partner
- Maintain strong working knowledge of all relevant regulations and apply that knowledge to evaluating business controls
- Self-motivated professional who will take proprietary ownership of their work, think strategically, work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to solve problems in a practical and pragmatic manner
- Ability to work in a dynamic, hands-on manner and respond to questions from business areas
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with special attention to detail
- Manage multiple projects and deliverables while executing a wide range of tasks simultaneously
- An undergraduate degree is required, and an advanced degree such as a JD or MBA is preferred but not required
- Must be computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). Comfortable with and ability to adapt to innovative technology
Responsibilities
- Provide Compliance support and oversight regarding regulatory compliance matters and requirements impacting both state and federal paid and unpaid leaves including Family and Medical Leave (FMLA); Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA); Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and State Mandated Disability programs (SMD)
- Provide regulatory compliance thought leadership and guidance related to both paid and unpaid leave products and services through subject matter expertise in federal and state regulations
- Serve as a regulatory compliance subject matter expert to Product, Sales and Client Management, Marketing and Policyholder Service areas on PFML, FMLA, ADA, PWFA, USERRA, Group Disability, SMD, and Supplemental Health topics supporting customer facing engagements
- Review and interpretation of new laws/regulations pertaining to certain key topics and tracking of business partners’ compliance with those requirements
- Providing thought leadership regarding all aspects of Guardian’s absence products and services for employers
- Providing detailed memoranda and other substantive guidance regarding legislative and regulatory requirements on an expedited basis to be distributed to Group Benefits business partners to facilitate requisite business decisions and implementation plans
- Clarifying ambiguous legislative/regulatory provisions
- Providing oversight and monitoring of issues identified during compliance risk assessments, other control function reviews, and/or regulatory interactions
- Supporting implementation of Enterprise compliance projects and initiatives including compliance risk assessments and compliance trainings
- Performing special projects and other ad-hoc assignments in support of Group Benefits Compliance efforts
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree such as a JD or MBA is preferred but not required