[Remote] Lead Compliance Consultant - Employee Benefits (Remote)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alliant Insurance Services is one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the U.S., dedicated to providing employee benefits solutions. The Lead Compliance Consultant will offer technical compliance guidance, lead team members, and develop content addressing compliance legislation for clients and internal staff.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for strategic decision making about compliance content development and deploymentUses independent judgment to respond to difficult client and account team situationsDevelop subject matter expertise and responsibility for supporting the team, and acts as a subject matter expert during staff trainingsLeads and may supervise team members, delegates and monitors work, handles escalated inquiries, conducts staff training and fields questionsTimely develops content addressing new compliance legislation on behalf of the national Compliance team for distribution internally and to clients in a straightforward, practical way; includes educational webinars, seminars, alerts, white papers, checklists, frequently asked questions (FAQs) etc.; includes review and ability to understand and summarize regulatory source materialPartners with other members of the Compliance team to ensure Compliance portal content is currentPartners with brokers, managing directors, and service teams on key accounts; includes attending meetings and participating in conference calls per established national Compliance engagement protocolEngages with local operational lead to assess local client compliance needs and account team training needsContributes significantly in developing Compliance content for the national Compliance team, for client distribution and to educate staff on compliance issues that ensures competenceProvides timely daily compliance question and answer support for local Alliant employee benefits practice based on regional or office assignments in a timely manner; ensures issues are triaged and addressed per established national Compliance engagement protocolContributes in developing processes and a templates library to support client service teams, updating them as neededParticipates in prospect meetings per established National Compliance engagement protocol to present Alliant Compliance capabilitiesPerforms all duties in accordance with all company policies and procedures, and all federal, state and local laws, wherein the Company operatesPerforms other duties as assignedSkillsBachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experienceEight (8) or more years of related work experience in the employee benefits and compliance areasExperience drafting white papers on benefits compliance issues and written legal analysisExperience in public speaking, including developing and delivering benefits compliance training contentATT-JD - AttorneyActive State Bar LicenseCommand of employee benefits laws and regulations that includes a practical understanding of how they relate to benefit program administration with specific knowledge of the ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA and MedicareUnderstanding of regulatory agencies and rulemaking processes that can impact employee benefitsBasic understanding of leaves of absence and time off policy requirementsExcellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex topics in a practical way and provide practical answers to client questionsExcellent problem solving, organizational and prioritization skillsAbility to meet deadlines and timely deliver content in keeping with established processesAbility to lead or take direction, as appropriateBenefitsWe are proud to provide comprehensive, high quality employee programs to meet employees' needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package.Company OverviewAlliant Insurance Services is a distributor of diversified insurance products and services. It was founded in 1925, and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://alliant.com.