Senior Counsel – Workplace Solutions, Defined Benefit Plans

2 days ago

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States Empower Full time

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Empower is a growing organization that offers a unique opportunity for career growth and development. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service to our clients, and we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Counsel to join our Workplace Solutions team.

About the Role

As a Senior Counsel, you will provide legal expertise and advice to Empower and its affiliated companies on a broad range of complex legal matters. You will advise on matters related to our retirement plan recordkeeping business, with a focus on defined benefit plans, tax, ERISA, and other regulatory matters.

Key Responsibilities

  • Advise on recordkeeping, trust/custody, and administrative support services and investment products offered to employee benefit plans and participants, including analysis of ERISA, tax, and regulatory compliance issues.
  • Advise on plan administration issues, including operational and fiduciary error correction under IRS and DOL voluntary compliance programs.
  • Partner with Empower business groups and leaders to identify and address legal issues, including product development, sales, operations, client service, plan documents, call center, marketing, and education teams.
  • Support the negotiation of Empower contractual arrangements with plan sponsor clients and engage with plan sponsor counsel to resolve audit and complaint matters.
  • Interact with IRS and DOL examiners and assist with the responses to regulatory inquiries.

Requirements

  • 5-7+ years of relevant legal experience.
  • Law Degree from an accredited university and a current license to practice law.
  • Experience with defined benefit plans.
  • Ability to efficiently identify and analyze the legal aspects of a business problem and provide practical, actionable legal advice.
  • Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and efficiently verbally and in writing to non-lawyers and provide risk-based compliance approaches.
  • Ability to work as a team member, both within the Empower Workplace Solutions legal team and with other legal department colleagues, including mentoring and providing guidance to less experienced counsel.
  • Ability to work independently to manage multiple, competing priorities and attain results by exercising appropriate judgment to manage matters through ambiguity and to completion.

Preferred Qualifications

  • In-house experience at an accounting company, insurance company, trust company, asset manager, recordkeeper, or other financial services company with experience in advising on retirement plan recordkeeping operations administration, investment products, and management services.
  • Experience with all qualified plan types, including 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b), and expertise in defined benefit plans.

What We Offer

Empower offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a business-casual environment, and a generous paid time off program.

Base Salary Range

$132,600.00 - $192,300.00

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer
• Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable, or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on:

11-02-2024

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