Health Solutions Legal Consultant (VP) - Compliance & Policy Consulting Team

About the position Health Solutions Vice President—Compliance & Policy Consulting Team We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a health and welfare benefits legal consultant in a fast-paced, friendly environment. This role involves collaborating with attorneys and compliance experts in the Aon Health Solutions Compliance & Policy Consulting group. The position provides health and welfare plan compliance mentorship to company staff and external clients of the Aon Health Solutions practice. This national position is available to be worked remotely. Aon is in the business of better decisions At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed. What the day will look like You will work alongside experienced health care consulting professionals to address developments in federal and state health and welfare law. You will focus on the impact of these developments on employer group health plans and plan sponsors. You will be involved in assessing plan design, operations, administration, and financing, along with developing and evaluating options for clients to address the complexities of health and welfare plan law. How this opportunity is different At Aon, you will join a broad team of health plan professionals and subject matter experts with backgrounds in accounting, actuarial, law, analytics, audit, health and wellbeing, pharmaceuticals, and technology, delivering consulting services to employers in the private and public sectors. Clients will run the gamut from employers with fewer than 500 employees to large multinational corporations across a variety of industries.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for consulting and advising internal partners and external clients about national and regional health and welfare laws and regulations. These include ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and the Internal Revenue Code rules on benefit taxation.
• Identify compliance issues in the design, operation, and administration of employer health and welfare plans and suggest resolutions through exceptional research, critical thinking, writing, and communication skills,
• Explain compliance concepts and options to clients and consultants in layperson’s terms
• Track and monitor new laws and regulations, as well as revisions to existing laws on the federal and state level that impact health and welfare plans.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to clients and internal partners. Explain compliance changes to various national and regional laws and regulations. Include the administrative, strategic, financial, and development implications.
• Research and respond to health and welfare plan questions in a fast-paced environment.
• Draft and review notices, plan documents, SPDs, and other regulatory communications and provide analysis on compliance issues.

Requirements

• 7 to 10+ years current legal experience (consulting firm, law firm, and/or corporate counsel) in health and welfare benefit plans with strong knowledge and practical experience in ERISA, ACA, ADA, HIPAA, and the Internal Revenue Code.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice law in at least one State or the District of Columbia

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with mental health parity, ERISA fiduciary liability and/or state pharmacy compliance laws a plus.

Benefits

• Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.
• Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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