Counsel 2 – ERISA/Retirement Recordkeeping and Plan Administration Counsel

Location: Hybrid office environment with three days in the office each week (Tuesday–Thursday) in Baltimore, Denver, Cedar Rapids, or Philadelphia, United States. Occasional travel is required.

Salary: $145,000–$160,000 annually, plus potential annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global is an international financial services company providing insurance, retirement, investment, and employee benefit solutions.

What you will do

• Provide legal support for retirement plan recordkeeping and plan administration products, including 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), defined benefit, nonqualified, pooled employer, and multiple employer plans.
• Draft, review, and negotiate recordkeeping, trust, custodial, advisory, investment management, vendor, and third-party administrator agreements.
• Advise on plan documents, participant notices, ERISA disclosures, QDROs, beneficiary designations, claims and appeals, discrimination testing, and corrections.
• Monitor regulatory developments and brief business stakeholders on their impact.
• Support responses to DOL, IRS, and PBGC examinations and inquiries, including document production and remediation plans.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, operations, product, sales, distribution, and senior business stakeholders on policies, procedures, and practical legal solutions.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Admission to and good standing with the bar in any U.S. jurisdiction.
• At least two years of relevant legal experience focused on ERISA and retirement plans at a sophisticated law firm, consulting firm, or in-house legal department.
• Strong written and oral communication, sound judgment, and the ability to adapt legal advice to business needs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work in the required hybrid arrangement with three office days per week.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of ERISA Title I, DOL regulations, Internal Revenue Code provisions, ERISA fee disclosure requirements, and SECURE 2.0 guidance.
• Experience negotiating retirement services, investment management, collective investment trust, and data privacy agreements.
• Experience with pooled plan structures, plan administration, or defined benefit plans.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive environment with professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, pension, 401(k) matching, and employee stock purchase benefits.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, parental leave, adoption assistance, and backup care.
• Tuition reimbursement, career training, wellness programs, employee assistance, and employee discounts.
• Employee resource groups, inclusion and diversity programs, volunteer time, and matching gifts.