ERISA & Employee Benefits Counsel

Location: Spring, Texas, United States of America; relocation available within the United States

Salary: $190,450–$259,750 USD annually, plus potential bonus and/or equity for United States candidates

Company

hirify.global provides technology products and services and operates enterprise-wide employee benefit programs supported by legal, human resources, finance, tax, and treasury functions.

What you will do

• Serve as principal legal advisor on ERISA, employee benefits, fiduciary governance, tax, and regulatory matters.
• Advise on the design, administration, governance, amendment, and termination of retirement, 401(k), pension, health, and welfare plans.
• Counsel fiduciary committees and senior management on fiduciary duties, investment governance, conflicts of interest, vendor oversight, and risk management.
• Lead complex benefits projects and transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, due diligence, plan integration, and workforce transitions.
• Provide oversight for plan audits, governmental inquiries, participant disputes, claims, regulatory examinations, and compliance corrections.
• Develop governance models, policies, training, standardized processes, data analytics, automation, and responsible applications of artificial intelligence for legal service delivery.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Typically 10 or more years of legal experience in ERISA, employee benefits, fiduciary governance, retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, and related tax matters.
• Experience advising sophisticated employers, fiduciary committees, plan sponsors, or financial institutions on complex employee benefits matters.
• Strong knowledge of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA, HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act, mental health parity, prohibited transactions, plan documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Role location is Spring, Texas, United States of America; relocation is available.

Nice to have

• Significant ERISA and employee benefits experience at a nationally recognized law firm or large multinational corporation.
• Experience with legal technology, process improvement, data analytics, automation, or artificial intelligence.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional work with Legal, Total Rewards, Human Resources, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Compliance, Internal Audit, Procurement, and external advisors.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, employee assistance, and flexible spending account.
• Four to twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave based on tenure.
• Eleven paid holidays plus flexible paid vacation and sick leave.