Senior Counsel

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🔥 13 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $138k - $200.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Empower

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10,000+ employees

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

Finance • Fintech • B2C

Empower is a leading provider of financial services focused on helping individuals and organizations achieve financial freedom through retirement planning and investment management. Serving over 19 million Americans, Empower offers a comprehensive suite of finance-related services, including smart planning and investment advice, and tools like the Empower Personal Dashboard™ for a complete financial view. The company is renowned as a top retirement plan provider and works closely with personal investors, workplace plan savers, plan sponsors, and financial professionals. Empower is also recognized for initiatives in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and has a social commitment that bolsters community impact.

📋 Description

• Serve as principal legal advisor for Empower's defined contribution and multiemployer (Taft-Hartley) business • Advise on complex ERISA, tax, fiduciary, administrative, operational, compliance and regulatory matters • Support product enhancements, operational improvements, strategic initiatives and client solutions • Advise on retirement and employee benefit product and service development, enhancement and administration • Partner with Product, Operations, Client Service, Sales, Investments, Marketing, Compliance, Risk Management, Finance, Technology and other functions • Develop legal frameworks, governance processes and compliance practices • Advise on defined contribution plan qualification, design, administration, funding, freezes, mergers, spin-offs and terminations • Provide legal guidance for recordkeeping, trust and custody, administrative, participant and investment-related services • Support health and welfare plans and consumer-directed healthcare arrangements • Advise on correction matters, including IRS EPCRS and Department of Labor correction programs • Monitor legislative, regulatory and industry developments and translate requirements into practical guidance • Support negotiations involving retirement plan services and related commercial arrangements • Lead complex cross-functional initiatives • Build collaborative relationships and influence decisions across a matrixed organization • Balance legal, regulatory, operational and business considerations to achieve practical outcomes

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school • Active license to practice law • 5-7+ years of relevant legal experience • Recognized expertise advising on defined contribution plans and multiemployer (Taft-Hartley) plans • Experience with plan qualification, contributions, administration, fiduciary matters, operational compliance, correction programs, ERISA and tax issues • Experience advising on multiple employer plans (MEP) and pooled employer plans (PEP), including plans sponsored by a professional employer organization (PEO) • Knowledge of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, IRS and Department of Labor guidance, and other retirement and employee benefit laws • Ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical, business-focused advice • Experience partnering with business leaders across multiple business functions • Strong judgment and collaborative, solutions-oriented approach • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; no employment visa sponsorship, including CPT/OPT

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance • 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions up to 6% • Financial advisory services • Potential company discretionary retirement contribution • Broad investment lineup • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year • Business-casual environment with option to wear jeans • Generous paid time off upon hire • Ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year • Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year • Paid parental leave • Paid short- and long-term disability • Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) • Business Resource Groups (BRGs) • Flexible work environment • Reliable high-speed internet and wired connection required for remote work • Necessary computer equipment provided