Corporate & Regulatory Counsel

Wellfleet, a Berkshire Hathaway company, delivers customer-centric accident and health insurance, with quality service and uncompromising ethics. Wellfleet works to protect people against risk throughout every stage of life – from grade school to college to the workplace.

Founded in 1993 as Consolidated Health Plans (CHP), Wellfleet, headquartered in Springfield, Mass., is one of the nation’s leading providers of health and accident insurance products to the higher education market.

Wellfleet, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, seeks an experienced attorney to join the growing legal department of a national health insurance company.

The Corporate & Regulatory Counsel is responsible for supporting a nationwide accident and health insurance carrier by handling a wide range of corporate, transactional and insurance regulatory matters in a quickly evolving and highly regulated industry. In addition to providing subject matter expertise and collaborating with stakeholders across the business, this position will have a practical approach, business mindset and strong interpersonal skills.

In this role, you will…

Exercise strong business acumen and analyze legal issues from the business perspective

Work closely with cross-functional team members and business leaders to review legal issues and implications of potential business decisions and initiatives

Work closely with business leaders and the Procurement team on a broad range of commercial agreements across all lines of business and corporate areas, including vendor and TPA contracts, service agreements, technology contracts and other deals and complex transactions

Provide contract-related training, peer review and coaching to colleagues as needed

Establish and improve contract processes, templates and playbooks to enhance efficiency, compliance and scalability

Serve as a resource for internal stakeholders on a variety of applicable laws impacting health plans

Act with a high level of personal integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity and willingness to grow

 Manage several varied legal issues simultaneously

Manage tasks and assignments efficiently and effectively to meet deadlines with high urgency

May entail supervisory responsibility by managing direct reports by setting accountability, priorities, and goals, providing ongoing support and development opportunities, and coaching and mentoring team members by identifying areas of improvement and providing timely and constructive feedback

Perform other duties as assigned.

We are looking for candidates with…

Bachelor’s degree in business management, or related field, and at least 3 years of voluntary insurance experience servicing accounts, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Possess and maintain an active and valid Accident, Health and Sales Producer license or have the ability to obtain required industry licensing 

Demonstrated success in dealing with sophisticated employer clients, brokers/consultants, enrollment firms, and other 3^rd party partners involved in the insurance processing lifecycle

Willingness to travel when necessary

Detail oriented with the ability to problem-solve while managing competing priorities

Excellent communication and presentation skills, along with excellent customer service soft skills

Strong consultation, negotiation, persuasion and influencing skills

Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships at all levels

Solid knowledge of group insurance, products, contracts, compliance requirements, and services

Knowledge of underwriting principles and practices

Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) systems, specifically Salesforce

Ability to work with leaders to develop and document desired business capabilities

Why Wellfleet?

Here at Wellfleet, we foster a culture of growth that enables engaged and high-performing professionals to be empowered to deliver our mission and vision.

Our employees are a team devoted to providing customer service that exceeds expectations of our members and clients. Successful team members continually look for ways to improve product delivery and value.

Wellfleet offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package including life, health and dental, vision, 401K retirement plan, short- and long-term disability coverage, flexible/dependent care spending account, tuition reimbursement, and business casual dress.

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General:

Wellfleet is part of the MedPro Group family. As such, all Wellfleet team members are employees of MedPro Group Inc. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The annual gross base salary range is $125,000 to $175,000. This range anticipates the low and high end of the salary for this position. Actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and competencies.  Salary is one component of Wellfleet’s total compensation and benefits package, which includes medical, vision and dental insurance options, life and accident insurance, 401(k), and short-term and long-term disability insurance. For a more detailed overview, visit our careers website at: wellfleetinsurance.com/about/careers. #LI-KS1 #LI-Remote