MetLife

Role Value Proposition: 

MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. We’re united by our purpose to help our customers and each other create a confident future; we’re guided by empathy; and we’re inspired by each other to make a difference in the lives of our coworkers, customers, communities, and the world at large. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!  

Legal Affairs - Building confident futures is at the center of all our work at MetLife. In Legal Affairs, that means empowering our trusted advisors and advocates to focus on what’s possible while safeguarding MetLife’s global interests. Collaborating with each other and our businesses around the globe, we support innovative solutions while protecting our customers, employees, communities, and shareholders. And we work in an environment founded on integrity, trust, candor, and respect, where new challenges and diverse perspectives are encouraged and celebrated.

This Senior Counsel position will support the Legal team in advising human resources business partners (the “business partners”) on a variety of legal domestic and international employee benefit matters, including retirement, deferred compensation programs and health & welfare plans. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal counsel on full range of issues in support of the in-house ERISA plans and other employee benefit programs 
• Partner in the legal support for the review of general commercial contracts for employee benefit plans and other arrangements
• Provide proactive and timely legal advice and knowledge sharing to business partners and other stakeholders 

• Draft and amend employee benefit plans and deferred compensation arrangements, including employee communication materials, as needed
• Support business partners in review of general commercial contracts with respect to vendor relationships on behalf of benefit plans
• Track legislation affecting employee benefits to determine the impact to in-house employee benefit plans and communicate to business partners the impact of laws to employee benefit plans
• Provide legal counsel to business partners on employment tax-related issues including the determination of taxation of compensation, fringe benefits and payroll related items

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:

Required:

• Firm knowledge of U.S. benefit laws with respect to retirement, deferred compensation, health & welfare, including IRC, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA and PPACA
• Working knowledge of international benefits programs, regulations, and income tax treaties
• Strong writing skills
• Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Good business acumen and ability to provide both technical and practical legal counsel to internal business partners
• Current member of a state bar in good standing

Preferred:

At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.