International Compliance Consultant

SUMMARY Responsible for providing technical employee benefits related compliance guidance to international employee benefits clients. Required to prepare presentations, written summaries, checklists, white papers, and updates in a timely manner based on thorough review of new and existing international legislation for distribution to multinational clients. Provide consistent strategic support to Alliant Employee Benefits Global Practice. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Timely develops content addressing new compliance legislation on behalf of the Global Practice team for distribution internally and to clients in a straightforward, practical way; includes educational webinars, seminars, alerts, white papers, checklists, frequently asked questions (FAQs) etc.; includes review and ability to understand and summarize regulatory source material. Partners with other members of the international Consulting Compliance team to ensure Compliance database content is current. Partners with brokers, managing directors, and service teams on key accounts; includes attending meetings and participating in conference calls per established international compliance engagement protocol. Reviews insurance contracts and policies to ensure best practices and compliance with local laws and regulations. Prepares employee communication strategy, in concert with local affiliates, to affect changes or establish new benefit plans. Contributes significantly in developing Compliance content for the Global Practice team, for multinational client distribution and to educate staff on compliance issues that ensures competence. Contributes in developing processes and a templates library to support client service teams, updating them as needed. Participates in prospect meetings per established Global Practice engagement protocol to present Alliant International Compliance capabilities. Acts as a subject matter expert, presents at conferences, seminars, webinars, etc. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience Eight (8) or more years of post-graduate progressive experience in international benefits/consulting Experience working with local, third country nationals and expatriate programs Experience drafting white papers on benefits compliance issues and written legal analysis. Experience in public speaking, including developing and delivering benefits compliance training content Valid insurance license SKILLS Knowledge of Group Life, Medical, Disability, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans Expertise in the area of international employee benefits laws and regulations; including a practical understanding of how they relate to local benefit program administration Basic understanding of leaves of absence and time off policy requirements Excellent verbal and written communication skills Excellent problem solving, organizational and prioritization skills Ability to communicate complex topics in a practical way and provide practical answers to client questions Ability to meet deadlines and timely deliver content in keeping with established processes Ability to lead or take direction, as appropriate