VP, Compliance – Disability and Leave Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Lead compliance programs for FMLA, ADA, STD, LTD, Paid Parental Leave, and State Leave Programs
• Translate complex regulations into scalable operational practices
• Provide executive guidance on regulatory risk, litigation exposure, and compliance strategy
• Partner with Operations, Legal, HR, Product, Quality, and Executive Leadership
• Drive compliant, consistent, and high-quality service delivery

Ideal Background

• Extensive disability and leave compliance expertise
• Strong regulatory and legal interpretation skills
• Executive leadership experience in compliance, leave administration, or employee benefits
• JD preferred

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school required
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction preferred
• 12+ years of progressive responsible legal and regulatory compliance experience supporting disability, leave, accommodations, employment law, or labor law, including at least 5 years in executive leadership roles
• Expert knowledge of FMLA, ADA/ADAAA, PWFA, Title VII, ERISA, HIPAA, state leave laws, workers' compensation intersections, disability benefits, and employment law
• Experience providing legal counsel to executive leadership regarding regulatory compliance and operational risk
• Experience leading responses to government investigations, litigation support, regulatory audits, and complex employment law matters
• Experience working within corporate legal departments, law firms, insurance carriers, or third-party administrators supporting disability and leave programs
• Proven experience leading audits, process reviews, regulatory risk assessments, and cross-functional implementation of compliance or operational change initiatives
• Strong leadership, executive communication, analytical, and decision-making skills, with the ability to influence across functions and drive results through others
• Background in large-scale leave operations, insurance, or third-party administration, with responsibility for leading teams or enterprise programs
• Experience supporting technology-enabled leave or disability products and leading implementation efforts that improve compliance, efficiency, and scalability
• Professional certifications such as CEBS, CPDM, FMLA/ADA certification, CRCM, or CCEP are preferred