Director & Counsel, U.S. Insurance

Summary of Relevant Experience

Summary of Experience – Director & Counsel, U.S. Insurance @ American Express

• JD/MBA-credentialed benefits and insurance counsel with approximately four years of progressive in-house legal experience at a Fortune 500 insurer and multiemployer funds, advising on ERISA, HIPAA, and healthcare regulatory compliance across large-scale benefit programs.
• Litigation and governance lead who managed complex ERISA and employment law matters as senior associate counsel, directing outside counsel and reporting directly to C-suite executives on risk, strategy, and plan administration.
• In-house compliance strategist who designed and administered regulatory compliance programs for multiemployer pension and health funds, including plan governance frameworks and operational policies affecting thousands of plan participants.
• M&A and transactional counsel who supported due diligence on employee benefits and insurance matters within corporate transactions, bridging legal, compliance, and business operations in a regulated financial services environment.

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Why this is a fit

The Director & Counsel title in financial services aligns directly with your target titles (Director, Legal & Compliance; Associate General Counsel) and your senior manager–to–director seniority band; American Express's insurance operations map well to your ERISA, employee benefits, and insurance-sector background, and New York is within your accepted locations.