Legal Counsel 2

About the Team/Role

The Legal Counsel, Health will have the opportunity to:

• Provide general in-house support for legal matters concerning WEX Health activities and operations, including supporting complex commercial transactions with customers and partners.

• Negotiate, draft, and review a variety of agreements, including cloud-based technology and healthcare payment solution services agreements, HIPAA business associate agreements, prepaid stored value card agreements, and nondisclosure agreements with third party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, and health plans, while facilitating necessary input from key stakeholders.

• Research legal issues and provide expertise in the underlying laws and regulations governing tax-qualified plans administered by WEX Health (e.g., FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, transit, wellness), including ERISA, HIPAA, the Internal Revenue Code, Affordable Care Act, and Medicare/Medicaid regulations.

• Identify, manage, and escalate as necessary any issues and risks arising during drafting and/or negotiations with customers, partners, and other third parties, including with respect to regulatory or compliance matters.

• Support business development activities including RFPs and business integration.

• Review marketing collateral, press releases, and marketing initiatives, as requested by WEX Health.

• Build and maintain processes consistent with best practice operations of large legal teams, including (1) maintaining and updating standard templates and creating playbooks; and (2) providing guidance for requirements for the development, creation, and maintenance of contracting processes, including automated contracts and commercial support systems.

• Collaborate with colleagues in other areas of the legal department to identify and provide comprehensive legal guidance.

• Ensure agreements adhere to corporate policies and standards.

• Manage and resolve specific contractual queries or pre-litigation disputes raised by customers or commercial partners.

• Raising and exploring opportunities to improve process efficiency within the legal team.

• Develop and maintain policies and procedures to protect the company and ensure compliance.

• Be responsible for engaging, instructing, and overseeing workflow with paralegal resources.

• Provide commercially focused advice and recommendations to internal stakeholders regarding compliance with contractual terms and any other relevant policies and standards, while identifying potential business risks and non-favorable clauses for negotiation.

• Be actively involved with the operations and commercial organizations to develop customer agreements and other commercial contracts.

How you'll make an impact

• Consistently demonstrate the WEX Leadership Expectations

  • Build Bridges to Win - seek to understand, challenge the status quo, collaborate across teams, and seek multiple perspectives.

  • Be a Talent Multiplier - seek out opportunities to coach and empower others to achieve excellence and celebrate success.

  • Inspire High Standards While Showing We Care - be clear, empathetic, accountable, and deliver on commitments.

  • Shape Our Markets and Adapt to Rapid Change - seek out opportunities to lead the industry by prioritizing curiosity, creativity, and taking thoughtful risks.

• Consistently demonstrate WEX Values of: Putting Ingenuity to Work, Sticking to It, Teaming Up, Acting with Integrity, Being a Positive Force, Staying Open.

Experience you'll bring

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. State Bar.

• 2+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, either in-house or at a law firm.

• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to explain complex legal issues to non-lawyers.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.