Sr. Counsel - Regulatory and Group Benefits

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
In Government & Legal Affairs, you'll be an engaged and trusted partner - empowered to deliver innovative solutions, influence public policy, and achieve results that enable MetLife's growth and protect its global interests. Applying a commercial and contemporary mindset, you'll advocate for what's possible, overcome challenges, and embrace different perspectives. If you also pride yourself on acting with accountability, transparency, and respect, apply to join our Government & Legal Affairs team today.
The Opportunity
The Regulatory and Group Benefits Counsel is responsible for providing practical advice on a broad range of insurance regulatory matters with a particular emphasis on vision plans participating in government programs in the United States . This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic, risk-based advice to the vision business while enabling responsible growth and informed decision making.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, risk-based legal and compliance guidance on federal and state insurance, managed care, and government program requirements.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory, statutory, and market developments, translating them into actionable business recommendations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate client, provider, and vendor agreements while identifying and mitigating legal and business risk.
• Leverage approved technology and contract management tools to improve efficiency, consistency, and risk visibility in contracting processes.
• Support business growth and decision-making by delivering practical legal counsel aligned with organizational objectives.
• Own and continuously enhance key legal workflows, including intake, triage, contracting, approvals, escalations, and knowledge management.

Required Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school.
• Admission to the New York Bar, or eligibility for admission and a commitment to obtain it promptly (or relevant bar admission if not working in New York office).
• 7 to 10 years of relevant legal experience and a demonstrated record of accomplishment. Relevant experience should include at least two years at a law firm advising managed care companies on participation in government programs.
• Hands-on experience using generative AI, legal technology, and workflow tools in substantive legal work, including prompt development, testing, iteration, output validation, and responsible-use safeguards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising managed care companies or their subcontractors on compliance with laws and regulations governing Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care.
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts in the managed care environment, including value-based contracts.
• Experience advising companies on compliance with a broad range of health care laws, including fraud and abuse laws.
• Experience directly building or scaling AI-enabled legal workflows, self-service tools, automated intake, or reusable knowledge of assets beyond a single team.
• In-house experience with a managed care company is strongly preferred.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $200,000 - $225,000 . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife's U.S. benefits, please click here .
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, 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. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
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This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
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