Absence Management & Compliance Counsel

Majesco isn’t just riding the AI wave – we’re leading it for the P&C and L&AH insurance industry. Born in the cloud and built with an AI-native vision, we’ve reimagined the insurance core as a platform that lets insurers move faster, see farther, and operate smarter. As leaders in intelligent SaaS solutions, we’ve embedded AI and Agentic AI throughout our robust product portfolio of core, underwriting, loss control, distribution, and digital solutions so our customers can reimagine their business with real-time business insights, optimized operations, and enhanced business outcomes. Everything we build is designed to strip away complexity and let our clients focus on what matters: delivering exceptional products, experiences, and outcomes.

In a world where change is constant, our native-cloud SaaS platform empowers insurers the agility to adapt to market and risk shifts quickly, reshape their operational cost structure, accelerate innovation readiness, and rethink how insurance can be done with the intelligence to stay ahead. With 1000+ implementations, we are the AI insurance leader that over 350 insurers, reinsurers, MGAs rely on to rethink how insurance can be done in today’s modern era of insurance. Break free from the past and build the future of insurance.

Job Overview:

The Absence Compliance Counsel is an integral member of the SaaS product team, specializing in legal compliance of the company’s absence management software with current and evolving U.S. federal and state leave laws and regulations. The Counsel works cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and sometimes directly with customers to ensure that software features and updates accurately reflect relevant regulatory requirements.

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Conduct ongoing analysis of U.S. federal and state leave laws—including FMLA, ADA, paid family/medical leave, unpaid regulatory leave, and military leave—translating legal requirements into actionable product specifications and support feature and user story creation.
• Monitor and interpret changes in statutes, case law, and administrative guidance across all relevant U.S. jurisdictions, recommending timely updates to product features to maintain compliance.
• Collaborate within agile product development cycles, advising product managers, designers, and engineering staff to ensure compliance throughout backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release reviews.
• Partner on documentation efforts and with customer support teams to provide accurate compliance information in customer-facing materials, guides, and onboarding resources.
• Respond to compliance questions from existing or prospective customers, including direct engagement in calls, emails, webinars, and product demos, addressing their regulatory concerns and showcasing the product’s compliance capabilities.
• Draft and regularly update customer-facing regulatory newsletters, FAQs, release notes, and client advisories focused on U.S. leave law topics.
• Track ticketing or feedback around compliance queries in Jira, Confluence, or related systems, working with cross-functional teams to resolve items that impact customer trust or product compliance.
• Serve as the primary internal resource for all questions and guidance related to U.S. leave law compliance in product settings; act as a resource on international or local (non-U.S.) leave law as a bonus area of expertise, but not as a core requirement.
• Where necessary, engage with customer counsel to address any complex questions or differences of opinion to arrive at mutually agreed upon direction.

Required Qualifications And Technical Expertise:

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active U.S. bar membership.
• 4+ years of experience with U.S. federal and state employment/leave law compliance (FMLA, ADA, paid sick/family leave, military leave).

Essential Attributes And Capabilities:

• Self-driven, highly motivated, outcome-focused
• Strong ability to translate legal requirements into practical specifications for technical and non-legal audiences.
• Skilled in interpreting and communicating the nuances of various state leave law programs and connecting product functionality to statutory requirements.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, with a collaborative approach to cross-functional teamwork and customer engagement.
• Effectively demonstrates a commitment to quality and a “do it right the first time” mindset
• Strives to deliver the best customer experience and has an ambitious and growth mindset.
• Experience and ability to collaborate with multiple teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, remotely, and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications And Experience:

• Experience working as embedded product counsel in an agile software development team.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and similar software documentation or project management tools.
• Knowledge of international or local (non-U.S.) leave law and ability to advise on the intersection of global compliance issues as a bonus.

As a member of a rapidly growing and dynamic organization, the successful candidate must be flexible and willing to take on new tasks and responsibilities as business needs evolve. The company reserves the right to vary, change, or update job duties and responsibilities based on business requirements. This role may require shifting priorities, learning new technologies, and contributing to projects outside of the initial scope.

What Majesco Offers:

Majesco is committed to equal pay and transparency.  The annual base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000.  Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline and combines all of the distinct labor markets within the US.  It is uncommon for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on a variety of factors.  Majesco considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, candidate's work location, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, external market data, as well as market and business considerations when making compensation decisions.

At Majesco, we offer a comprehensive employee benefits package with most coverage starting Day One.  Our benefits package includes, but is not limited to:  Medical, dental & vision insurance; employer-funded HSA coordinating with a high-deductible health plan; FSA, short-term/long-term disability; Life/AD&D insurance; 401(k), flexible time off, paid sick days and 11 paid holidays; paid parental/bonding leave; career anniversary leave and other voluntary benefits.

Majesco is a leading insurance solutions and services provider. 

Majesco's software for core insurance functions include Policy Administration, Underwriting, New Business Processing, Billing, Claims, Product Modeling, Incentive Compensation and Producer Life cycle Management. Additionally, Majesco offers consulting and insurance specific IT services for testing, data conversion, data-warehousing/BI, mobility, enterprise integration and BPM. Majesco specializes in connecting people and business to insurance in ways that are innovative, hyper-relevant, compelling and personal.  Our technology, expertise and leadership helps insurers modernize, innovate and connect to build the future of their business – and the industry – at speed and at scale.

Majesco is an inclusive equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state and/or local employment laws. 

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