Operations Associate (Legal & Compliance)

Yuzu•New York City, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Yuzu is a Third-Party Administrator that administers self-funded health plans, with a goal of making it easier for businesses to create and manage custom health plans. The Operations Associate will join Yuzu’s small, detail-oriented, fast-paced Legal Ops team, whose work touches nearly every team and requires frequent collaboration and business knowledge. The Associate contributes across the team’s work, including complex appeals, compliance product ideas, research on legal questions involving HIPAA and mental health parity, and recurring legal workflows such as reviewing NSA cases and filing reports. Yuzu provides opportunities to learn about the business and develop relevant skills. The role is based at Yuzu’s New York City headquarters, and in-person work is required five days per week.

Requirements

Love reading, researching, writing, and learning.
Ask questions and take ownership of unfamiliar work.
Communicate with external partners confidently and authoritatively.
Be comfortable with discomfort and willing to challenge colleagues’ and partners’ assumptions.
Reason from first principles rather than relying on precedent.
Be ethical and compassionate.
Be curious about the product and technical interventions to standard legal work.
Prefer simple solutions and be driven by more than the job description.
Work in person at the NYC headquarters five days per week.

Responsibilities

Contribute to all aspects of the Legal Ops team’s work, including large and small tasks.
Work on complex appeals.
Consider and develop compliance product features.
Research legal questions involving HIPAA and mental health parity.
Handle recurring legal workflows, including reviewing NSA cases and filing reports.
Collaborate frequently with colleagues across the company and communicate confidently with external partners.