VP, Compliance

Yuzu•New York City, NY

About The Position

Yuzu is seeking a Vice President of Compliance to build and lead its compliance function as the company scales. The role owns the company’s approach to internal and external compliance, including navigating healthcare regulation, expanding across states, managing risk, and supporting the launch of new health plans. This is a hands-on leadership position that turns complex requirements into practical decisions, processes, and controls for a growing startup. The Vice President of Compliance will work closely with leadership, product, engineering, and operations, and serve as a primary point of contact for regulators, external counsel, and compliance partners. The role also collaborates with Yuzu’s Legal Ops team on customer escalations, plan design and benefit category decisions, ACA and ERISA compliance, and compliance product features.

Requirements

Significant, progressive experience in healthcare compliance, including leadership responsibility for a compliance program or function.
Direct experience working with health plans, health insurers, or third-party administrators, with a strong understanding of health plan administration.
Demonstrated experience managing insurance or third-party administrator licensing across multiple U.S. states, including initial applications and ongoing compliance.
Experience interpreting and operationalizing PHI and HIPAA requirements through policies, controls, training, and oversight.
Experience managing internal and external compliance, including risk assessments, audits, regulatory inquiries, and remediation.
Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance for technical and nontechnical teams.
Strong judgment and ability to prioritize risk, make decisions with incomplete information, and recognize when specialized counsel is needed.
Hands-on approach, strong ownership, and ability to build processes and lead cross-functional work in a changing environment.

Nice To Haves

Juris Doctor (JD) degree, highly preferred.
Experience building or scaling a compliance function at a fast-growing startup, particularly in healthcare, health insurance, or benefits technology.
Experience supporting self-funded employer health plans and navigating the intersection of federal requirements and state insurance regulation.
Experience working directly with state departments of insurance and other healthcare regulators.
Experience partnering with product and engineering teams to incorporate compliance requirements into software and operational workflows.
Experience hiring and developing compliance teams and managing outside counsel and compliance vendors.

Responsibilities

Build and lead Yuzu’s compliance program, including scalable policies, controls, training, monitoring, and reporting.
Own insurance and third-party administrator licensing strategy and execution across U.S. states, including applications, renewals, filings, and ongoing obligations.
Guide compliance for health plan administration and work with internal teams and external counsel to evaluate requirements for new products, plans, and markets.
Oversee compliance with PHI and HIPAA requirements, partnering with security, engineering, and operations to protect sensitive information, strengthen privacy practices, and advise on protocols for security incidents.
Manage internal compliance reviews and external examinations, audits, and due diligence requests, and drive remediation through completion.
Establish standards for vendor and partner compliance, including diligence, contractual requirements and negotiations, and ongoing oversight.
Identify and assess regulatory and operational risks, communicate priorities to leadership, and implement practical mitigation plans.
Collaborate with Yuzu’s Legal Ops team on customer escalations, plan design and benefit category decisions, ACA and ERISA compliance, and compliance product features.
Monitor regulatory changes and translate them into actionable business guidance in collaboration with Legal Ops.
Build and manage the team, outside counsel relationships, and external resources needed to support Yuzu’s growth.