Pay Plan Title: General Counsel
Working Title: General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
Posting Salary Range: $252,000- $352,807
Office Location: Remote within North Carolina
POSTING DETAILS:
Make an Impact
Trillium Health Resources is a Tailored Plan and Managed Care Organization (MCO) serving 46 counties across North Carolina. We manage services for individuals with serious mental health needs, substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and intellectual/development (IDD) disabilities. Our mission is to help individuals and families build strong foundations for healthy, fulfilling lives.
Why Work for Us?
Trillium believes that empowering others begins with supporting our team. We offer our employees:
- A collaborative, mission-driven work environment
- Competitive benefits and work-from-home options for most positions
- Opportunities for professional growth in a diverse inclusive culture
Every day, our work changes lives – from children thriving through early intervention and school-based therapies, to adults with severe mental illness living independently and contributing to their communities.
If you are looking for a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of others, apply today!
What We’re Looking For
Trillium Health Resources has a career opening for a General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer to join our team! The General Counsel serves as the chief legal officer for Trillium Health Resources (Trillium) and is a member of the Executive Team. This position provides comprehensive legal and compliance oversight of the organization and is responsible for the research, review, evaluation and analysis of Federal and State laws, rules and regulations pertaining to operations, with a particular emphasis on Medicaid managed care for BH and I/DD populations. Other areas of responsibility include: (1) Appeals of agency actions by providers and members; (2) Providing legal oversight over all contracting with state and local agencies, providers, vendors and other entities or individuals; (3) Overseeing and directing all litigation or other legal disputes involving the organization; (4) Reviewing and revising policies, procedures, forms, templates and correspondence and monitoring Trillium compliance with the same; (5) Responding to inquiries from staff concerning legal issues and providing advice and counsel regarding disputes with enrollees, providers, vendors or other stakeholders that may lead to litigation; (6) Public policy, governmental and legislative affairs; (7) internal compliance monitoring; (8) vendor integration and management; and (9) commercial contract management.
On a typical day, you might:
- Advise and assist staff with respect to reconsideration reviews, appeals, complaints, grievances, incidents, and inquiries/ investigations/audits conducted by regulatory authorities
- Develop and review contracts and agreements with state agencies, counties, providers, vendors, stakeholders or other entities and individuals
- Supervise the appeals unit, which facilitates all in-house reviews of appeals of agency decisions, including actions on authorization requests, actions with providers, and claims denial appeals
- Prepare employees for depositions and court appearances, respond to subpoenas directed to the organization and/or employees, and coordinate with judicial and legal authorities
- Oversee requests for documents under the NC Public Records law and assist as needed with responses to external requests for information from governmental or non-governmental organizations
- Oversee the management and monitoring of Trillium’s subcontracting of Tailored Plan core services to ensure adherence to Trillium’s Tailored Plan contract and related NC DHHS guidelines, laws, rules and regulations
Employee Benefits:
Trillium knows that work/life balance is essential. That’s why we offer:
- Typical working hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm; flexible work schedules with some roles with management approval.
- Work-from-home options available for most positions
- Health Insurance with no premium for employee coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 12 paid holidays in your first year
- NC Local Government Retirement Pension (defined-benefit plan) https://www.myncretirement.gov/systems-funds/local-governmental-employees-retirement-system-lgers/lgers-handbook
- 401k with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer
- Quarterly stipend for remote work supplies
Qualifications
Required:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA accredited law school.
- Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible legal experience in healthcare, managed care, and/or federal or state government representing a health plan or provider, including two (2) years supervisory experience.
- Licensed as an attorney in good standing in North Carolina.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Must reside within North Carolina.
- Must be able to travel within catchment as required.
Preferred:
- Specialization in Medicaid, managed care, behavioral health, and/or administrative law.
Deadline for Application: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 11:59pm
How to Apply
To be considered, submit your application and resume through our ADP Career Center. Your resume must include:
- Employer name, dates of service (month/year), average hours worked per week, and essential job duties
- Education details (degree type, date awarded, institution, field of study)
- Licensure/certification information, if applicable
After submission, your resume will be reviewed to ensure it meets the essential criteria for the position. You’ll be notified by HR regarding your application status as appropriate. All applicants will receive a final update once the recruitment cycle closes.
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Trillium Health Resources is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and a drug-free workplace. All candidates must pass a drug test as a condition of employment.
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Skills Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA accredited law school
- Minimum seven (7) years progressively responsible legal experience in healthcare, managed care, and/or federal or state government representing a health plan or provider
- At least two (2) years supervisory experience
- Licensed as an attorney in good standing in North Carolina
- Must have a valid driver's license
- Must reside within North Carolina
- Must be able to travel within catchment as required
- Specialization in Medicaid, managed care, behavioral health, and/or administrative law
What We Do
Trillium Health Resources manages specialty behavioral health care for North Carolinians across 46 counties. Trillium is committed to transforming lives and building community well-being through partnership, access to services and proven solutions designed to help those we serve reach their fullest potential. Everyone on Trillium’s staff--our care managers, call center, claims agents, project managers, and IT staff--all contribute to this mission. We offer a challenging, engaging work environment where staff take home more than a paycheck. Our performance management plan includes regular check-ins to examine individual employee goals and professional development plan. Our departments work on cross-functional, short-term projects and long ranging initiatives. Every day we see the results of our dedication, in the smiles of children on our accessible playgrounds and pride on the face of an adult cooking a meal for the first time. By joining Trillium, you are doing more than going to work…you are transforming lives. We help those with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders (Medicaid members and state-funded recipients) get the services they need to improve well-being and live fulfilling lives. We are dedicated to carrying out our mission by investing in the health and well-being of the communities we serve and empowering individuals with access to services, tools and resources to live a fulfilling life. Trillium reserves the right to hide material (comments, images and/or links to other sites) that contains anything vulgar or sexually explicit; is spam; advocates or depicts illegal activity; targets or disparages any ethnic, racial, other type of group; contains personal attacks of any kind; promotes private business ventures, services, or products; campaigns for public office or promotes a political organization; infringes on copyrights or trademarks; or is off topic.
