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Job Description:

What You'll Do

• The Senior Manager Compliance Advisory role will be responsible for compliance advisory activities specific to applicable regulatory requirements impacting the respective business line or corporate function. This includes identification and advising on compliance risks and mitigants in the context of issues management and remediation; regulatory change management; business change management for products, services and systems; policies and procedures; monitoring and testing reviews; process and control assessments; and third-party oversight and training. The Senior Manager will also advise on and facilitate compliance with established Compliance Management System (CMS) governance and programs. In addition to these core advisory functions, the Senior Manager will have periodic involvement in regulatory exams, including drafting and reviewing exam responses; will lead and participate on cross-team Compliance department projects; will coach other advisory team members; and provide reporting to management on CMS risks. In executing these functions, the Senior Manager is expected to collaborate closely with other colleagues within Compliance, Corporate Risk Management, the Legal Organization, other lines of business and corporate functions and risk officers. Develops and coaches teams to be able to identify, manage, and escalate risk, and effectively manages risk within the teams you oversee.
• Develops and coaches teams to be able to identify, manage, and escalate risk, and effectively manages risk within the teams you oversee.

• Manage a team that maintains and enhances compliance program components. Provide support, coaching, and counsel to the team. Manage the development of team members by authoring and assigning goals, conducting periodic coaching and feedback reviews, and administering annual performance evaluations.
• Engages with business and risk partners to develop compliant solutions to mitigate and remediate consumer compliance risks; escalates risks appropriately.
• Executes compliance advisory functions within CMS programs

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration and Management, Finance, Law or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Compliance, Law, Risk, Operations, or related.
• In lieu of education, 12+ years of experience in Compliance, Law, Risk, Operations, or related.

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to communicate verbally.

• Master's degree in Business Administration and Management, Law, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Compliance, Law, Risk, Operations, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience:
  
  • Models, champions, and reinforces a risk culture of compliance and
  transparency.
  • Applies general understanding of risk identification and assessment
  processes, tools and techniques to provide oversight and challenge to
  risk measurement activities.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of compliance laws and
  regulations.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the Compliance Management System
  components related to:
  ◦ Policies and procedures, and clear communication of intended
  procedural expectations and process.
  ◦ Governance and reporting processes that provides a mechanism to
  identify, manage and escalate risks according to the organization's
  risk appetite.
  ◦ Evaluation of and/or challenges processes, new/existing products
  or services, regulatory changes, customer communications, and/or
  technologies to ensure Compliance risks are identified and mitigated.
  ◦ Identification and escalation of compliance risk management issues
  in a timely and effective manner, including ability to manage,
  monitor, and report on issues and development of action plans.
  ◦ Risk monitoring and testing activities to determine whether
  regulatory requirements are being adhered to and/or controls are
  operating effectively.
  ◦ Identification of regulatory risks and adequate risk mitigants, as
  well as effectively challenging assessment of controls to prevent,
  detect, and correct errors.
  ◦ Handling of complaints, evaluating business initiatives and providing
  research on potential regulatory impacts.
  ◦ Due diligence on new and existing Third-Party engagements
  commensurate with the level of compliance risk involved in the
  services being provided.
  ◦ Comprehensive, risk-based Compliance training specifically tailored
  to job roles & responsibilities.
• 8+ years of experience:
  
  • Effective communication (written and verbal) that includes core
  components of active listening, persuasiveness, collaboration, and
  conciseness when meeting with and presenting to peers, various
  levels of leadership and other lines of business.
  • Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared
  objectives.
  • Optimizes work processes with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager.
• RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional.
• JD, CISA, CIPP, CRMP, PMP, RIMS or similar.

• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D
• Recognition Program
• Education Assistance
• Commuter Benefits
• Family Support Programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan