Sr. Compliance Manager

Job Posting End Date: October 31

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• Student loan repayment options 

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments 

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General Summary:

This position is accountable for driving and implementing complex projects that support Compliance. The incumbent leads and manages various compliance programs and initiatives, including monitoring compliance with business requirements, regulatory settlement agreements, and developing strategies, tools, resources, and framework to ensure compliance. The incumbent also assists in fulfilling other compliance obligations, including reporting, policy creation, documentation and communication, assessment, implementation, and monitoring. The position requires extensive knowledge of Unum, its products, services, the marketplace, the external compliance/regulatory environment as well as critical thinking skills.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform complex project planning and management/implementation and reporting
• Develop, implement, and manage workflow process and measures and ad hoc reporting to support key compliance initiatives

• Streamline and manage reporting to establish effective reporting
• Assists with responsibility for responding to regulatory investigations/audits and sensitive compliance projects
• Direct and partner with senior management to improve and build data to effectively manage projects, trends and initiatives for global compliance and regulatory affairs
• Develop, implement, and monitor programs to prevent, detect and correct compliance issues
• Develop comprehensive recommendations on improving compliance related processes and/or procedures; partner with management to implement solutions and generate savings
• Direct and facilitate productivity improvements plans necessary to support compliance programs

• Oversee risk identification, evaluation and assist with risk mitigation, and for coordinating with other business areas in addressing compliance risks
• Exercises leadership and critical thinking skills to provide strategic coaching to the business/staff areas on compliance and regulatory requirements, coordinating across multiple segments, subsidiaries, and product lines
• Develops and conducts training on regulatory compliance for business partners
• Serve in leadership role on department and compliance initiatives working closely with management and peers
• May perform other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent business experience
• Minimum 5+ years regulatory experience and/or working in the legal environment
• Extensive technical skills – Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Strong/proven knowledge of business processes and structure within an insurance environment
• Proven ability to research various areas and gather relevant information and positively impact project delivery with solution recommendations and implementation
• 8+ years demonstrated strength in project management, experience working on process improvement and ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities
• Expert verbal and oral communication ability

• Expert organization skills for documentation and other aspects of position
• Extensive experienc