Senior Compliance Consultant

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• Career advancement opportunities 

• Student loan repayment options 

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments 

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General Summary:

The Senior Compliance Consultant is part of Enterprise Compliance and is responsible for leadership, governance, and oversight of compliance practices. This position is accountable for driving activities that support the identification, analysis, mitigation, management, and reporting of compliance risk and timely completion of annual compliance certifications. The incumbent also assists in fulfilling other compliance obligations, including business process development, management reporting, policy creation, risk assessment, documentation and communication. The position requires extensive knowledge of Unum, its products, services, the marketplace and the external compliance/regulatory environment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage critical relationships with assigned business functions and other key partners while maintaining the independence of second line defense.
• Identify and recommend appropriate measures and controls to manage and mitigate compliance risks at a level acceptable to the senior management of the company.
• Implement and execute effective testing, auditing, monitoring, tracking and reporting procedures to ensure the success of the program, as measured by regular assessments and metric-based analysis.
• Establish Compliance key performance indicators and tolerances for assigned operational areas.
• Support risk-based decision-making using data models, compliance risk controls, matrixes and predictive trend analysis.
• Support quarterly management and board reporting efforts.
• Maintain current, in-depth knowledge of applicable regulatory standards, requirements and industry best practices.
• Conduct complex compliance reviews to assess effectiveness of compliance controls.
• Perform critical analysis and prepare compliance assessment reports to the highest standards of clarity and substance.
• Assists with responsibility for responding to regulatory investigations/audits and sensitive compliance projects.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology partners by demonstrating an understanding of the partner’s business initiatives, mission, and goals, and operating in a complex and evolving risk landscape.
• May perform other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent business experience in compliance, audit or risk management. 
• Significant operational or project management experience, 8-10 years, within the insurance industry
• Minimum 5+ years regulatory experience and/or working in the legal environment
• Strong communication and relationship, “coalition and consensus”, building skills required
• Strong ability to synthesize vast amounts of complex data, and clearly and concisely articulate the relevant points
• Strong/proven knowledge of business processes and structure within an insurance environment
• Ability to articulate difficult ideas and concepts through concise verbal and written communication
• Able to manage a diverse workload and multiple projects
• Proven ability to research various areas and gather relevant information and positively impact project delivery with s