Principal Compliance Specialist

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position.  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsible for maintaining and enhancing department or functional units in support of the overall compliance program components. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. 

 

This role will support Collections Regulations.

Responsibilities 

·       Maintains and enhances department or functional units in support of the overall compliance program components. 

·       Assists with researching regulatory compliance requirements and evaluating the adequacy of business policies, procedures, training and reference materials, system, and manual processes. 

·       Assists with the identification and assessment of compliance program risks and controls. 

·       Supports management in the development, implementation, and maintenance of compliance programs and a culture of compliance. 

·       Assists with the preparation of status reports of program initiatives, activities, and compliance issues to management and committees. 

 

Minimum Qualifications 

At a minimum, here is what we need from you: 

·       Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Security and Intelligence, Law, Information and Technology, Analytics or Finance.

·       6+ years of experience in compliance, law, risk management, or related field 

·       In lieu of a degree, 10+ years of experience in compliance, law, risk management, or related field 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

If we had our say, we would also look for: 

·       Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management, Security and Intelligence, Law, Information technology, Analytics, Finance, or related 

·       8+ years of experience in compliance, law, risk management, or related field 

·       Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager 

·       JD, CISA, CIPP, CRMP, PMP, RIMS, or similar license/certification  

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Dec-31-2024. We encourage yo