Principal Compliance Specialist

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Job Description:

What You’ll Do

• The Principal Compliance Specialist 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 Principal Compliance Advisory will facilitate compliance with established Compliance Management System (CMS) governance and programs. In addition to these core advisory functions, the Principal Compliance Advisory will also have periodic involvement in regulatory exams, including drafting and reviewing exam responses. 

• Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management

How You’ll Do It

• Researches and understands regulatory compliance requirements to evaluate whether business policies, procedures, training, systems, processes, and controls comply with applicable laws and regulations; and to articulate those risks to stakeholders.

• Engages with business and risk partners to develop compliant solutions to mitigate and remediate consumer compliance risks; escalates risk appropriately.

• Executes compliance advisory functions within CMS programs.

• Support various risk assessments across the enterprise.

• Creates and updates status reports of program initiatives, activities, and compliance risks to management and committees.

• Maintains and enhances IT control testing process in support of the overall IT control testing program components. 

• Manages activities of the IT control testing staff (direct/indirect) and is responsible for the overall integrity and quality of the work product. 

• Collaborates with various levels of management within the areas of responsibilities, including the risk functions within the First Line of Defense. Evaluates and tests the adequacy of IT systems and applications with respect to risks, controls, and regulatory requirements identifying gaps and issues.  

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, Security and Intelligence, Law, Information Technology, Analytics, Finance, or related field.

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

• In lieu of education experience, 10+ years of experience in compliance, law, risk management, or related field experience.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• 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 operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Masters degree in Business Administration and Management, Security and Intelligence, Law, Information Technology, Analytics, Finance, or related field.

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

• 4+ years of experience in:

• 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 of the Compliance Management System
      components related to:
        1. Policies and procedures, and clear communication of intended procedural expectations and process.
      2. Governance and reporting processes that provides a mechanism to identify, manage and escalate risks according to the organization's risk appetite.
      3. 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.
      4. Identification and escalation of compliance risk management issues in a timely and effective manner, including ability to manage and monitor, and report on issues and development of action plans.
      5. Risk monitoring and testing activities to determine whether
        regulatory requirements are being adhered to and/or controls are operating effectively.
      6. Identification of regulatory risks and adequate risk mitigants, as well as effectively challenging assessment of controls to prevent, detect, and correct errors.
      7. Handling of complaints, evaluating business initiatives and
        providing research on potential regulatory impacts.
      8. Due diligence on new and existing Third-Party engagements
        commensurate with the level of compliance risk involved in the
        services being provided.
      9. Comprehensive, risk-based Compliance training specifically tailored to job roles & responsibilities.

• 4+ years of experience in:

• 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.

• JD, CISA, CIPP, CRMP, PMP, RIMS or similar preferred

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.

Application Deadline:

Compensation:

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• 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

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.