Senior Compliance Specialist

About the role

The Senior compliance professional supports financial compliance activities and provides compliance program support to Mason Companies under the direction of the Vice President and General Counsel. This position is located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Flexible work arrangements may be available.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, support and assistance with a broad range of compliance and legal issues
• Perform routine compliance monitoring, prepare reports, and recommend and coordinate remediation activities
• Provide and participate in compliance training pursuant to the Company’s compliance program
• Assess the effectiveness of established policies and procedures and recommend improvements
• Evaluate new products and services offered by the Company for compliance requirements and implications
• Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations for potential impact on the Company
• Support internal investigations and external audits
• Prepare documentation and respond to inquiries as directed
• Review marketing, advertising, consumer, employee and other materials for compliance with the Company’s policies and applicable law
• Prepare, file and track regulatory applications, licenses, renewals, notices and other filings
• Develop strong working relationships across the Company and support cross-functional teams as directed
• Interact with outside legal counsel as appropriate and authorized to promote high quality, cost-effective, responsive external legal services
• Produce professional quality, efficient, creative, practical, and responsive services
• Support Legal Department administration and services, including software application administration, project workflow and other activities
• Support insurance and related risk management activities as directed
• Support incident response and remediation activities, as directed
• Perform other tasks as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting compliance programs for a financial institution
• Demonstrated experience with financial and consumer protection laws, including federal banking laws, ECOA, TILA, GLBA, FCRA, UDAAP, AML, OFAC, and state credit, fraud, privacy and other consumer protection laws

Qualifications

• Relevant compliance certifications preferred
• Familiarity with relevant legal technology, including contract management, compliance, legal research, AI, automation, and other solutions

Skills

• Self‑starter willing to assume responsibility for tasks, to learn new legal areas, and to demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement and to upholding the highest personal, professional and Company values
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple competing projects
• Impeccable integrity, discretion, and ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively convey complex information to a non‑legal audience
• Collaborative approach to working across functions with management and employees at all levels to achieve desired outcomes