Senior Director of Compliance

Job Summary

Develops the Company’s regulatory compliance program and collaborates with business leadership on strategy and actions plans to ensure that the Company’s overall compliance with relevant federal, state and local regulatory statutes. Contributes substantially to the enterprise regulatory compliance strategy and impacts corporate strategy through the enterprise regulatory compliance program. Advises on highly complex and/or sensitive regulatory compliance matters. Proactively works with the business on emerging regulatory compliance issues. Manages and assesses Regulatory Compliance risks and priorities on an enterprise level.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tactical and operational plans necessary to fully implement the enterprise regulatory compliance program.

• Oversee the regulatory compliance program assessment strategy for the enterprise. This includes the processes and related tools to assess, manage and measure regulatory compliance program effectiveness and efficiency.

• Lead key enterprise impacting regulatory compliance initiatives.

• Collaborate with compliance leaders across Allstate to develop the compliance strategy for, and then govern or manage, large-scale, regulatory compliance projects.

• Develop compliance strategy and oversee compliance for risks (e.g. – privacy, OFAC, SOX).

• Understand broad developments in the regulatory compliance space and consult on impact to the business, with an eye toward continuous improvement.

• Build cross functional enterprise partnerships to improve enterprise compliance processes.

• Govern the enterprise processes and related tools to identify, capture, monitor, implement and report on regulatory compliance issues.

Knowledge and Skills

• Able to implement and oversee best practices in regulatory compliance across InfoArmor.

• Implements enterprise risk and control frameworks.

• Recognizes gaps in process governance and implements holistic solutions.

• Clearly articulates point of view to compliance and business leaders, taking into account the perspective of all related parties.

• Advanced interpersonal and advocacy skills.

• Uses critical thinking and analytical skills to identify, respond to, and communicate with senior leaders underlying issues beyond the stated situation.

• Quickly discerns Regulatory Compliance risk across the enterprise, responds and escalates appropriately.

• Able to effectively interact with all levels of personnel and lead the work of the enterprise regulatory compliance team.

• Advanced business acumen and consulting skills.

• Advanced written and oral communication skills.

• Advanced facilitation, training and presentation skills.

• Advanced project management skills, intermediate program management skills.

• Intermediate to advanced change management skills.

• Delivers results with a sense of urgency.

• Demonstrates the highest levels of ethics and integrity and influences compliance team to do so.

• Exercises discretion and maintains confidentiality of sensitive information and influences compliance team to do so.

• Demonstrates strong mentoring and leadership abilities.

• Introduces and leads change effectively.

• Advanced working knowledge of:

o U.S. regulatory structures and processes

o Control systems

o Governance and risk processes and approaches

o Process assessments and documentation

o Systems development and implementation

o Compliance impacts from process and/or regulatory changes

o Federal and State Regulatory examination processes

Experience

• Extensive subject matter expertise in one or more relevant areas.

• This position requires a combination of business acumen and in-depth knowledge of compliance concepts typically acquired through 10+ years of experience.

• Experienced in leading and developing strategy for enterprise wide business and/or technology projects.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree; MBA or advanced degree helpful but not required