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SVP, Compliance Officer

Fortitude Re
Jersey City3w ago

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<div class="content-intro"><p>Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the world’s leading insurance companies to help them execute comprehensive, transformational solutions for legacy Life &amp; Annuity and P&amp;C lines. Fortitude Re manages a general account of approximately $111 billion across life, annuity, and property &amp; casualty insurance products. The company takes a long-term view on growth and is proud to be backed by a consortium of sophisticated institutional investors led by The Carlyle Group and T&amp;D Insurance Group. Incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on January 1, 2017, Fortitude Re’s roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership go back many decades. Fortitude Re’s leadership team has an average industry tenure of over 20 years, and an impressive track record of successfully managing the most complex legacy liabilities. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurance companies and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Click <a href="https://fortitude-re.com/" target="_self">here</a>&nbsp;for more&nbsp;information about Fortitude Re.</p></div><div> <div> <p>The&nbsp;Senior&nbsp;Vice President,&nbsp;Compliance&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;is a senior leadership role responsible for&nbsp;providing&nbsp;regulatory&nbsp;guidance&nbsp;in addition to&nbsp;leading key components&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;compliance function for Fortitude Re.&nbsp;This&nbsp;includes ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations,&nbsp;developing&nbsp;and implementing compliance policies, and leading a team of compliance professionals.&nbsp;This will be a unique role where the&nbsp;SVP,&nbsp;Compliance Officer&nbsp;will&nbsp;lead&nbsp;the execution&nbsp;and operationalization&nbsp;of the enterprise compliance framework&nbsp;and&nbsp;be responsible for&nbsp;overseeing the day-to-day&nbsp;activities of the broader compliance team.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;SVP,&nbsp;Compliance&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;works closely with senior management, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;a robust compliance framework and mitigate compliance risks.&nbsp;This position will report directly to the&nbsp;Managing Director, Chief Compliance&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;and&nbsp;operates&nbsp;with significant autonomy in executing compliance strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p><strong>What&nbsp;You Will Do:</strong>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Offer&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;regulatory&nbsp;and compliance counsel to business and functional partners&nbsp;including&nbsp;People and Culture&nbsp;practice&nbsp;with&nbsp;specific focus on&nbsp;crisis management and incident response, technology and cybersecurity matters, privacy and information security, third-party risk oversight,&nbsp;regulatory&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;and the governance of artificial intelligence.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Lead the execution&nbsp;and continuous improvement of the&nbsp;Companies’ core compliance program including the following:&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Strategic Compliance&nbsp;Leadership&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Act as a senior advisor to the Chief Compliance Officer.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Support the Chief Compliance Officer in delivering strategic regulatory and compliance guidance.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Lead and manage teams within the compliance function, setting&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;and expectations for the team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Drive execution of compliance priorities across teams.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Compliance Framework and Program Management:&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Lead the implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the compliance&nbsp;framework&nbsp;including the Company’s Policies and Standards.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Oversee&nbsp;periodic compliance monitoring and testing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Ensure the organization’s operations&nbsp;comply with&nbsp;federal, state, and industry-specific regulations.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Review, conduct gap&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;and implement compliance policies and controls to&nbsp;comply with&nbsp;new regulations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Continuously monitor and assess the effectiveness of the compliance program and make necessary adjustments.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Oversee and support execution of key elements of the corporate compliance program including&nbsp;Cyber, Privacy, Data Security,&nbsp;Data Governance, AI Governance,&nbsp;AML, Fraud, Code of Conduct, third party risk management, etc.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Contribute to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Companies&nbsp;Governance processes, including board reporting.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Oversee&nbsp;and manage&nbsp;Compliance technology systems and operations (i.e., Regulatory Filings, Policy Framework, etc.)&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Crisis Management and Incident Response&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Lead&nbsp;and execute the&nbsp;crisis management strategy&nbsp;defined by the CCO.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Oversee the&nbsp;legal and compliance function in all crisis management and incident response activities, ensuring swift, compliant, and coordinated actions across the organization.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Partner with regulators and support&nbsp;regulatory interactions,&nbsp;providing&nbsp;legal/regulatory&nbsp;guidance&nbsp;during crises&nbsp;including&nbsp;guidance on regulatory, reputational, and contractual implications.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Oversee incident response governance, including investigation standards and escalation protocols, and ensuring robust investigation and reporting frameworks are in place.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Collaborate with executive leadership, communications, and risk teams to develop and execute response strategies that minimize legal exposure and reputational damage.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Regulatory Examinations, Monitoring and&nbsp;Reporting: Stay&nbsp;informed about changes in regulatory requirements and assess their impact on the organization.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Ensure&nbsp;timely&nbsp;and&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;submission of all&nbsp;crisis-related&nbsp;regulatory filings and reports.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Manage and support regulatory examinations, including data collection,&nbsp;review&nbsp;and submission to regulators.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Act as a key contact for regulators in coordination with the Chief Compliance Officer&nbsp;and respond to inquiries, audits, and investigations.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Active participation in industry groups and&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;forums&nbsp;to drive regulatory engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Risk Management:&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Provide legal/regulatory&nbsp;and compliance guidance, including overseeing governance for&nbsp;emerging regulatory and compliance risks&nbsp;including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Conduct&nbsp;compliance&nbsp;risk assessments and develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Implement and&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Collaborate with the risk management and internal audit teams to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;and address compliance risks.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Training and Education:&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Lead development&nbsp;and delivery of&nbsp;compliance training programs for employees at all levels.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Ensure that staff are knowledgeable about compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Provide&nbsp;ongoing guidance and support on complex compliance issues.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Reviews and Investigations:&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Provide primary legal&nbsp;and compliance&nbsp;leadership and&nbsp;support for&nbsp;employee investigations, including recommendations and resolutions of issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Manage the&nbsp;company’s&nbsp;Ethics Hotline, including reviews and investigations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Conduct compliance reviews&nbsp;and investigations&nbsp;as needed.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Team Leadership and Development:&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Lead and manage the Compliance and&nbsp;Regulatory&nbsp;filings&nbsp;team members&nbsp;providing leadership,&nbsp;guidance&nbsp;and support to the teams.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Provide&nbsp;continuous performance feedback,&nbsp;mentorship&nbsp;and professional development opportunities for team members.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Foster a culture of compliance and ethical behavior within the organization.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Drive workforce planning and capability development.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Collaboration and Communication:&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Work closely with senior management to integrate compliance into business strategies and operations.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;compliance matters.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Prepare and present compliance reports to the board of directors and executive leadership.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p><strong>What You Will Have:</strong>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Bachelor’s degree in compliance, finance, accounting, business administration, law, or&nbsp;a related&nbsp;field.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Advanced degree (MBA, JD) or professional certifications (e.g., Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP)&nbsp;preferred.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Minimum of 15&nbsp;years of experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, or a related field within a regulated industry.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Experience in the reinsurance&nbsp;or insurance industry preferred.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Investigation&nbsp;expertise, including employment and labor law experience&nbsp;preferred.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Extensive experience in developing and implementing effective compliance programs.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Proven&nbsp;track record&nbsp;of managing interactions with regulatory bodies.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Proven ability to&nbsp;lead and manage&nbsp;teams&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Excellent&nbsp;analytical and problem-solving skills.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Proven ability to work effectively in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Collaborative approach.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Discretion with confidential information, excellent judgment.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Excellent attention to detail, organizational and time management skills.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Leadership,&nbsp;influencing&nbsp;and&nbsp;indirect&nbsp;team management abilities.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <p>Proficiency&nbsp;in compliance management software and Microsoft Office Suite.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>The base salary range for this role is listed below and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package. &nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">Base Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$225,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$260,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>At Fortitude Re, our strength has always come from our people. 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