Compliance Officer

Job Title : Compliance Officer

Position Type : Full-Time, Remote

Working Hours : U.S. client business hours (with flexibility for audits, reporting deadlines, or training sessions)

About the Role :

Our client is seeking a Compliance Officer to design, oversee, and continuously improve compliance programs that ensure adherence to laws, regulations, and internal policies. This role is essential for protecting the organization from legal and reputational risks while enabling business leaders to operate with confidence. The Compliance Officer acts as the bridge between regulation and operations, ensuring policies are clear, enforced, and monitored.

Responsibilities :

• Policy Development & Maintenance : Draft, update, and enforce compliance policies across departments (finance, HR, IT, operations). Ensure documents are accessible, understood, and consistently applied.
• Risk Assessment : Conduct risk assessments across business units. Identify areas of exposure, document findings, and recommend controls.
• Monitoring & Auditing : Implement compliance monitoring programs and conduct regular internal audits. Track findings in GRC tools (Archer, ServiceNow, or similar).
• Regulatory Compliance : Ensure adherence to frameworks such as SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or industry-specific regulations. File required reports and maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Training & Awareness : Develop and deliver training programs for employees on compliance obligations, code of conduct, and regulatory updates.
• Investigations : Conduct internal investigations into compliance issues. Document findings, prepare reports, and recommend corrective actions.
• Reporting : Deliver compliance dashboards, monthly / quarterly reports, and risk summaries to executives and boards.
• Collaboration : Partner with finance, legal, HR, and IT to ensure compliance is integrated into all business processes.

What Makes You a Perfect Fit :

Required Experience & Skills (Minimum) :

Ideal Experience & Skills :

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

A Compliance Officer’s day revolves around protecting the organization by embedding compliance into everyday business activities. You will :

In essence : Compliance Officers ensure the organization operates within the law, avoids costly penalties, and maintains a culture of integrity and accountability.

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