Compliance Specialist - Senior

Independence Pet Group; Oakville; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A modern pet health company is seeking a Compliance Specialist - Senior to oversee regulatory compliance processes. This remote role located in Oakville requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include researching regulations, training vendors, and ensuring compliance across policies and procedures. Competitive benefits are offered, including healthcare and parental leave.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave

Personal Paid Time Off

Pet friendly office environment

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• 5 years’ internal audit, legal, compliance, insurance, or relevant experience.
• Ability to manage timelines and deliverables independently.
• Experience developing relationships with regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

• Research and document regulatory compliance.
• Provide compliance support and guidance.
• Conduct auditing and monitoring of operational functions.

Skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Project management

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Training and education

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Compliance software

Job description

Compliance Specialist - Senior page is loaded

Compliance Specialist - Senior

Apply remote type Remote locations Oakville, ON time type Full time posted on Posted 24 Days Ago job requisition id JR101214

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

Job Summary :

Responsible for researching, assessing, and documenting regulatory compliance. Provides regulatory

compliance support and guidance affecting the organization’s products, business practices, policies, and procedures.

Job Location : Remote – Oakville, Ontario

Main Responsibilities :

• Maintains and applies knowledge of regulations and regulatory changes relevant to the industry and the organization.
• Works with business relationship owners and vendors to train, educate, mitigate compliance risks, and drive industry best
• practices.
• Ensures regulatory standards are applied to organizational policies, procedures, and / or products.
• Performs risk assessments on operational areas with regulatory lines of business. Contributes to monitoring and auditing workplans. Conducts monitoring, auditing, and surveillance of operational functions, reports results to stakeholders, and
• takes compliance actions in response to findings.
• Responds to compliance related questions, complaints, and incidents.
• Works with stakeholders to develop corrective action plans.
• Facilitates organizational compliance training on general compliance and other topics required by regulation.
• Manages timelines and deliverables, coordinating, and evaluating internal responses. Analyzes and communicates business impact and potential risks to leadership.
• May identify areas of non-compliance.
• May develop relationships with regulators and respond to inquiries, surveys, and audits, as requested.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Basic Qualifications :

Experience : 5 years’ internal audit, legal, compliance, insurance, government program, or relevant experience

Education : Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)

Level Specific Responsibilities :

Independently manages project timelines and deliverables

Develops relationships with regulators and responds to inquiries, surveys, and audits, as requested

Identifies areas of process improvement and maintains documentation

Project team lead

Addresses escalated compliance matters and refers

matters to leadership for collaboration and consultation

Delivers well-reasoned and detail-oriented work product of the highest quality

Accountability / Complexity :

May manage projects requiring the responsibility of delegation of work and review of resulting work product

Works independently under limited supervision

May be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area

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All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following :

Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance

Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee

Company paid short-term and long-term disability

12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Retirement savings plan

Personal Paid Time Off

Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off

Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations

Pet friendly office environment

Commuter Benefits

Group Pet Insurance

On the job training and skills development

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

IPH welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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