Compliance Manager - CPC or CCS Certified

Kaiser Permanente; Veterans Administration (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a manager-level compliance leader in California to oversee company-wide compliance activities and align strategic initiatives with regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes managing reporting, investigations, and the design of strategies around regulatory changes while guiding cross-functional projects with internal and external stakeholders. Strong leadership and influence across teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with minimum six (6) years of experience in compliance, health care operations, audits, finance, regulatory or related fields.
• Minimum two (2) years in a leadership role with or without direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Implements performance management, coaches staff, and drives performance improvement.
• Translates business plans into actionable items, ensures policies are followed, and manages project plans.
• Partners with stakeholders to apply regulations and design strategic compliance initiatives.
• Oversees compliance data analysis, reporting, and presentation to senior management.

Skills

Ambiguity management

Attention to detail

Communication

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Cross-group collaboration

Decision making

Influencing others

Health care industry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration, Clinical, Law, Public Health, Business or related field

Job description

Job Summary:

This manager level position is primarily responsible for managing company compliance activities in partnership with internal and external stakeholders and managing strategic compliance initiatives. Responsibilities include managing compliance reporting efforts, compliance investigation, and activities associated with continued regulatory compliance across one or more business functions. Additional key responsibilities include managing the implementation of compliance efforts through monitoring, interpreting, and designing strategy around regulatory changes. This managing level employee also manages projects or compliance components of larger cross-functional projects including identifying and managing stakeholders.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Pursues professional growth and provides developmental opportunities for others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross-functional relationships; training and developing talent for growth opportunities; delegating tasks and decisions; fostering open dialogue amongst team members; executing performance management guidelines and expectations; and working closely with employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.
• Manages designated work unit by translating business plans into tactical action items; ensuring all policies and procedures are followed; delegating tasks to meet goals and objectives; overseeing the completion of work assignments; aligning team efforts; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; removing obstacles that impact performance; and guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly.
• Manages company compliance activities by partnering with internal and external stakeholders; applying established regulations and standards to compliance efforts; managing the design, development, and execution of strategic compliance initiatives; overseeing the analysis of regulations and regulatory changes, and their application to operations; and overseeing the documentation of compliance activities.
• Manages compliance reporting efforts across one or more business functions by managing the evaluation and summary of compliance data, audit information, and potential risks and remedies; identifying and reporting key compliance drivers, liabilities, and performance indicators (for example, adherence to standards, incorporation of new regulations) to senior management; and developing complex presentations to convey key findings to leadership and external business stakeholders.
• Manages compliance investigations across one or more business functions by managing the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data; leading interviews as appropriate; researching key business issues; and evaluating and recommending corrective action plans for substantiated allegations.
• Manages projects or compliance components of larger cross-functional projects by identifying and managing stakeholder contacts; assembling teams based on project needs and team member strengths; developing, analyzing, and managing project plans; negotiating and managing project schedules and resource forecasts; and managing project financials and deliverables.
• Manages activities associated with continued regulatory compliance for one or more business functions by monitoring, interpreting, and designing strategy around regulatory changes; determining the impact of changes to the business; providing direction on implementation of changes throughout the organization; and providing regulatory input before and during inspections to minimize the risks of future non-compliance.
• Manages the implementation of compliance efforts by approving compliance requirements; ensuring the assessment of current state compliance to identify gaps and corrective actions; managing the analysis and development of complex compliance standards, policies and procedures, and training; and ensuring and monitoring ongoing compliance adherence.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Constructive Feedback
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Strategic Thinking
• Team Building
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Analytical Skills
• Compliance Management
• Cross Department Coordination
• Getting Work Done Through Others
• Negotiation
• Project Management
• Technical Communication
• Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration, Clinical, Law, Public Health, Business or related field and Minimum six (6) years experience in compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance or a directly related field. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years supervisory experience.
• Four (4) years experience in privacy and security compliance.