Compliance Specialist (Bilingual, Spanish/English)

Just Energy Group Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Compliance Specialist who is bilingual in Spanish and English. This role involves investigating and resolving compliance issues, managing vendor relations, and conducting detailed analyses to ensure adherence to regulations. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a commitment to maintaining high standards of customer service. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and offers a flexible work-from-home model, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about compliance, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Work from home

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

401K with company matching

Company paid Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee discount opportunities

Personal & career development resources

Health and wellbeing tools

Qualifications

• 5+ years in customer service/call center environment.
• Experience in investigating escalated concerns.
• Proficient in data evaluation for quality.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve sales and contract related complaints.
• Conduct internal compliance control reviews.
• Analyze market trends and root causes.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description - Compliance Specialist (Bilingual, Spanish/English) (251704041)

Job Description

Compliance Specialist (Bilingual, Spanish/English) - ( 251704041 )

Description

Title: Compliance Specialist Role- Bilingual (Spanish/English)
Location (s): Houston, TX (US) - Must be located in Greater Houston (Remote-Hybrid)

Who is Just Energy?

Just Energy is a retail energy provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities and bringing energy efficient solutions and renewable energy options to customers. Currently operating in the United States and Canada, Just Energy serves residential and commercial customers. Just Energy is the parent company of Amigo Energy, Filter Group Inc., Hudson Energy, Interactive Energy Group, and Tara Energy,

Just Energy is proud to be named Best Electricity Company in Houston. The 2021 & 2023 Best of the Best competition, presented by the Houston Chronicle, recognizes some of the city’s best businesses as determined by community choice. Visit our website to learn more: www.justenergy.com

Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for investigation and resolution of sales and contract related complaints including determining and communicating compliance opportunities using a variety of systems and resources and initiate protocols as necessary.
• Identify non-compliance (i.e., trends and areas of risk) and recommend objective solutions and action plans to correct and mitigate risk.
• Investigate, resolve and handle external (i.e., PUC) and internal source consumer complaints.
• Manage and enforce Sales compliance through vendor relations, trending analysis, remedial action, field shadowing, office audits, retail in field audits, coaching, recommendations, risk and gap analysis.
• Conduct root cause analysis on all consumer complaints to identify and communicate failure modes and mitigate business risk.
• Support PR and Legal inquiries.
• Communicate dispute resolutions with relevant internal and external stakeholders (i.e., public utilities, regulatory bodies).
• Conduct internal compliance control reviews (i.e., ANI investigations, cell phone use) and resolve accordingly.
• Provide regular feedback to applicable Energy Advisors, Regional Managers and applicable stakeholders.
• Ensure both internal and external service levels agreements are met and/or exceeded.
• Escalate severe non-compliance issues, issues that require intervention and/or present potential for risk via escalation process.
• Ensure pending issues receive proper follow-up and that they are completed within the defined time frames.
• Conduct weekly/monthly market and sales office-based trending analysis.
• Analyze market trends and root causes pertaining to all of the regions business segments, including Residential D2D, Hudson, JV, Telemarketing, JE Solar, Contract/Operations and CS Experience.
• Identify harmful factors including the associated causes and implement solutions that, when effective, and with consensus of the group, prevent recurrence with reasonable certainty.
• Ensure effectiveness by observing the implemented recommendation solutions.
• Travel to the various regional sales offices to conduct professional compliance presentations, communicate areas of opportunity, audit in class training, in-field shadowing, role play and train regional sales office management on available compliance tools as applicable.
• Establish and maintain excellent internal and external relationships.

Key Qualifications:
• Minimum of 5-year experience in a customer service/call center environment.
• Minimum of 2-year experience investigating escalated concerns.
• Experience evaluating data sources for quality (e.g., validity, reliability, etc.).
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal/written communication; skilled in facilitation and presentation.
• Ability to work flexible or extended working hours to meet business needs; demonstrated good attendance and punctuality. Ability to work under pressure and adaptable to change.
• Experience in investigating and reporting non-compliance in line with corporate, regulatory and legal standards, policies and practices.
• Superior customer service, analytical, problem solving and judgment skills.
• Ability to travel on a regular basis as applicable.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Proven success in building and maintaining effective internal stakeholder relationships and strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills including but not limited to root cause analysis, cause and effect, decision analysis, requirements and management analysis, benchmarking, fact finding, solution assessment and validation, risk analysis, interface analysis and enterprise analysis.
• Outstanding organizational and project management abilities.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Other Skills and Abilities:
• Committed to company values.
• Must be able to respond flexibly to changing circumstances.
• Projects self-confidence, enthusiasm, and a positive, can-do attitude.
• Must be committed to the success of the entire organization.
• Ability to self-start and work with a high sense of urgency and accountability with minimal supervision.
• Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make recommendations, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, and makes timely decisions.
• Must be a strong team player.
• Must have the ability to simplify complex problems.

We Offer:
• Work from home (WFH) Model
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package after 30 days of employment
• Retirement 401K with company matching opportunity
• Company paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Employee discount opportunities
• Personal & career development resources
• Health and wellbeing tools and resources

Just Energy and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer.We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful, and equitable workplace. We invite all interested individuals to apply.