Senior Compliance & Risk Manager – Insurance

MetLife, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 93,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Compliance Manager to provide oversight and risk management support to MetLife Holdings, including Annuity, Life and Long-Term Care products.

You will serve as a trusted advisor, challenging and guiding the business through regulatory changes and credible compliance challenge. Reporting to the AVP Head of MLH Compliance, you will influence strategy, run risk-based testing, elevate control issues to senior leadership, and partner with Legal,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of insurance or financial services experience in compliance, legal, risk management, operations, and/or internal audit.
• Expertise advising and influencing business leaders on regulatory, compliance, and risk matters.
• Strong knowledge of insurance and financial services regulations, with ability to assess and implement regulatory changes.
• Experience identifying, testing, monitoring, and mitigating compliance risks while evaluating control effectiveness.
• Excellent communication, relationship management, and leadership skills, with a commitment to ethics, innovation, and leveraging emerging technologies, including AI.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate trusted partnerships with MLH and Group Benefits business leaders and associates, serving as a strategic compliance advisor and risk management partner.
• Influence business strategy by actively engaging with key stakeholders to identify emerging risks, assess new product initiatives, and deliver proactive compliance guidance in response to evolving business models and regulatory developments.
• Execute risk-based testing and monitoring programs to evaluate control effectiveness, identify vulnerabilities, and recommend sustainable control enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement in issue identification, escalation, and remediation processes to strengthen compliance risk management and control effectiveness.
• Assess, communicate, and elevate compliance risk exposures, control deficiencies, and assessment results to senior management, enabling informed decision‑making and timely risk mitigation.
• Forge and strengthen cross‑functional relationships with Legal, Operational Risk Management, Internal Audit, and Global Operations Risk Management to enhance risk oversight and governance effectiveness.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Ethics

AI familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

MetLife, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Compliance Manager to provide oversight and risk management support to MetLife Holdings, including Annuity, Life and Long-Term Care products.

You will serve as a trusted advisor, challenging and guiding the business through regulatory changes and credible compliance challenge. Reporting to the AVP Head of MLH Compliance, you will influence strategy, run risk-based testing, elevate control issues to senior leadership, and partner with Legal,