Compliance Senior Specialist

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

Using discretion and judgment, the Compliance Senior Specialist is responsible for providing flexible support across multiple Corporate Compliance functions, which includes, but is not limited to, personal trading oversight, supporting MFS’ Transfer Agent, reporting and tracking of training delivered by Compliance and supporting Generative AI monitoring and AI governance frameworks. In addition, the Compliance Senior Specialist works with other colleagues within the Compliance team by performing monitoring and testing activities as needed. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Perform employee conduct related reviews, such as ongoing monitoring of personal trading alerts. 

• Provide support to MFS’ Transfer Agent which includes participating in regulatory change impacting MFSC. 

• Support MFS’ Transfer Agent by conducting compliance reviews of TA and recordkeeper documentation associated with IRA products and prototype retirement accounts, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal policies and operational standards. 

• Perform Generative AI monitoring activities and provide support of the AI governance frameworks.

• Prepare reports and presentations in support of various Corporate Compliance functions, like Committee reporting, Education, trending, etc.    

• Work with members of the Compliance Department to perform monitoring and testing activities as needed, including writing of any relevant reports and evaluation of findings.

• Report and track training delivered by Compliance.

• Assist with testing and validation of Compliance training to confirm accuracy and completeness. 

• Support ongoing records and privacy oversight processes.

• Assume additional responsibilities as needed.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 2-5+ years relevant experience from investment management, financial services, or industry related.

• Compliance experience preferred.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, customer-service, team-working and problem-solving skills. Must be able to write effectively, and present research, analysis, and conclusions in a persuasive manner.

• Proven ability to develop and foster strong interpersonal relationships and to maintain effective cross-functional teams throughout the organization.

• Strong attention to detail is essential.

• Good business judgment and the ability to handle challenges while maintaining a professional approach to problem solving.

PREFERRED SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.

• Transfer agent /Retirement Plan Administration knowledge a plus.

• PowerPoint skills preferred.

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At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k) 

• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually 

• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches

• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves

• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account

• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)

• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email [email protected] for assistance. 

MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.