Senior Compliance Advisor (Business Operations)
ABOUT BESTOW
Bestow is the leading digital platform for life insurance. As both a direct-to-consumer destination and an infrastructure provider, Bestow is on a mission to make life insurance accessible to millions of underserved families.
We strive for work-life balance and believe happy employees make for better experiences and happier customers. It’s a model that helped us land on Forbes’ Best Startup Employers 2021 and 2022 lists!
Reporting to our Chief Compliance Officer, the Senior Compliance Advisor will enjoy an exciting and dynamic opportunity to enhance Bestow’s state-of-the-art compliance program.
Your high impact role will help formulate a world class compliance program for Bestow customers, employees, and contractors thereby fostering continued trust in the Bestow brand from customers, regulators, and employees alike. Come join the future of life insurance!
We would like this person to be located in one of our office locations: Dallas, TX, Austin, TX or Des Moines, IA.
ABOUT THE ROLE
- Provide usable and actionable compliance advice to Operations, Customer Experience, and various business teams.
- Educate and help direct the review of state and federal regulatory compliance requirements to include analysis of business impact/operational risk assessment for enacted laws/regulations and recommended company compliance actions to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Identify and advise on compliance action plans that have regulatory impact on the company's business.
- Direct the implementation of appropriate strategic/tactical solutions for compliance business requirements.
- Direct the monitoring and managing of regulatory requirements and reporting.
ABOUT YOU
- 8+ years of life insurance, legal and/or compliance industry experience.
- 3+ years of leadership experience, including leading compliance personnel across various phases of a product, regulatory, and compliance programs.
- Advanced Compliance or legal experience, including state filings, managing regulatory exams, analyzing new laws and regulations, testing, and monitoring.
- Experience analyzing state and federal regulations and providing advice to business clients as to the possible impact.
- Strategic experience developing and facilitating compliance program enhancements.
- Proven experience influencing, collaborating, and briefing senior leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, law, business or finance is required.
BONUS POINTS
- Master's degree in business, finance or another related field.
- Previous experience with an insurance start-up
TOTAL REWARDS
- Competitive salary
- Open PTO plan
- 100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Annual bonus based on individual and company performance
- Generous equity grant based on level
- Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
We value diversity at Bestow. We hire, recruit, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We understand the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment and encourage individualism and authenticity in every member of our team.