Compliance Analyst

Summary

Join Column's Compliance team and play a critical role in ensuring the Bank's growth aligns with legal and regulatory standards. As a Compliance Analyst, you will help deliver a best-in-class Compliance program, utilizing the Bank's technological capabilities to design innovative monitoring approaches. Execute Column’s Compliance Testing & Monitoring program, working with cross-functional partners to ensure compliance obligations are implemented appropriately. Support the Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) team to ensure compliance expectations are met by the Bank’s Partners. This role reports to the Head of Regulatory Compliance and is based in San Francisco, with remote options and periodic travel. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, 3+ years of compliance or audit experience (financial institution experience preferred), and excellent communication and project management skills. A relevant certification (CRCM, CAMS) is a plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience as a compliance or audit professional - experience at a financial institution is a plus
• Detail oriented with excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Experience understanding how to navigate banking regulations and applying rules to the Bank’s products
• Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to juggle execution across multiple stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Conduct compliance testing, both across the Bank’s products and services and at the Bank’s partners, in support of Column’s Compliance Testing & Monitoring Program
• Clearly document assessment findings, and own drafting and reporting of results derived from the Compliance Testing Program
• Design, implement, and execute opportunities for Compliance Data Monitoring analysis to measure the Bank’s compliance obligations over full population data sets. You’ll be able to utilize the Bank’s core technology capabilities to help create and execute compliance monitoring to drive consistent measurement of compliance obligations on an ongoing basis
• Identify potential areas of weakness (inadequate/ineffective controls, areas of non-compliance, etc.) within the Bank and work with partners to strengthen the associated control environment
• Identify, understand, and assess potential regulatory change events that may impact the Bank. Work with business, risk, and legal partners to ensure new regulatory requirements are clearly understood and processes are implemented prior to effective dates to adhere to new requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), or equivalent certification a plus
• Curiosity, eagerness to learn, and excitement about regulatory compliance and partner banking

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
• Comprehensive family planning and fertility benefits via partnership with Carrot, including reimbursement of up to $20,000 in qualified expenses
• FSA and HSA account options to enable use of pre-tax money for medical and dependent care expenses
• 401k plan, including self-directed brokerage options
• Flexible time-off policy - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
• 100% paid parental leave, including 16 weeks for birth mothers, 12 weeks for primary caregivers, and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees
• Commuter benefits
• Regular team building events, including annual offsite