Compliance Specialist Principal (work from home - must reside in Pennsylvania, near Danville, PA)

Location: Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Employment Type: Full time

Work from home with requirement to attend on-site meetings.

• Independently manages a defined compliance program area from annual work plan development through execution, monitoring, reporting, and closure without requiring supervisory structuring of tasks or priorities.
• Analyzes complex and novel regulatory requirements, federal and state guidance documents, and enforcement trends; produces written regulatory impact analyses identifying the specific operational change required, the responsible business unit, and the recommended implementation timeline.
• Designs and executes monitoring and auditing activities for assigned program areas, including selection of review methodology, sample design, data collection, findings documentation, and written presentation of results to the Manager or Director.
• Leads compliance investigations assigned at the Principal level by coordinating information collection, conducting or managing interviews, documenting evidentiary findings, and producing a written investigative report that includes substantiation analysis and recommended corrective action for Director review.
• Develops, drafts, and revises compliance policies, standards, and procedures for review and approval by the Director or Associate Officer; ensures each policy accurately reflects current regulatory requirements and is written to be operationally executable by the functions it governs.
• Identifies compliance gaps through proactive program assessment; documents each gap with a risk severity rating using the functions established scoring methodology, a root cause analysis, and a recommended remediation plan with an assigned implementation owner.
• Manages cross-functional compliance projects by developing the project work plan, assigning tasks to participating staff, tracking progress against established milestones, and escalating risks or delays to the Manager or Director with a documented options analysis.
• Prepares written materials, including regulatory analysis memos, program status reports, and executive summary decks that communicate findings and recommendations to Director and VP-level leadership in a form suitable for executive review without additional editing.
• Contributes to the annual enterprise compliance risk assessment by identifying and documenting risks within the assigned program area, scoring each risk using the functions established severity and likelihood methodology, and submitting a completed risk register section to the Director by the designated deadline.
• Monitors published regulatory guidance, enforcement actions, and material industry developments relevant to the assigned domain on an ongoing basis; produces a written impact summary identifying the operational effect and recommended organizational response within 30 days of material issuance.
• Serves as the primary compliance point of contact for assigned operational business partners; manages the relationship by conducting regular touchpoints, communicating program requirements, and tracking open compliance commitments to closure.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.