Risk and Compliance Director

Our Company is searching for an experienced Enterprise Risk and Compliance (ERC) Director who will be responsible for managing and elevating of our enterprise risk and compliance programs ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements 

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer the ERC Director will be responsible for our ERC programs including periodically conducting enterprise and compliance risk assessments identifying and evaluating enterprise risk and developing and implementing strategies to mitigate these risks.  The ERC Director will also manage an effective monitoring program to ensure adherence to company policies and regulatory standards conducting investigations into alleged noncompliance as necessary.   

The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in risk management and compliance with a strong understanding of legal and regulatory compliance and auditing frameworks. They should be adept at collaborating across the organization to identify and mitigate compliance operational financial and strategic risks. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Oversee the management and ongoing improvement of the Companys risk and compliance programs to identify and effectively mitigate risks foster our compliance culture and promote adherence to the highest ethical standards. 

• Collaborate with subjectmatter risk managers from various departments to ensure timely identification mitigation and monitoring of risks. 

• Perform targeted risk assessments to identify key risks ensure effective controls and risk mitigation ensure effective monitoring and testing and ensure appropriate response to violations of applicable standards. 

• Keep current on emerging risks regulations investigations and case law developments that are relevant to our business.  Some areas of focus include privacy sales and marketing and vendor and contract management. 

• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure appropriate communication of and education about policies in place to manage risks. 

• Conduct internal and/or external investigation and escalation of violations of applicable laws regulations and policies and other related concerns including (a) awareness and enforcement of the Companys antiretaliation policy for protecting whistleblowers; (b) effective use of the Companys compliance hotline and other means of reporting compliance issues; (c) ensuring that proper discipline is meted out for compliance misconduct; and (d) ensuring that the Company implements any lessons learned from compliance misconduct. 

• Perform compliance internal and external audits to verify and identify opportunities to improve adherence to policies and protocols. 

• Stay informed of emerging regulatory changes and industry trends and advice senior management on potential impact to the business 

• Periodically benchmark the Companys compliance program against similarly  
  situated peers. 

• Regularly report to senior management and the board of Directors on the status of risk management and compliance initiatives including key risk indicators and incidents 

• Manage the response to any government inquiries relating to compliance. 

Qualifications :

• 5 years of prior experience in a compliance/risk role in organizations of a similar size and complexity to Public Storage. 

• Bachelors degree in business administration finance or related field.  MBA and/or Legal degree is a plus.  

• Strong working knowledge of federal and state regulations requirements and other compliance standards applicable to the Company and demonstrated ability to spot emerging trends and issues from external and internal data.  

• Proven experience in collaborating with and influencing senior executives and board members. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships at the highest organizational levels. 

• Proven experience in risk management with a focus on both external and internal risks. 

• Demonstrated success in managing risk and compliance programs and which foster a strong culture of compliance and ethical conduct. 

• Excellent analytical organizational and longrange planning skills. 

• Strong communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to different stakeholders. 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with the Companys board of trustees executive officers and other team members. 

• Strong moral and ethical code 

Additional Information :

Workplace

• One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for inperson collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month.
  • Our office is based in Plano east of I75 near E. Park Blvd just North of Historic Downtown Plano.

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime