Business Compliance Liaison Director

Assurant

1d • Remote

About The Position

Reporting to the Lead Counsel, Regulatory Affairs, and working on a team of skilled lawyers and other professionals, this position serves as the lead business compliance resource for Assurant’s Global Auto business—an innovative, ever‑changing business line operating in over 21 countries and partnering with some of the largest companies in the world. Assurant Global Auto provides vehicle protection products and services, commercial equipment coverages, and other similar risk‑transfer products to consumers and commercial clients through a wide range of distribution channels. This role operates at the intersection of Regulatory Legal, business leadership, and compliance functions and provides guidance, direction, and strategy for compliance‑related processes and procedures supporting Global Auto business units offering vehicle protection and commercial equipment products and services across dealer, OEM, lease, and finance channels. The Business Unit Compliance Liaison (BUCL) supports Regulatory Counsel and business unit attorneys by translating legal and regulatory requirements into practical business execution and by coordinating across cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure compliance risks are identified and business processes are designed and implemented to address those risks. The BUCL facilitates compliance activities and issue management to support ongoing adherence to applicable legal and regulatory requirements. A strong understanding of the laws and regulatory frameworks governing the products and operations of Assurant Global Auto—including insurance, service contracts, warranties, and similar risk‑transfer products and methodologies—along with general knowledge of the automotive and vehicle industry and dealer F&I operations, is critical to this role. This is a remote position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in a related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years in a compliance or regulatory role.
• Minimum of 4 years providing strategic direction for compliance processes while supporting and guiding multiple levels of management.
• Strong working knowledge of the targeted business unit and the laws and regulatory requirements impacting the business, including those applicable to the automotive and vehicle industry, dealer F&I products, insurance‑related offerings, and other regulated or risk‑transfer products.
• Demonstrated strength in resolving complex analytical issues and developing practical, well‑reasoned recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with executive management and external stakeholders.
• Skill in facilitating discussions and ensuring diverse viewpoints, ideas, and issues are thoughtfully considered and addressed.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with reinsurance concepts, data privacy requirements, contractual liability insurance (CLIP) structures, or the use of artificial intelligence and automated tools in regulated business environments.
• Background working with standard form agreements, customer‑facing disclosures, and regulatory form filing processes in a regulated environment.
• Comfort researching regulatory and compliance matters and collaborating with Legal to frame issues and potential approaches.
• CCEP (Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional) certification or another relevant compliance designation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Regulatory Counsel and business unit attorneys to translate legal and regulatory requirements and updates into practical business execution, serving as a business‑embedded compliance resource at the intersection of Legal and the Global Auto organization.
• Identify compliance risks, considerations, and potential gaps arising from business initiatives, operational changes, and regulatory developments, and coordinate cross‑functional responses to support timely resolution.
• Support market conduct examinations, regulatory inquiries, internal audits, and data requests by coordinating and synthesizing inputs across compliance, operations, finance, accounting, product, and litigation teams, ensuring responses are accurate, consistent, and reflective of how the business operates in practice.
• Lead cross‑functional efforts to implement regulatory‑ and compliance‑driven changes affecting multiple Global Auto teams, coordinating execution, resolving issues, and ensuring alignment across Legal, business, and compliance stakeholders.
• Work with Regulatory Counsel, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, and Government Relations to monitor trade organization activity, regulatory developments, anticipate potential impacts to the business, and support response or implementation planning.
• Coordinate the escalation, investigation, and tracking of compliance risks and issues, supporting issue management, remediation, and follow‑up in partnership with Legal, Global Auto business leadership and stakeholders, and Ethics & Compliance.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with business leadership, account executives, in‑house counsel, Ethics & Compliance, and relevant external advisors, serving as a central point of coordination on complex compliance matters.
• Provide compliance support to business teams on matters such as customer‑facing materials and standard contract language, escalating legal interpretation questions to Regulatory Counsel or business unit attorneys as appropriate.
• Provide regulatory and compliance support for Contractual Liability Insurance Policies (CLIPs) and the Policy Support team, including coordination on policy‑related issues, audits, and business changes, and serving as a liaison between Legal, underwriting, policy support, and the Global Auto business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees