Compliance Counsel (Remote)

$80,000 - $90,000/Yr

Knowbe4 - Clearwater, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Clearwater, FL

Educational Services

About the position

The Compliance Counsel will be responsible for managing and enhancing various compliance initiatives within KnowBe4, a leading provider of security awareness training. This role involves co-developing and implementing internal controls to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements, advising on various laws and regulations, and conducting compliance audits. The position is remote and requires a licensed attorney with experience in legal compliance, particularly in the SaaS industry.

Responsibilities

• Advise the company regarding economic sanctions, export and import compliance, antitrust, anti-corruption/bribery, anti-money laundering, privacy, and other ethics and compliance regulations that affect the business.
• Support encryption export classifications and various reports to the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
• Manage and conduct restricted party screenings.
• Collaborate with other personnel to implement, manage, and enhance all policies/protocols/SOPs to ensure best in class risk mitigation and legal compliance.
• Identify potential risk areas, deficiencies in current compliance related practices and assist with developing appropriate program modifications and related activities to prevent and discover illegal or unethical conduct.
• Provide education and guidance to employees on ethics and compliance matters.
• Implement and maintain systems and company programs to address defined compliance risk areas and measure compliance program effectiveness.
• Conduct routine audits on company's adherence to compliance policies.
• Assist in responding to suspected violations of company policies by managing and conducting end-to-end investigations and recommending corrective actions, as appropriate.
• Assess and monitor changes in all relevant laws, regulations and rules.
• Collaborate with internal and/or external attorneys on compliance related legal activities.
• Develop, implement, manage and enhance various compliance initiatives.
• Support the management of the Whistleblower Hotline, as requested.

Requirements

• Licensed Attorney in good standing
• Must have a law degree from an ABA accredited school
• Must be admitted to a recognized bar
• 1+ years of experience in legal compliance working for a U.S. headquartered SaaS company with international presence
• Knowledge of SaaS technology/cybersecurity industry
• Strong verbal and written communications
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships between the organization's business units
• Ability to work both independently and as a team
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to handle high volumes of work at a fast pace

Benefits

• Adoption assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets
• Employee referral bonuses
• Certification reimbursement
• Certification completion bonuses
• Relaxed dress code