Director of Ethical Culture & Conduct

GEICO•Bethesda, MD

7d•$159,900 - $280,850•Hybrid

About The Position

GEICO is seeking an experienced attorney and compliance leader to build and lead its ethical culture program. The Director owns and administers the company’s compliance policies and Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, fosters a strong speak-up culture, and partners with Corporate Litigation and Investigations, the People Group, Employment Law, and the Corporate Secretary. The role includes building and managing a team, developing metrics to measure the organization’s ethical health, and advising senior and executive leadership on ethics and conduct matters. The Director will oversee reporting channels for compliance-related concerns, own the conflicts of interest certification process, and partner on the intake, escalation, and resolution of Code-related concerns and investigations. The role also leads program measurement and future initiatives, assesses training needs, and coordinates with Learning and Development on training content, deployment, and completion requirements. The position is hybrid in Bethesda, Maryland; New York City, New York; or Cleveland, Ohio, and reports to the Chief Compliance Officer.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
10 or more years of relevant experience in ethics, compliance, employment law, or a related specialty.
Experience building or scaling a program and managing or closely partnering on investigations with investigations and employee relations functions.
Experience building and managing a team, including hiring, performance management, and mentoring.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including the ability to evaluate intangibles and exercise judgment on significant or unique issues.
Ability to explain complex legal and compliance concepts to non-lawyers and senior and executive leadership.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and stakeholders across departments.
Ability to perform essential job functions, including seeing, hearing, typing, and speaking, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in insurance, financial services, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience designing culture or engagement surveys and translating results into program action, including partnering with training or learning teams on deployment.

Responsibilities

Own and administer GEICO’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and serve as the primary resource for interpreting it.
Lead efforts to foster an ethical, speak-up culture, including oversight of associate reporting channels for compliance concerns and ownership of compliance communications.
Partner with Corporate Litigation and Investigations, the Corporate Secretary, and the People Group on intake, escalation, and resolution of Code-related concerns and investigations.
Own the conflicts of interest certification process, including its design, administration, and monitoring.
Develop metrics to measure the organization’s ethical health and lead initiatives such as an associate compliance culture survey and a comprehensive compliance program review.
Assess training needs and partner with Learning and Development on training content, deployment, and completion requirements.
Build and manage a team, including hiring, performance management, and mentoring.
Work cross-functionally with the People Group, Employment Law, Corporate Litigation and Investigations, and the Corporate Secretary to align policy, processes, and escalation; engage outside counsel as needed.
Exercise independent legal judgment on significant and unique ethics and conduct issues.
Advise business leaders and high-level stakeholders and prepare reporting and communications for senior and executive leadership.
Perform the essential functions of the role, including seeing, hearing, typing, and speaking, with or without accommodation.