Ethics & Compliance Program Manager

Assurant

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Ethics & Compliance Program Manager is a key contributor within Assurant’s Ethics function, responsible for designing, implementing, and managing core elements of the Company’s global ethics and compliance program. This role helps promote a strong culture of integrity and accountability while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and ethical standards. The role partners closely with the AVP, Ethics & Compliance, the ethics team, and stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, People Org, and Risk to advance program maturity, oversee monitoring and testing activities, support investigations, and measure program effectiveness. This is a remote role, with a strong preference for candidates based in Atlanta, GA; exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience in ethics, compliance, risk management, audit, or legal functions
Experience in a large, multinational, matrixed organization
Proven success in developing training and awareness content
Experience leading investigations end‑to‑end
Strong knowledge of ethics and compliance frameworks, COI management, and program effectiveness
Ability to leverage technology and AI for reporting and analysis
Strong project management, collaboration, and communication skills
Excellent judgment, integrity, and ability to operate independently in a dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Law/Legal Studies, or a related field
CCEP or LPEC preferred; CFE, CIA, and/or JD a plus
Minimum of 3 years of program management experience supporting enterprise compliance programs in a regulated environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Experience conducting risk assessments and culture assessments

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver high‑quality ethics and compliance training for employees, third parties, and management on topics such as anti‑corruption, conflicts of interest, fraud, sanctions, and other key risk areas
Create engaging ethics awareness content to strengthen employee understanding of ethics and compliance responsibilities
Analyze trends and prepare reporting narratives for senior leadership and the Audit Committee on risk areas, program health, and key initiatives
Conduct ethical culture assessments and design and execute remediation plans to address program gaps
Serve as a subject matter expert, providing proactive and reactive guidance to employees and leaders on ethics‑related matters
Partner with internal stakeholders and, as appropriate, support or conduct ethics investigations, including fact‑gathering, documentation, and reporting of findings
Manage Conflict of Interest (COI) programs, including campaign execution, analysis of low‑to‑medium risk disclosures, escalation of high‑risk matters, annual controls testing, and ongoing remediation
Develop and refine systems to monitor, measure, and validate the effectiveness of ethics and compliance initiatives, recommending corrective actions as needed
Support periodic updates to Assurant’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, including the interactive version
Develop and oversee the annual review of key ethics policies, guidelines, and SOPs (e.g., Conflict of Interest Policy)
Participate in and help facilitate the Ethics Coordinator Network, collaborating with compliance teams across regions to address local ethics risks
Research industry best practices and develop business proposals for program enhancements
Champion a strong speak‑up culture, transparency, and ethical decision‑making across the organization
Collaborate closely with IAAS, Sustainability, Legal, People Org, and Risk partners to continuously enhance the ethics and compliance program
Support the development and evolution of ethics and compliance metrics, including the appropriate use of AI and data analytics
Monitor reporting systems to proactively identify and address potential ethics and compliance issues
Act as a project manager for ethics and compliance initiatives and support M&A integration activities as needed