Senior Regulatory Compliance Analyst

Delta Dental • CA, CA

2d • $71,400 - $149,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Regulatory Compliance Analyst coordinates and mentors regulatory compliance analysts in developing and implementing compliance programs and regulatory requirements. The role supports enterprise policies and procedures, audits, surveys, legislation, and complex multi-state product, network, rate, and entity-related filings. It collaborates with business teams to develop regulatory filing strategies and ensure products and procedures comply with federal, state, and local standards.

The position researches and analyzes state-specific regulations, legislation, mandates, filing requirements, and regulator findings or objections. It creates and maintains compliance and regulatory processes, communicates regulatory changes to affected teams, supports responses to regulators, and reports on program performance, effectiveness, accomplishments, KPIs, and risks. The role may also develop and implement compliance monitoring and auditing tools and conduct compliance audits.

The posting also describes a Senior Privacy Analyst function responsible for managing and maturing the enterprise Web Technology privacy program across concurrent workstreams. That work includes translating Privacy leadership priorities into plans, coordinating stakeholders, maintaining program documentation and status reporting, improving governance and audit readiness, and providing practical privacy support for reviews, risk assessments, contracts, due diligence, RFPs, and other inquiries. The posting contains distinct titles and overlapping but different role descriptions; the title above is taken from its opening job title.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience is listed for the privacy analyst description; the regulatory compliance description states 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of experience managing complex projects, programs, or cross-functional initiatives in a corporate or regulated environment is listed for the privacy analyst description.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple concurrent workstreams, including planning, tracking, stakeholder coordination, and status reporting.
• Experience in privacy, compliance, legal, risk management, technology, healthcare, or another regulated environment.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry issues and understanding of compliance, audit, or risk management functions.
• Working knowledge of insurance terminology and regulator filing portals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Working knowledge of Westlaw or other legal research databases and SharePoint.
• Strong organization, prioritization, project/program management, attention to detail, and ability to drive complex work to outcomes.
• Ability to create structure around ambiguous work, anticipate barriers, exercise judgment, and escalate appropriately.
• Ability to quickly learn new subject matter and adapt as business, regulatory, and technology priorities evolve.
• Working knowledge of U.S. privacy and data protection requirements, including HIPAA, HITECH, state consumer privacy laws, and other healthcare privacy requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, collaboration, meeting facilitation, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to influence outcomes, build trust, mobilize others, and create accountability without direct authority.
• Ability to think strategically and innovatively, question assumptions and conclusions, and make decisions with incomplete data.
• Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, sound judgment, collaborative working style, and growth mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Health insurance regulatory experience.
• PMP or comparable project/program management certification or formal training.
• Experience supporting privacy, data protection, compliance, risk, or regulatory programs.
• Experience in health insurance, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience with website privacy, digital technologies, tracking technologies, consent management, analytics, AI, or emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with digital privacy, websites, tracking technologies, consent mechanisms, and disclosures.
• Master’s or other advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and mentor regulatory compliance analysts in developing and implementing compliance programs and regulatory requirements.
• Support enterprise policies and procedures, audits, surveys, legislation, and complex multi-state product, network, rate, and entity-related filings.
• Collaborate with and influence business teams on regulatory filing strategy, including form, rate, network, and entity filings and compliance.
• Research, review, and analyze state-specific regulations, legislation, mandates, and filing requirements.
• Create and maintain compliance and regulatory program processes, including general compliance, regulatory filing, oversight, and monitoring functions.
• Engage cross-functional teams to support timely deliverables and transparency with affected subject matter experts.
• Review and analyze state regulator findings and objections; prepare communications for impacted teams and assist with response development.
• Communicate state-specific changes resulting from regulator reviews or legislative and regulatory changes.
• Report on compliance and regulatory performance, program effectiveness, work status, accomplishments, KPIs, and risks to stakeholders.
• Work with business teams to implement procedures or develop products that meet federal, state, and local regulatory standards.
• Develop and implement internal compliance monitoring and auditing tools and conduct compliance audits, as applicable.
• Manage and coordinate the Web Technology privacy program across concurrent workstreams, translating Privacy leadership priorities into actionable plans and processes.
• Develop and maintain program plans, timelines, milestones, action items, dependencies, risks, decisions, deliverables, documentation, dashboards, and leadership updates.
• Coordinate privacy program stakeholders, identify barriers and risks, facilitate resolution, and escalate issues when needed.
• Establish and improve privacy program processes and governance to promote consistency, efficiency, visibility, and audit readiness.
• Provide practical privacy guidance on data handling, consent, and disclosures; support privacy reviews and risk assessments involving digital technology, vendors, AI, analytics, and other data-driven initiatives.
• Support privacy-related contract reviews, due diligence questionnaires, RFPs, and inquiries; report on privacy compliance performance, risks, and KPIs.
• Collaborate with and mentor privacy investigators and junior compliance analysts.

Benefits

• Competitive base and incentive pay.
• 401(k) with matching and non-matching contributions.
• Medical and pharmacy benefits.
• Employer-paid dental and vision benefits.
• Holistic wellbeing program with financial incentives.
• Paid time off, 12 paid holidays, and birthday off.
• Career development and recognition program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Adoption assistance, fertility treatment, and child, elder, and pet care assistance.
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities.
• Employee discount program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior