Legal Assistant Jobs in Denver, CO

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in business management, finance, analytics, or other relevant field, or equivalent experience
• 12 years of financial services, insurance and/or securities experience in compliance, fraud prevention, financial crimes, or regulatory compliance
• Leadership and project management skills, including managing cross-functional teams.
• Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated experience building or leading fraud monitoring, agent oversight, or surveillance and risk analytics teams, including embedding continuous improvement practices to strengthen controls and reduce risk

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree, JD, CLU, FLMI or legal assistant degree
• Advanced understanding of insurance and/or securities laws and the impact on company operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a forward-looking technology, AI, data and analytics roadmap that strengthens the fraud and agent oversight compliance programs scalability and effectiveness.
• Drive and oversee continuous improvement of team performance by tracking KPIs, recommending enhancements to core processes, and helping implement tools or solutions that improve workflow efficiency.
• Build and sustain a culture of integrity and continuous improvement across high-performing teams
• Collaborate across the Compliance department and lead integration of other functional areas to build support for work plans and initiatives.
• Stay current on compliance trends by researching industry publications and literature, benchmarking, consulting with industry counterparts, and attending industry conferences and continuing education programs.
• Direct and assign projects; provide guidance to senior managers, managers and other Compliance staff to improve the efficiency of the department and of company Compliance procedures.
• Develop and/or manage department budgets for Compliance operations.
• Manage highly complex Compliance matters with minimal supervision.
• Develop, maintain , and update Compliance policies and procedures for multiple functions and/or locations.
• Recommend corrective action or revisions to policies and procedures as appropriate based upon findings from internal audits, Compliance reviews, regulatory examinations, investigations and/or industry trends.
• Work with multiple functions, units, or locations of the business to develop cost effective and common solutions to achieve regulatory compliance on an enterprise-wide basis.
• Represent the company on industry committees regarding various regulatory issues.
• Assist in evaluating overall Compliance risk factors.
• Assist the compliance department with regulatory examinations, corporate audits, and internal audits.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus for Eligible Employees
• Benefits Package
• Pension Plan
• 401k Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Career Training & Development Opportunities
• Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Back-Up Care Program
• PTO for Volunteer Hours
• Employee Matching Gifts Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Inclusion and Diversity Programs
• Employee Recognition Program
• Referral Bonus Programs