Senior Compliance Specialist

Senior Compliance Specialist ✨ ONE PLATFORM, A WHOLE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY The best jobs are often restricted to a few wealthy cities, but talent exists everywhere. Oyster set out to change this by launching a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and support talent anywhere. We’re proof that a strong, engaged culture doesn't require an office. Since January 2020, Oyster has: 🌏 Built a distributed team of 400+ across 60+ countries 👩‍💻 Featured in Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2024/01/25/work-from-home-or-anywhere-top-30-companies-for-remote-jobs-in-2024/ as #9 in FlexJobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs 🌈 Formed a diverse leadership team and a workforce that’s 60% female 🏆 Earned top employee engagement scores 🦄 Raised $286 million; valued at $1.2 billion 💚 Achieved B Corp status in 2023 Our momentum shows the power of global employment, and we’re just getting started! If you want to help us drive change and work remotely, we’d love for you to apply! 👩‍💻 The Role Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for our new hire this role does require that you are based within UTC - 3 / + 5. Oyster is looking for a high-performing Senior Compliance Analyst to join the Governance Risk & Compliance Team, who can assist in keeping up with the demands of a growing global HR/tech company. In this role, you will primarily be responsible for supporting the day-to-day internal audit for compliance controls management for Oyster, among other responsibilities, all of which will require critical thinking, innovation, and integrity. Being a fully distributed company, the Senior Compliance Analyst will work synchronously and asynchronously with team members all over the world. We are looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, strong multi-task skills, high energy, a positive attitude, and no camera shyness. Reporting to the GRC Lead, the Senior Compliance Specialist will be responsible for, among other duties, the following. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Analyze business processes, policies, and scenarios to identify compliance and operational risks within the organization. - Maintain and update policies and procedures. - Support on corporate compliance projects such as ESG / Sustainability initiatives, BCorp certification, Enterprise Risk Management, audit trails, and corporate reporting. - Collaborate actively across different departments. - Manage the whistleblower channel and organize documentation for investigations. - Prepare corporate documentation, track KPIs, and participate in due diligence processes. - Lead internal audit and control monitoring efforts, coordinating with other departments. - Implement AI solutions and identify opportunities for operational efficiency. - Promote compliance awareness by conducting corporate compliance training and providing ethics guidance. - Build and maintain strong relationships within the Legal department and with cross-functional teams. - Perform other duties as assigned. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - Master’s degree (or equivalent) in law, business, economics, or a related field - 4-6 years experience in compliance, risk management or legal/finance functions; - Experienced in program and project management and strategic planning process including requirements definition and drafting risk assessment; - Experienced in managing goals, metrics, and executive-level reporting - Able to organize and influence a team to achieve objectives and targets - Experienced async and sync communicator working with and obtaining buy-in from fully distributed teams - Driven by the social impact mission and desire to use skills to influence global change and employment opportunities. - First-class attention to detail and reasoning with extreme organization and a proven work ethic and excellent commu ... (truncated, view full listing at source)