Compliance Officer

Posted Date 01 May 2024



Experience Icon Experience 4 Years Salary Salary 75000USD - 90000USD
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company RUSSELL INVESTMENTS
Job Category Icon Job Category Audit Qualification Icon Qualification BS Administration
Gender IconGender Both Date Last Date 30 Jul
Vacancies IconVacancies 1 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) Washington , United States

Description Job Description


The⠀Compliance⠀Officer is⠀responsible⠀for⠀assisting⠀in the⠀documentation⠀and⠀execution⠀of the⠀compliance⠀program⠀for⠀Russell⠀Investments’⠀U.S.⠀registered⠀investment⠀advisers⠀and U.S.⠀registered⠀investment⠀companies.⠀This⠀position⠀will take⠀the lead⠀in the⠀documentation⠀and⠀management⠀of board⠀reporting⠀to the⠀various⠀boards the⠀U.S.⠀Compliance⠀team is⠀reporting⠀to. These⠀funds may⠀be⠀internal⠀or⠀external⠀to the⠀Russell⠀fund⠀family and⠀span⠀mutual⠀funds,⠀ERISA⠀funds and⠀private⠀funds.⠀Additionally,⠀this⠀position⠀will play⠀a role in⠀vendor⠀oversight⠀and⠀testing of⠀fund and⠀service⠀provider⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.⠀The⠀compliance⠀team⠀serves as⠀a robust⠀independent⠀second⠀line of⠀defense to⠀help⠀ensure⠀that the⠀firm⠀operates⠀within⠀regulatory⠀requirements⠀and⠀industry⠀practices,⠀and this⠀is a⠀supporting⠀position⠀within the⠀compliance⠀team.

Salary⠀Range:⠀$75,000 -⠀$90,000

Specific⠀compensation⠀will be⠀based on⠀candidate’s⠀experience,⠀skills,⠀qualifications,⠀commercial⠀considerations,⠀and other⠀job-related⠀factors⠀permitted⠀by law. At⠀Russell⠀Investments,⠀salary is⠀just one⠀part of⠀our⠀compensation⠀package.⠀Our total⠀rewards⠀approach⠀includes⠀an annual⠀performance⠀bonus⠀(subject⠀to⠀eligibility⠀criteria)⠀in⠀addition⠀to⠀participation⠀in our⠀competitive⠀benefits⠀programs⠀including⠀healthcare,⠀retirement,⠀vacation,⠀and⠀wellbeing⠀programs.

Core⠀Responsibilities:
  • Documentation⠀of⠀quarterly⠀board⠀reporting⠀on⠀compliance⠀programs⠀for funds⠀RI manages⠀and has⠀compliance⠀responsibility⠀for.
  • Assist⠀in the⠀documentation⠀of⠀compliance⠀responses⠀in annual⠀contract⠀renewal.
  • Coordinate⠀due⠀diligence⠀projects⠀for new⠀fund⠀clients.
  • Assist⠀in the⠀review,⠀documentation⠀and⠀testing of⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀under the⠀various⠀compliance⠀programs.
  • Assist⠀in the⠀oversight⠀of money⠀manager⠀firms⠀hired to⠀manage or⠀assist in⠀the⠀management⠀of funds.⠀This will⠀include⠀reviews of⠀money⠀manager⠀procedures,⠀reviews of⠀periodic⠀questionnaires⠀in the⠀DiligenceVault⠀system.
  • Assist⠀in the⠀administration⠀of the⠀DiligenceVault⠀system.⠀Maintaining⠀contact⠀accuracy,⠀managing⠀changes,⠀initiating⠀questionnaires,⠀reporting.
  • Assists⠀in⠀responding⠀to various⠀regulatory⠀inquiries⠀and or⠀examinations.
  • Prepare⠀documentation⠀and⠀minutes⠀for⠀internal⠀governance⠀committees⠀managed by⠀Compliance,⠀including⠀the RIFUS⠀Disclosure⠀Controls⠀and⠀Procedures⠀Committee,⠀internal⠀service⠀provider⠀review⠀sessions.
  • Assist⠀in issue⠀documentation⠀and⠀reporting⠀under⠀internal⠀risk⠀management⠀controls.
  • Build⠀and⠀maintain⠀relationships⠀within the⠀compliance⠀team as⠀well as⠀across the⠀organization.⠀These⠀relationships⠀will be⠀key in⠀accomplishing⠀testing⠀and⠀reporting⠀responsibilities⠀for the⠀compliance⠀programs.
Your Expertise:
  • Knowledge⠀regarding⠀investment⠀adviser⠀and U.S.⠀mutual⠀fund⠀compliance⠀and⠀investment⠀operations.
  • A⠀strong⠀educational⠀background⠀including⠀an⠀undergraduate⠀degree or⠀relevant⠀experience;⠀requires⠀3-5 years⠀of⠀relevant⠀experience⠀working in⠀compliance,⠀risk⠀management,⠀or⠀operational⠀risk⠀related⠀role.
  • Strong⠀writing⠀skills
  • Strong⠀interpersonal,⠀oral, and⠀written⠀communication⠀and⠀collaboration⠀skills⠀with all⠀levels of⠀management
  • Strong⠀organizational⠀skills⠀including⠀the⠀ability to⠀adapt to⠀shifting⠀priorities⠀and meet⠀frequent⠀deadlines,
  • Demonstrated⠀proactive⠀approach⠀to⠀problem-solving⠀with⠀strong⠀judgment⠀and⠀decision-making⠀capability.
  • Highly⠀resourceful⠀and⠀collaborative⠀team-player,⠀with the⠀ability to⠀also be⠀independently⠀effective⠀and exude⠀initiative⠀and a⠀sense of⠀urgency.
  • Exemplifies⠀our⠀customer-focused,⠀action-oriented,⠀results-driven⠀culture.
  • Forward⠀looking⠀thinker,⠀who⠀actively⠀seeks⠀opportunities,⠀has a⠀desire for⠀continuous⠀learning,⠀and⠀proposes⠀solutions.
  • Ability⠀to act⠀with⠀discretion⠀and⠀maintain⠀complete⠀confidentiality.
  • Dedicated⠀to the⠀firm’s⠀values of⠀non-negotiable⠀integrity,⠀valuing⠀our⠀people,⠀exceeding⠀client⠀expectations,⠀and⠀embracing⠀intellectual⠀curiosity⠀and rigor.

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