Senior Compliance Specialist- Controls and Testing

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New York, NY
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • News + Entertainment • Software • Database • Financial Services
The Role
The Senior Compliance Specialist develops compliance controls and procedures, conducts testing, advises teams, and ensures adherence to regulations.
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Octus

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
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Working at Octus

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more. 
Role

As a Senior Compliance Specialist - Controls and Testing at Octus, you will develop, implement, and maintain compliance controls policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and mitigate risk across Reorg's products, services, and business practices. You will partner with cross-functional teams including Legal, Product, Technology, and Business to provide subject matter expertise and advise on control design. You will also partner with VP to design testing programs and perform testing to ensure ongoing compliance control effectiveness and identify opportunities for enhancement.

Responsibilities:

  • Draft policies and playbooks documenting internal controls and requirements for data access, system permissions, information barriers, data retention, vendor oversight, etc.
  • Collaborate with other compliance team members to research regulations and translate requirements into practical, risk-based controls.
  • Perform periodic control testing through review of permissions, system logs, sample testing, and other methods. Analyze results, identify gaps, and develop remediation plans.
  • Clearly document and report the status of key controls to leadership.
  • Advise product, engineering, and commercial teams on building compliant and ethical data products.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years in compliance, internal audit, risk management or related field
  • Strong understanding of applicable regulations (GLBA, SOX, etc.)
  • Established working knowledge of internal control concepts and testing methodology
  • Prior experience in data/information services or financial sector (Compliance, Control Room) and exposure to tech/software industry and Agile development environment is a bonus
  • Credential such as CPA, CIA is a plus

At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.

The salary range estimate for this position is $90,000-$95,000.

The actual compensation will be at Octus’ sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a performance-based annual bonus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
708 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Founded in 2013, Reorg has fundamentally changed the way financial and legal professionals access complex and opaque business information.

Our unique editorial team combines reporting with financial and legal analysis to provide a holistic view of topical situations and delivers that view in real time through our proprietary platform, which is powered by machine learning and natural language processing applications.

Today, with offices on three continents, Reorg serves 26,000 professionals across the world’s leading hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks, law firms and financial advisors so they can make better business, investment and advisory decisions. Our vision is to be the best-in-class provider of complex and opaque credit information delivered in a clear, actionable way.

Why Work With Us

Reorg hires innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and our incredible corporate culture alike. Our core values define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Reorg employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, and educational reimbursements for career development.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Reorg has adopted a hybrid working policy. For non-remote employees located within a reasonable commuting distance to one of our offices, the requirement is to work from the office at least 2 days per week.

Typical time on-site: 2 days a week
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