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Role Description

Symetra is seeking a Compliance Consultant to join our Privacy Office within the Enterprise Compliance Department. As a Compliance Consultant, you will lead and support key initiatives that help strengthen our ability to comply with evolving privacy laws and mitigate regulatory risk across the enterprise, including acting as a Privacy Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide strategic guidance across business units, advising initiatives involving personal information, and establishing, enhancing and maintaining Privacy Office controls and reporting mechanisms.

This role is central to supporting the strategic development and operational maturity of our privacy program and helps ensure that enterprise privacy practices are aligned with consumer expectations, regulatory requirements, company policies and industry best practices.

What you will do

• Work with a team dedicated to managing privacy risks, conducting privacy impact assessments, investigating privacy incidents, and remediating issues to uphold privacy standards.
• Provide secondary support for privacy incidents including reviewing, assessing, and documenting privacy incidents to determine regulatory impact, notification obligations, and required remediation actions.
• Lead and manage privacy-related projects and operational initiatives designed to enhance Symetra’s regulatory posture and maturity.
• Evaluate applications, systems, digital initiatives, AI tools, and third-party vendor solutions, via our privacy impact assessment process, for potential privacy implications and advise on appropriate controls.
• Apply privacy regulations, including GLBA, CCPA, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, and other applicable U.S. privacy laws, translating them into actionable guidance for business stakeholders.
• Advise business lines on compliant use of personal information.
• Support the development, enhancement, and operationalization of Symetra’s external facing privacy notices and internal privacy policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ensure privacy compliance controls are implemented and sustained across business lines, digital channels, and technology platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with legal, technology, risk, marketing, and operations teams to embed privacy by design principles into business processes and project lifecycles.
• Review new and amended privacy laws and regulations and lead the implementation of organizational changes to ensure compliance.
• Report on program performance by developing and maintaining key metrics and reporting systems, presenting findings to leaders across multiple stakeholder organizations.
• Contribute to the creation and delivery of enterprise privacy training and awareness programs tailored to function-specific needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 6+ years of comprehensive privacy program and regulatory compliance experience in the insurance or financial services industries.
• BA/BS Degree in business, law, risk management or related field or equivalent experience.
• CIPP-US/CIPM-US or other privacy certifications preferred.
• In-depth understanding of U.S. federal and state privacy laws and frameworks, including GLBA, CCPA, TCPA, and CAN-SPAM.
• Familiarity with privacy-related risks associated with digital and AI-related applications.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and to support evolving business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; able to translate regulatory requirements into operational practice and apply a broad perspective to challenges.
• Ability to review, interpret, and analyze documentation and data for accuracy, relevance, and compliance.
• Experience using and implementing productivity tools including data analytics and AI-driven solutions.
• Effective in both independent and collaborative environments; comfortable advising senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated integrity, discretion, and commitment to confidentiality and trust.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams, and other business productivity tools.

Requirements

• Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company.

Benefits

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements.
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%.
• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days, and ten paid holidays.
• Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching.

Compensation

$87,900 - $146,500 annually plus eligibility for Company Annual Bonus.