Expert Risk & Compliance Analyst

Job Description

Requisition ID # 168545

Job Category : Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Business Unit : Gen Counsel, Ethics, Risk & Compliance

Work Type : Hybrid

Job Location : Oakland

Department Overview

The Compliance Strategy and Governance department in Ethics, Risk, and Compliance sets and manages the compliance management standards and framework for the company. This includes providing governance, oversight, and tools to enable PG&E departments and coworkers to conduct business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and to effectively manage compliance risk. Functional responsibilities of the team related to enterprise-wide ethics and compliance management include strategic development, standards development, support for all Functional Areas, oversight and validation, enterprise-level IT tool ownership, and enterprise governance and reporting. The department also partners with the Ethics and Risk teams to promote a culture of compliance and ethics where employees are enabled and inspired to act with integrity, speak up to raise concerns and comply with all legal and regulatory requirements, and mitigate risk.

Position Summary

The Risk and Compliance Expert Analyst provides key support to enterprise Compliance program development, activities, management, and team members. He / she will assist with activities designed to increase the maturity of compliance programs and improve compliance performance across the enterprise.

The role is in the Compliance Strategy and Governance team, whose work includes enterprise compliance program strategy, development, validation, Functional Area support, and reporting, in addition to a variety of compliance management and performance initiatives. The role supports the team’s effort to provide innovative solutions that benefit enterprise-wide stakeholders  and establishing compliance-specific policies and standards, support for all Functional Areas.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.

PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location.  The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​  This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A Reasonable Salary Range :

Bay Area – $118,000-$168,300

Job Responsibilities

The Risk and Compliance Expert Analyst will report to the Manager Manager, Compliance and will primarily hold the following responsibilities :

Acting in a consultative capacity as a business partner and risk and compliance expert to Functional Areas;

Understanding the general business environment and associated risks and compliance requirements of the enterprise;

Supporting Functional Area efforts to identify and assess organizational compliance requirements and risks;

Developing effective controls and metrics, evaluating control deficiencies, supporting the design of mitigating activities, and helping to facilitate and publish policies and standards in line with compliance objectives and / or established risk management protocols;

Developing and / or applying innovative tools and solutions to support compliance programs and enterprise-wide initiatives, with a focus on how the compliance management system can help solve challenges and improve efficiency;

Helping drive continuous improvement in compliance program; consistently demonstrating innovative new thinking focused on compliance strategy, performance and implementation.

Examining alternate solutions to compliance issues and effectively troubleshooting various problems;

Assisting all levels of leadership across functions to support strategic planning and influence decisions around compliance issues;

Supporting development of materials for educating employees and leaders to support organization-wide awareness of ethics and compliance best practices;

Leveraging contacts within and beyond the Company to pressure-test and refine compliance solutions;

Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside of the organization;

Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences;

Demonstrating a full understanding of regulatory policy and compliance concepts.

Qualifications

Minimum

BA / BS or equivalent work experience in Management, Business, Finance, Behavioral  Sciences, Risk, Compliance or related discipline, or equivalent experience

7 years of relevant business experience, such as risk and compliance management, or  related field or equivalent experience

Desired

Ability to work independently with guidance on only the most complex issues;

Ability to work closely with line of business representatives as a true partner;

Consistent demonstration of a high level of innovative and new thinking focused on compliance strategy, controls, and implementation;

Application of demonstrated knowledge and skill to resolve complex problems;

Ability to identify and implement program and process improvement opportunities, including competency in making sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems;

Ability to effectively communicate highly complex data and findings to diverse audiences using a variety of media;

Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint;

Skill in facilitating discussions and meetings as needed to perform at the job level;

Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

Strong client focus

Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional certification, or equivalent;

Familiarity with the MetricStream compliance management system or other, similar, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions.