Sr Marketing & Corporate Compliance Monitoring Officer (Remote)

About the position

As a leading regional bank, SouthState has been providing financial solutions to individuals, families, and businesses in the Southeast for more than 100 years. SouthState team members strive to create remarkable experiences while building meaningful and lasting relationships. We are proud to be a reflection of the communities we serve, and our team members share core values that make SouthState a great place to bank, and a great place to work. The Sr. Marketing & Corporate Compliance Monitoring Officer is responsible for administering the Marketing Compliance Program to ensure conformity and adherence with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. This role involves executing targeted corporate and advertising compliance monitoring reviews to assist in maintaining compliance risk within established risk appetite levels.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with internal marketing teams to ensure marketing activities and collateral are compliant with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of various federal and state banking laws and regulations.
• Maintaining and effectively executing the Bank’s Marketing Compliance Program.
• Ensuring employees are aware of and adhere to established marketing compliance review and approval procedures.
• Creating and maintaining documentation to support the review of marketing/social media activity and collateral.
• Reviewing marketing materials in a timely manner and providing constructive feedback.
• Providing regulatory guidance related to marketing of new products/services or promotions.
• Performing compliance monitoring reviews to ensure the Bank is in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring the Bank’s website and use of social media platforms for compliance.
• Monitoring email and telephone marketing initiatives for compliance with TCPA and CAN-SPAM requirements.
• Monitoring for compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
• Monitoring for compliance with RESPA Section 8 related joint marketing practices.
• Creating and maintaining review specific monitoring/testing plans.
• Documenting all review work and research in a clear and concise manner.
• Identifying instances of non-compliance and drafting findings and recommendations for corrective action.
• Performing follow-up testing to validate adequacy and effectiveness of corrective action.
• Recording and maintaining review results in Issues Management system.
• Assisting the Compliance Monitoring Manager with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field preferred.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in banking related to marketing, communication, regulatory compliance and/or compliance audit.
• Advanced knowledge of various banking consumer protection laws and regulations.
• In-depth practical knowledge of internal controls and compliance processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective planning, organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Office, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of financial services related advertising laws and regulations.

Benefits

• Required annual compliance training.
• New Employee Orientation.
• Continuing compliance education per year.